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The Lead and How to Swing It
Studio album by
Tom Jones
Released1994
Label
Producer
Tom Jones chronology
Carrying a Torch
(1991) 		The Lead and How to Swing It
(1994) 		Reload
(1999)

The Lead and How to Swing It is the 33rd studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released in 1994. It includes the singles "If I Only Knew", which reached number 11 in the UK singles chart,[1] and "I Wanna Get Back with You", featuring Tori Amos, which reached number 94.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that on The Lead and How to Swing It, Jones had recorded "with several of the hippest names in dance music" of that time. He described the album's title as "clumsy", and opined that the album is "neither true to Tom Jones' core audience nor appealing to Gen Xers, simply because it doesn't feature Jones doing what he does best -- famous songs written by other people. Instead, it's a set of written-to-order dance numbers that are immaculately produced and sung, yet hardly engaging." He concluded the review by saying that the songs on the album are "devoid of the camp factor that made [Jones'] version of Prince's "Kiss" so entertaining."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If I Only Knew"Rise Robots Rise4:08
2."A Girl Like You"The Wolfgang Press
  • (Michael Allen
  • Mark Cox
  • Andrew Gray)
4:43
3."I Wanna Get Back with You" (featuring Tori Amos)Diane Warren5:00
4."Situation"Vince Clarke3:10
5."Something for Your Head"
5:12
6."Fly Away"
4:38
7."Love Is On Our Side"
4:02
8."I Don't Think So"
5:19
9."Lift Me Up"Jeff Lynne3:45
10."Show Me"
  • Allen
  • Gray
3:51
11."I'm Ready"
4:11
12."Changes"
4:04

Charts

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Chart performance for The Lead and How to Swing It
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 19
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 81
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 55

References

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  1. ^ a b "TOM JONES". Official Charts. Feb 17, 1965. Retrieved Dec 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The Lead and How to Swing It - Tom Jones | Album | AllMusic". Retrieved Dec 22, 2024 – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Tom Jones – The Lead and How to Swing It". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Tom Jones: The Lead and How to Swing It" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tom Jones – The Lead and How to Swing It". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Tom Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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