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Tom Jones' best of the country years

Bradley Olson | Bemidji, MN United States | 03/18/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Unlike most Tom Jones best of collections, this focuses on his country-oriented material in great sound. The songs are arranged in chronological order and span the years 1967-1984, 11 tracks in all. The first 4 songs are mainly covers of songs that were previously recorded by country artists including "Green, Green Grass of Home" and "Detroit City," Track 5 is his only #1 country chart hit, Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow, which was also a #15 hit on the Hot 100 and the rest of the CD consists of highlights from his country chart output for Mercury Records including "Darlin'", a top 20 country hit in 1981, which Bonnie Raitt previously recorded for the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack, a cover of the John Conlee classic "Lady Lay Down," that peaked at #26 in 1982, "Touch Me (I'll Be a Fool Once More)", his final top 10 country hit, which peaked at #4 on the country charts in 1983, "I've Been Rained On Too," his final top 20 country hit from 1984 peaking at #13, and "This Time," his final top 30 country hit from 1984, peaking at #30. The only top 40 country hits omitted are a cover of Jack Scott's "What In The World's Come Over You," which peaked at #25 in 1981, "It'll Be Me," which peaked at #34 in 1983 and a cover of the Faron Young classic "It's Four In The Morning" that peaked at #36 in 1986. Otherwise, this is a definitive collection of Tom's country work."