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Reloaded: Greatest Hits

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Reloaded: Greatest Hits is another budget priced CD chock full of great hits by Tom Jones. Tom can still make the ladies swoon and this is certainly to his credit. The quality of the sound on this album is excellent and I really like the artwork as well. Great!

"It's Not Unusual" starts the CD with a bang! Tom swings brightly as he sings this song to perfection--and beyond! The backup singers sound great and the melody gets strength from the brass and more. "It's Not Unusual" is clearly one of Ton Jones' biggest hits ever. "What's New Pussycat?" has Tom singing this very well--and he handles those tempo and key changes so well--what a master! Tom aces this easily and "What's New Pussycat?" is another major highlight of this album.

"Delilah" stuns me with its beauty; Tom sings this with passion, heart and soul. I love it! Tom sings this somewhat forlorn love song with heart and soul; and the melody is brilliantly done. "Delilah" is one of my favorite Tom Jones hits; I listen to this all the time when I put on a Tom Jones CD! Listen also for "She's A Lady;" this ode to his one true love features Tom squarely front and center--and Tom takes every advantage of this opportunity! The melody works wonders for this number and Tom handles tempo changes effortlessly. I'm amazed!

"Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" is another huge ballad previously done by Three Dog Night that really impresses me; you're bound to love this tune if you haven't heard it yet! "Baby, It's Cold Outside" has Tom doing a fine duet with Cerys Matthews and this gets the royal treatment for sure!

"Black Betty" has Tom doing a much more modern song that we're used to hearing from Tom; but it all holds its own very well. I commend Tom for keeping up with the times! Tom never misses a beat and this is fantastic. "Green, Green Grass Of Home" is an older Tom Jones hit with a country twist that makes this tune very memorable. I really like "Green, Green Grass Of Home;" this is exquisite when Ton Jones sings this so passionately.

"Without Love (There Is Nothing)" is another newer Tom Jones hit and it's really very good. I like some of these newer tunes recorded by Tom. It proves he's a timeless master and I can really appreciate that. "Without Love (There Is Nothing)" tugs at my heartstrings and I think you'll like this ballad, too. "Help Yourself" has a solid melody and Tom handles this like the pro he was and still remains! The CD concludes very well with Tom and The Cardigans performing "Burning Down The House." This much newer hit rocks and I think Tom handles it quite well. Impressive!

Tom Jones remains a huge master; he's clearly one of the best male vocalists of the entire twentieth century. Woo hoo! This is great for fans of Tom Jones; and newcomers to Tom Jones will appreciate this CD as well.

Okay, I'm not a long-time Tom Jones fan. In fact, I like country music (which is why I absolutely loved "Green, Green Grass of Home," by the way). However, Tom Jones is one of those guys who transcends genres. And I'm living proof that even a country boy knows how to get it on!

Okay, after that corny statement (I'm not too sure what it means, either), let me tell you about the music of this CD. If you're a Tom Jones fan, this review is probably pointless; you know the quality of the music you're going to get, and you're anxious to get it. If you're new, like me, then you might want to read on.

The album's three best (in my opinion) are: "It's Not Unusual" (of course), "Kiss" (a little pop, but hey, he's versitile), and "Sometimes We Cry" (a duet with Van Morrison, a stellar performance from both men).

Okay. I won't go into each song by detail; there's 19 of them, and that could take a while. Let me just describe to you the range of styles this man has: from the classics "She's a Lady" and "What's New Pussycat," to the pop "Kiss," to the rockers "Mama Told Me Not To Come" and "Burning Down the House," to the hiphop of "Tom Jones International" and "Black Betty," to the country of "Green Green Grass of Home" and "Without Love," to the blues of "Motherless Child." He even gets a little spy action with the theme to "Thunderball."

Quite a guy.

Except for the Van Morrison duet, Jones is best when he's on his own. Still, you should enjoy these songs; they're timeless, they're priceless, and they are truly classics. Tom Jones: one heck of a performer, one heck of a guy, one dandy album.

Six of these 19 songs are from 1999's "Reload", which was a smash in Europe, but never released in the U.S. 2 others come from Jones' European-only 2002 CD that was co-Produced by Wyclef Jean. The Wyclef cuts are the weakest of the newer songs. Track 12 is from 1994's "The Lead and How To Swing It" CD. That leaves 9 hits that everyone knows. Because this CD concentrates on Tom Jones' most recent output, it's missing a "Daughter Of Darkness", "Without Love" and "I'll Never Fall In Love Again." And once again we get a Tom Jones Best of that doesn't have his 1977 Top 15 hit (and #1 Country single), "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow." You can find the latter on Curb's Greatest Songs CD. So, it would have been better if the compilers had stuck to a Greatest Hits formula that covers his 80's and beyond tracks. So don't call this definitive. Super brief liner notes and a few pictures are all you get for the CD booklet. If you're curious as to what Tom Jones has been up to recently this is worth a spin. But you're better off investing in a copy of "Reload" and sticking with your other Jones CD collections.

