Post by cofi on Sept 18, 2008 16:15:41 GMT
Tom Jones set to release new album
Veteran singer Tom Jones is about to release a disc of almost entirely original material after 15 years without a new album in the US.
The 68-year-old Welshman will release 24 Hours on November 25 on S-Curve Records - a retro-tinged album much in the style of Amy Winehouse's Back To Black that finds his voice as strong as ever.
"The fire is still in me," Jones said from his home in Los Angeles. "Not to be an oldie, but a goodie. I want to be a contender."
The disc was produced by British production duo Future Cat, which has cut tracks for Lily Allen, Kate Nash and others. With backing horns and an almost Stax Records kind of soul, the sound is distinctly retro.
"We've been thinking about this for a while, doing a retro sound but new," said Jones.
"And Amy Winehouse, she cracked it. When that album came out, my son called me right away and said, 'You know what we've been talking about? Listen to this'."
Since he released the hit It's Not Unusual in 1965, Jones has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. While his 2000 album Reload was a hit in Europe and elsewhere, buoyed by the club hit Sex Bomb, it was never released in the US -- which Jones said was "a shame".
"The hits that I've had recently have all been European," he said. "I've had a lot of success worldwide, which is a pain because I live here and I do most of my shows in America. Hopefully this will straighten that out," he said.
Jones, who regularly performs in Las Vegas, believes his voice has not aged -- thanks partly to his careful treatment of it. He takes a humidifier with him while travelling to keep his throat from drying.
"I wanted my voice to sound as natural as possible," Jones said of the album. "The arrangements and the production needs to be modern, but the vocal needs to sound like me."
Veteran singer Tom Jones is about to release a disc of almost entirely original material after 15 years without a new album in the US.
The 68-year-old Welshman will release 24 Hours on November 25 on S-Curve Records - a retro-tinged album much in the style of Amy Winehouse's Back To Black that finds his voice as strong as ever.
"The fire is still in me," Jones said from his home in Los Angeles. "Not to be an oldie, but a goodie. I want to be a contender."
The disc was produced by British production duo Future Cat, which has cut tracks for Lily Allen, Kate Nash and others. With backing horns and an almost Stax Records kind of soul, the sound is distinctly retro.
"We've been thinking about this for a while, doing a retro sound but new," said Jones.
"And Amy Winehouse, she cracked it. When that album came out, my son called me right away and said, 'You know what we've been talking about? Listen to this'."
Since he released the hit It's Not Unusual in 1965, Jones has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. While his 2000 album Reload was a hit in Europe and elsewhere, buoyed by the club hit Sex Bomb, it was never released in the US -- which Jones said was "a shame".
"The hits that I've had recently have all been European," he said. "I've had a lot of success worldwide, which is a pain because I live here and I do most of my shows in America. Hopefully this will straighten that out," he said.
Jones, who regularly performs in Las Vegas, believes his voice has not aged -- thanks partly to his careful treatment of it. He takes a humidifier with him while travelling to keep his throat from drying.
"I wanted my voice to sound as natural as possible," Jones said of the album. "The arrangements and the production needs to be modern, but the vocal needs to sound like me."
