20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection 2 [Original recording remastered]

Tom Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B000H4VVB6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,974 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Green, Green Grass Of Home

2. Detroit City

3. Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings

4. I'll Never Fall In Love Again

5. Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow

6. Darlin'

7. Lady Lay Down

8. A Woman's Touch

9. Touch Me (Then I'll Be Your Fool Once More)

10. I've Been Rained On Too

11. This Time

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tom Jones' best of the country years, March 18, 2007

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Bradley Olson (Bemidji, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection 2 (Audio CD)

Unlike most Tom Jones best of collections, this focuses on his country-oriented material in great sound. The songs are arranged in chronological order and span the years 1967-1984, 11 tracks in all. The first 4 songs are mainly covers of songs that were previously recorded by country artists including "Green, Green Grass of Home" and "Detroit City," Track 5 is his only #1 country chart hit, Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow, which was also a #15 hit on the Hot 100 and the rest of the CD consists of highlights from his country chart output for Mercury Records including "Darlin'", a top 20 country hit in 1981, which Bonnie Raitt previously recorded for the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack, a cover of the John Conlee classic "Lady Lay Down," that peaked at #26 in 1982, "Touch Me (I'll Be a Fool Once More)", his final top 10 country hit, which peaked at #4 on the country charts in 1983, "I've Been Rained On Too," his final top 20 country hit from 1984 peaking at #13, and "This Time," his final top 30 country hit from 1984, peaking at #30. The only top 40 country hits omitted are a cover of Jack Scott's "What In The World's Come Over You," which peaked at #25 in 1981, "It'll Be Me," which peaked at #34 in 1983 and a cover of the Faron Young classic "It's Four In The Morning" that peaked at #36 in 1986. Otherwise, this is a definitive collection of Tom's country work.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HERE ARE SOME HARD TO FIND -- TOM JONES -- COUNTRY HITS !, May 7, 2010

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This c.d. is the best offering I've found so far of Tom Jones COUNTRY hits.
You have to look close to realize this is "Best of Vol "2" "COUNTRY" hits.
Having said that it is pertinent to mention
that some of these 11 tracks were taken from his 'pop' career.
The first four songs of this c.d. were released in 1966 and 1967,
while he was still a 'pop' artist.

In 1976 he moved to country music and had a smash hit.
"Say you'll stay until tomorrow" went to #1 country, and #15 'pop'.
That was to be his final song on the 'pop' chart.
(not counting "Kiss" with 'The art of noise' featuring Jones, in 1988.)

Jones had 16 songs make the country chart between 1976 and 1985,
and alas, only 7 of those are here.
Even though this offering is from both the 'pop' and 'country' side of Jones,
all have country flavor.
During Jones's pop career he had several re-makes of country classic's,
four of which are the first four tracks here.

There doesn't seem to be an extensive collection of Tom Jones country releases at this time.
But you can get two or three charted songs on the various ORIGINAL country c.d.'s.
from that point in time, if you want to collect his hits by that means.
I've been looking a long time to find certian country songs,
and though it would have been nice to have more here, this will have to do.
I was thrilled to get this c.d., as my very favorites ARE here.

These first 4 songs are easily found on other greatest hits c.d.'s.
But the last seven tracks are a nice pocket of Jones's country hits.
Some favorites are:
"Say you'll stay until tomorrow"
"Darlin'"
"I've been rained on too"
"This time"

The liner notes are a four section fold out with a basic overveiw of Jones's career.
The track listing gives the year and chart number.
This collection is a very good listen from begining to end.