Classic Tom Jones – Universal Masters Collection

~ Release by Tom Jones (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Copyright: This Compilation ℗ 1999 Decca Music Group Limited

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-25 11:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1It’s Not Unusual
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1965) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 393)
recording of:
It’s Not Unusual
writer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter) and Les Reed
publisher:
Leeds Music (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Valley Music Ltd (publisher) and Universal Duchess Music Corp. (in 1964)
4.52:02
2Memphis, Tennessee
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
cover recording of:
Memphis, Tennessee
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:42
3I Need Your Loving
recording of:
I Need Your Loving
writer:
Don Gardner (R&B artist), Clarence Lewis, James McDougal (songwriter) and Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood, Bobby Robinson Sweet Soul Music, EMI Longitude Music, Gambi Music Inc and Twenty Nine Black Music (BMI)
2:46
4Whatcha’ Gonna Do
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
cover recording of:
Whatcha’ Gonna Do (When Your Baby Leaves You)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Rush Music (ended), Chuck Willis Music Co. and Tideland Music Publishing Corporation
3:10
5Skye Boat Song
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
cover recording of:
Skye Boat Song (Speed, bonnie boat)
lyricist:
Harold Boulton
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Cuchag nan craobh
3:01
6It Takes a Worried Man
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
cover recording of:
It Takes a Worried Man (arr. Mills)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Leeds Music (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
arrangement of:
Worried Man Blues
2:39
7Once Upon a Time
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
recording of:
Once Upon a Time
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Leeds Music (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:13
8Autumn Leaves
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
cover recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
3:10
9It’s Just a Matter of Time
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
cover recording of:
It’s Just a Matter of Time
writer:
Belford C. Hendricks (composer, pianist, conductor, arranger and record producer), Brook Benton and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Eden Music, Inc., The Clyde Otis Music Group, Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
2:45
10Spanish Harlem
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
cover recording of:
Spanish Harlem
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Unichappell Music
3:21
11If You Need Me
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
cover recording of:
If You Need Me
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Wilson Pickett and Sonny Sanders
publisher:
Belinda (ended), Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Lupine Music
2:42
12When the World Was Beautiful
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
recording of:
When the World Was Beautiful
writer:
Jerry Harris (songwriter) and Paul Kaufman (songwriter)
publisher:
Premier Albums Music Publishing, Inc. and T.S. Music
2:19
13Chills and Fever
cover recording of:
Chills & Fever (B. Rackep, B. Ross)
writer:
Bill Ness (Edward Mesner; US songwriter) and Bobby Rackep (Herman Peckar; US songwriter)
2:53
14Breathless
cover recording of:
Breathless
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Home Folks Music (USA) Inc. and Obie Music Inc.
2:17
15Never Give Away Love (stereo version)
2:18
16Once There Was a Time (stereo version)
cover recording of:
Once There Was a Time
writer:
Peter Callander and Tony Del Monaco
2:27
17I Get a Kick Out of You
cover recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
live cover recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
live recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
2:24
18City Girl
recording of:
City Girl
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
3:26