I went to see Tom Jones for the second time in Las Vegas a few years ago. He had some new material so I decided to check it out. His new CD was a greatest hits but had mixed in all of his new stuff. And I must say, his new stuff ROCKS. The new songs: Black Betty, Mama Told Me (Not to Come), Sex Bomb, Tom Jones International, and If I Only Knew were all excellent. Toms rendition of some of these old classics just go to show you what a performer he is as he makes them his own. And the new origional songs are just as good. And of course with it being a Tom Jones greatest hits you have all his great standards. I have also heard several of the new songs used in some big screen Hollywood movies recently like Domino and a few others. Black Betty and Mama Told Me Not to Come are the highlights of this new CD and Toms pipes are in exceptional... as always.

This was the cd that started my love of Tom Jones!! It is awesome because he has his classic hits and then his more recent ones. The reason I bought this cd was the wonderful song "Without love". I was amazed by all the other tracks too. It is a great for someone not really familiar with his work because it gives a good variety of his songs and style of music. I don't know where I would be if I never bought this cd because I never would have become the Tom Jones fan I am today!!!

The latest album, "Reloaded: Greatest Hits," by Tom Jones offers one of the most colorful aspects of his musical career. The album includes not only some of Jones' best singles, it also has remixed tracks that he collaborated with a wide-range of different artists. From the R&B influence in "Black Betty" with Wyclef Jean to the eclectic sound in "Motherless Child" with Portishead, Jones has successfully put out an album that suits every mood and every audience.

For the hardcore fans who have followed Jones' music since the beginning, there are classic tracks like "It's Not Unusual" and "If I Only Knew." For those younger listeners that have alternative musical preferences, there are songs like "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" and "Burning Down the House" that have more contemporary elements inputted by other artists.

As a compilation of Jones' greatest hits, this album effectively create an enjoyable listening experience to all types of music fans with its classic groove and innovative styles.

The latest in a long line of Best Of/Greatest Hits compilations for Tom Jones finally finds the singer combining classic hit singles from his career heyday with more recent material, much of available for the first time to US audiences. Reloaded is a 19 song collection that excells for including several recent Tom Jones recordings. Jones raps his way through uptempo dance scorchers like "If I Only Knew" or "Tom Jones International" with the verve of man who is much closer to 25 than 55. Likewise, Jones soulful vocals wrap easily around the funk dance of "SexBomb" or a rock edged take of the 80's pop hit "Burning Down The House". Top 10 & Top 20 hits from the 60's and 70's such as "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat", She's A Lady", and "Delilah", among others, round out this new collection. The problem isn't the new material, most of which is borderline excellent and clearly shows that Tom Jones is a serious musician, not a typecast pop ballader. The problem here is that there isn't enough to truly be "Best Of" collection. Jones entire career between 1972 and 1999 is almost completely ignored except for just 2 tracks. The singer continued to record almost non stop during those years, and enjoyed Top 20 success in both the US and UK on occassion though not as often as his career peak. Jones also was very successful in the late 70's through the mid 80's on the US Country Charts, but no selections from those years are included. In fact, to make room for the newer singles from the UK, this set excludes the classic "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", a US million seller and Top 10 hit from 1969. A handful of other significant hits such as "Love Me Tonight" and "I (Who Have Nothing)" are also excluded, and no album racks from any of the 9 separate million selling lps Jones released in the US in his career are represented. Essentially this another in a long line of bargain basement budget collections of Jones singles, but the new material from his UK albums of recent years makes this one a worthy purchase.

is a little weird. He's now 60, but almost was when he recorded that song. It works. This album is full of great tunes that showcase his unique voice. The duets that he features here from his album "Reloaded" were hits in the UK, and sound great. I like the old stuff here. "She's A Lady" sounds great today as it ever did.

This is by far the best collection of Tommy songs to date! I'm 18 now, and have been absolutely in looooove with Tom Jones since I was 2, and just when I thought that it couldn't get any better, out comes Reloaded. The combination of songs is awesome, Kiss, What's New Pussycat, and It's Not Unusual top the classics: put together with Sexbomb, Mama Told Me, and a conversion with Van Morrison! It gets no better! If you merely dig Tom Jones, or if he's been the object of all your serenading fantasies for years, pick this up. You won't regret it!

If you're a Tom Jones fan, then this is the CD for you. It has all his biggest hits and more. I can listen to this CD for hours upon hours.