He rose to fame in the mid-1960s, with an exuberant live act which included wearing tight breeches and billowing shirts, in an Edwardian style popular amongst his peers at the time. He was known for his overt sexuality, before this was as common as it became in subsequent years.
In 1963 he became the frontman for Tommy Scott and the Senators, a local beat group. Clad all in black leather, Tom soon gained a reputation in the South Wales area. The Senators were still all unheard of in London.
In 1964 they laid down a few tracks with maverick Telstar producer Joe Meek, and took them to various labels in an attempt to get a record deal. The plan was to release a single, Lonely Joe / I Was A Fool, but the ever-flighty Meek refused to release the tapes. The group returned to South Wales and continued to play gigs at dance halls and working mens clubs. One night, at the Top Hat in Cwmtillery, Tom was spotted by Gordon Mills, a London-based manager originally from South Wales. Mills became Tom's manager, and took the young singer to London. He also renamed him Tom Jones. The Senators became the Playboys, and later still the Squires.
Jones was awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist for 1965. It's Not Unusual, after the song having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. Jones recorded what was intended to be a demo for Shaw, but when she heard it she was so impressed with Jones' delivery that she declined the song and recommended that Jones release it himself. The record was the second Decca single Jones released, reaching number one in the UK charts in 1965. It was also the first hit for Jones in the US, peaking at #10 in May of that year. The single was released in the US on the Parrot label and also reached #3 on Billboard's easy listening chart. Jones used this song as the theme for his late 1960s-early 1970s musical variety series This Is Tom Jones. It has since become Jones' signature song.
In 1965 Tom sang the theme tune to the James Bond film Thunderball.
Jones' recording career slumped on the pop charts during the 1970s and 80s, although he placed 16 singles on the Billboard Country Music charts between 1976 and 1985, the biggest of which was "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" (# 1 Country, # 15 pop) in 1977, and his touring continued successfully. When his son Mark became his manager in 1987, his musical style was taken in a different direction. His recording career was revived with his first major hit single in over a decade, "A Boy From Nowhere", taken from the musical Matador. In 1988 he collaborated with The Art of Noise to record Prince's popular song "Kiss". Following this, he started to record in collaboration with a younger generation of musicians
His Reload album, released in 2000, became the biggest hit of his career. An album of cover versions recorded as duets with contemporary artists, using their record producers, and utilising their recording methods, it reached number one in the United Kingdom, and sold over 4 million copies worldwide.[1] In 2002, he released the album Mr. Jones, which was produced by Wyclef Jean and included the singles "Tom Jones International" and "Black Betty". In 2003, he was honored with a BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004, his "Sex Bomb" single became a major club hit.
On New Year's Eve 2000 President Bill Clinton invited Tom to perform at the Millennium Celebrations in Washington. Throughout 2000, Tom garnered several honours for his work, including a Brit Award for Best Male. In 2001 Tom toured throughout the Middle East and Europe. In subsequent years Tom recorded albums in collaboration with such artists as Wyclef Jean and Jools Holland.
In celebration of his 65th birthday, on 28 May 2005 Tom returned to his homeland to perform a spectacular concert in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. This was Tom's first performance in Ponty since 1964.
For his contribution to the recording industry, Tom Jones has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6608 Hollywood Blvd.
In 2005 the album Together In Concert, was recorded live with John Farnham and his band.
He has collaborated with Chicane for "Stoned in Love", a dance track that was released 24 April 2006. It entered at number eight in the UK charts the following Sunday.
In 2007, he signed to New York-based independent label S-Curve, owned by music executive Steve Greenberg.
The singer was awarded an OBE in 1999 and a Knight Bachelor in the 2006 New Years Honours list for his services to music and was subsequently knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London on 29 March 2006.[7]
On 1 July 2007, Jones was one of the invited artists who performed at Wembley Stadium at the Concert for Diana, joined on stage by guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith and British soul singer Joss Stone. He sang the British National Anthem before Ricky Hatton's fight against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on 8 December 2007. On 19 April 2008 he sang the Welsh National Anthem at the Calzaghe-Hopkins fight in Las Vegas.
Although his manager and public relations staff have attempted to change his sex-bomb image and neutralize the knicker-throwing fans, to the delight of his audiences Jones has never felt the need to tone down his behavior in the shows. Tom Jones has remained highly respected by other singers and continues to attract audiences of all ages. As of 2008, Jones continues to tour and record. A major portion of the year he regularly performs his show at the MGM Grand hotel, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, USA. His show at the MGM is performed in a cabaret-style theater. Other venues on his yearly schedule include numerous shows at Atlantic City, NJ and appearances in the USA, United Kingdom and Canada. In February 2007, Jones made a long-awaited South American tour.
On 17 September 2008, Jones announced the release of his retro-tinged album "24 Hours" on S-Curve Records, his first for 15 years in the US; notably, this is the first record in which he's had a direct song-writing input. It was produced largely by drum'n'bass stalwarts Future Cut.
