Spirit in the Room

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Spirit in the Room
Studio album by Tom Jones
Released May 21, 2012[1]
Genre Blues, soul, rock n' roll
Label Island
Producer Ethan Johns
Tom Jones chronology
Praise & Blame
(2010)Praise & Blame2010		 Spirit in the Room
(2012)		 Long Lost Suitcase
(2015)Long Lost Suitcase2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 72/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[3]
The Independent 4/5 stars[4]
BBC Music Favourable[1]
Pop Matters 8/10[5]
MusicOMH 3.5/5 stars[6]
NME 7/10[7]

Spirit in the Room is the 40th studio album by Welsh musician Tom Jones, released 21 May 2012 It was produced by Ethan Johns. Tracks featured on Spirit In The Room include interpretations of Tom Waits’ "Bad as Me", Odetta’s "Hit or Miss", Vera Hall Ward’s "Travelling Shoes", Richard Thompson's "Dimming of the Day", and "Charlie Darwin" by Low Anthem. Spirit in the Room also includes songs by Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney amongst others.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Tower of Song"   Leonard Cohen 3:56
2. "(I Want to) Come Home"   Paul McCartney 3:16
3. "Hit or Miss"   Odetta Gordon 3:41
4. "Love and Blessings"   Paul Simon 4:23
5. "Soul of a Man"   Blind Willie Johnson 3:49
6. "Bad as Me"   Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 3:33
7. "Dimming of the Day"   Richard Thompson 3:01
8. "Traveling Shoes"   Ethan Johns, Tom Jones 2:38
9. "All Blues Hail Mary"   Joe Henry 4:25
10. "Charlie Darwin"   The Low Anthem 4:45
11. "Just Dropped In"   Mickey Newbury 4:36
12. "Lone Pilgrim"   B.F. White and Adger M. Pace 3:04
13. "When the Deal Goes Down"   Bob Dylan 5:27
14. "Hit or Miss (radio version) (bonus track)"   Odetta Gordon 3:20

Personnel

  • Tom Jones – vocals
  • Ethan Johns – Bass, E-Bow, Electric Slide Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mixing, Percussion, Slide Guitar, Toy Drums
  • Stella Mozgawa – Brushes, Drums, Percussion
  • Samuel Dixon – Bass
  • Ian Jennings – String Bass
  • Robin Baynton – Engineer
  • Dominic Monks – Engineer, Mixing
  • Jose Gomes and Patrick Philips – Assistant Engineers[8]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[9] 8

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References

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