TOM JONES Praise and Blame
May 27th 2010 08:19
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TOM JONES
New album— ‘Praise and Blame’ – Out JULY 30
Tom Jones teams up with producer Ethan Johns (Laura Marling, Kings of Leon, Paulo Nutini, Rufus Wainwright) to release a remarkable new album on 30th July on Island Records. Entitled ‘Praise and Blame’, the album is a captivating collection of songs drawn from the American spiritual repertoire.
Tracks include interpretations of works by Susan Werner, Bob Dylan and John Lee Hooker, alongside takes on traditional songs previously rendered by the likes of The Staple Singers, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Tom and producer/player Ethan Johns lead a small band of players—drummer Jeremy Stacey and bassist Dave Bronze, through tracks that were recorded wholly live in singular performances at Real World Studios in Bath. Further guest contributions come from Booker T. Jones, Chris Holland, Gillian Welch and Orin Waters.
‘Praise and Blame’ is an evocative collection, with Tom going back to his roots on stripped down interpretations of gospel, blues, traditional and country songs, wearing his heart on his sleeve, emotionally raw and true. Tom has quite simply delivered his tour de force. It’s him bearing his soul, singing from the heart, telling it like it is. June 7th (Tom’s 70th birthday) brings on a taster of the forthcoming collection with a limited edition single comprised of John Lee Hooker’s ‘Burning Hell’ coupled with Dylan’s ‘What Good Am I’.
The full track listing for Praise and Blame is:
What Good Am I
Lord Help
Did Trouble Me
Strange Things
Burning Hell
If I Give My Soul
Don’t Knock
Nobody’s fault But Mine
Didn’t It Rain
Ain’t No Grave
Run On
To view footage of Tom and Ethan Johns in the studio head to myspace.com/tomjones
ADVANCE ALBUM TASTER - ‘BURNING HELL’ / ‘WHAT GOOD AM I’ - JUNE 14
NEW ALBUM - ‘PRAISE AND BLAME’ - JULY 30
New album— ‘Praise and Blame’ – Out JULY 30
Tom Jones teams up with producer Ethan Johns (Laura Marling, Kings of Leon, Paulo Nutini, Rufus Wainwright) to release a remarkable new album on 30th July on Island Records. Entitled ‘Praise and Blame’, the album is a captivating collection of songs drawn from the American spiritual repertoire.
Tracks include interpretations of works by Susan Werner, Bob Dylan and John Lee Hooker, alongside takes on traditional songs previously rendered by the likes of The Staple Singers, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
‘Praise and Blame’ is an evocative collection, with Tom going back to his roots on stripped down interpretations of gospel, blues, traditional and country songs, wearing his heart on his sleeve, emotionally raw and true. Tom has quite simply delivered his tour de force. It’s him bearing his soul, singing from the heart, telling it like it is. June 7th (Tom’s 70th birthday) brings on a taster of the forthcoming collection with a limited edition single comprised of John Lee Hooker’s ‘Burning Hell’ coupled with Dylan’s ‘What Good Am I’.
The full track listing for Praise and Blame is:
What Good Am I
Lord Help
Did Trouble Me
Strange Things
Burning Hell
If I Give My Soul
Don’t Knock
Nobody’s fault But Mine
Didn’t It Rain
Ain’t No Grave
Run On
To view footage of Tom and Ethan Johns in the studio head to myspace.com/tomjones
ADVANCE ALBUM TASTER - ‘BURNING HELL’ / ‘WHAT GOOD AM I’ - JUNE 14
NEW ALBUM - ‘PRAISE AND BLAME’ - JULY 30
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