"It's all very well just singing songs," says Jones, "but for this record I really wanted to get properly personal. I've been getting reflective recently, looking over my journey through life, and I wanted to get that down on song. This time I wanted to make something that was all about me, my stories, my life. In other words, you listen to this album and you get the real me."
I'm Coming Home
Tom Jones Lyrics
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Till the one that I was
True way and broke apart
I want you I need you
A chance is on I'm asking now
I must get back to you so now
So I am coming home to you'Cause I am nothing without you
May be you found somebody new
'Cause I'm still coming home to you
Please let me stay and forget your pride
Now my world is falling round
I got know when behind
I want you I need you
I know with true I made you cry
Then like a fool I say goodbye
Now I am coming home to you
Yes I am nothing without you
May be you found somebody new
But I'm still coming home to you
The song "I'm Coming Home" by Tom Jones is about a man who realizes that he made a mistake in leaving the woman he loves. He is asking for forgiveness and pleading for her to take him back. Throughout the song, Jones expresses his deep desire for his lover and admits that he was wrong to leave her. He promises to make things right and pleads with her to let him stay and forget her pride.
The first verse sets the scene: Jones is headed home to the woman he loves after having left her for someone else. He is aware that she may have moved on with someone new, but he is still hoping for a chance to be with her again. The chorus reinforces this hope, with Jones affirming that he is nothing without her.
In the second verse, Jones admits that he knows he hurt his lover by leaving her, but he realizes now that he made a mistake. He recognizes that his world is falling apart without her and begs her to take him back. He acknowledges that he acted like a fool and said goodbye when he should have stayed.
Overall, the song is a heartfelt plea for forgiveness and a second chance. Jones's powerful vocals and emotional delivery make it a moving tribute to the power of love and the importance of admitting when we are wrong.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm coming home to your loving heart
I am returning to your open and caring embrace
Till the one that I was
True way and broke apart
Until separation tore us apart and brought me to ruin
I want you I need you
A chance is on I'm asking now
I must get back to you so now
So I am coming home to you
I desire and require your presence in my life, and I implore you to give me a chance to win your love back. I will do what it takes to return to you, because without you I am incomplete.
'Cause I am nothing without you
May be you found somebody new
'Cause I'm still coming home to you
I am nothing and have no purpose without you, and while you may have moved on and found a new love, I am still intent on coming back to you.
Please let me stay and forget your pride
Now my world is falling round
I got know when behind
Please lower your defenses and let me back into your life. My life is crumbling and everything is falling apart without you. I now understand the gravity of my mistakes.
I know with true I made you cry
Then like a fool I say goodbye
Now I am coming home to you
I acknowledge that my actions caused you pain and regret leaving you. I am finally realizing my foolishness and am determined to come back into your life.
Yes I am nothing without you
May be you found somebody new
But I'm still coming home to you
I am fully aware of the depth of my dependency on you, and while you may have moved on, I am still resolute in my determination to return to you.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CLIVE WESTLAKE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@yolandecraig5748
I'm coming home to you my Darling
in Heaven🕊🕊
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I'm nothing without you😓😓
The loneliness
The emptiness
Tearing my heart
I miss you
Life has never be the same since you left for Heaven
You are one of the most beautiful
Angel & person while on Earth
Your love was always unconditional
for everyone
You help so many here on Earth
You were the best husband...
You were the best Father to our Children ❤❤
I miss you voice
I miss to hear you singing & dancing while playing music.
I miss dancing together❤
The day that God comes to take me to you, my Sweetheart...
We will dance in Heaven & Rejoice for an Eternal life & never be separated again.
We have beautiful children & grandchildren
Whom we love so much....
Our Pride & Joy
❤❤❤❤❤
It's true about that song...."I am nothing without you"😓 mon Bebe
@hannamanyevich9992
Nobody can outshine this song and Tom's other songs. But Tom can outshine every song he sings and make them his way. His talent and voice is beyond our understanding ! He is the one and only. Nobody comes close. He doesn't need orchestra . Pure english and top class. Tom is handsome and a polite person as well. The best male voice in the world. Tom put Welse on the map because he is the total package! A big Bravo from Israel !!!
@teresahumphrey218
For me best voice ever the range the power the feeling fantastic voice❤
@patriciamadden3865
Beautiful voice from the heart, sir Thomas
@bridgitbardo7414
Precious voice!There is no voice like his! My mum's the most favourite singer!
@WilliamSilva-ml5nw
A live performance!!! No lip singing!!! What a voice!!!
@alexandruvisan6720
Yap! What a Voice !!! ......,,ls there no one else "!!!!!!!???
@christinebachor6663
Bingo! ❤️
@esthelabarrera
@@alexandruvisan6720Are You crazy????
@rosindaribeiro3746
Fermer les yeux et se laisser bercer par cette voix voluptueuse qui enveloppe tout votre être ❤
@streetsmart73
Just awesome & unmatched 👍👍👍