Surrounded By Time

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Hodgkinson, Will (22 April 2021). "Tom Jones: Surrounded by Time review - a thrusting legend grows old gracefully". The Times . Retrieved 24 April 2021. Indeed, age and its impact on body and soul is a recurring theme on the record. ‘Surrounded By Time’ finds an artist chafing against encroaching limitations, while also serving notice that he won’t be bound by them. Album opener ‘I Won’t Crumble’ is utterly defiant, with closing statement ‘Lazarus Man’ promising another re-birth, another tussle with renewal. One More Cup Of Coffee’ found the Welsh singer re-working a Bob Dylan song he’s loved for decades, pushing his life experience to the fore on a husked, damaged vocal. The bubbling ‘Pop Star’ however flipped the script, swapping Americana for electro on a teasing, subversive take on the search for fame. Gary Raymond is a novelist, critic, and broadcaster, and wrote and presented the BBC Radio Wales documentary How Tom Jones Conquered America in 2020.

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Since then he’s been a constant fixture on our screens, a judge on the Voice and a seemingly unstoppable, lung-bursting live act. ‘Surrounded By Time’ however dips away from the veneer of fame, and presents a picture of an artist who is often explicit in his yearning for both personal and aesthetic freedom. Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part You have to realise, how long do I have?” he says, sounding surprisingly chipper about it. “You can’t push it away. I’m not going to live for ever.” a b Hogwood, Ben (23 April 2021). "Tom Jones - Surrounded By Time". musicOMH . Retrieved 23 April 2021. Jones, Damian (15 January 2021). "Tom Jones announces new album with Radiohead-esque single 'Talking Reality Television Blues' ". NME . Retrieved 23 April 2021.Tom Jones performs during a concert in Antalya, Turkey (Photo: Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency/Getty) Young, Alex (30 March 2012). "Tom Jones announces new album: Spirit in the Room". Consequence . Retrieved 26 April 2021. After Linda died, Jones relocated from Los Angeles, where he had lived for more than 40 years, to London. It has been a period of readjustment. “When a loved one dies, it’s devastating, you feel lost,” he says. “Life’s been very different for me. But there’s got to be some redemption, something that you can learn from. Especially for the loved ones who are still alive. You’ve got to stay strong for everybody.” Official Albums Chart Top 100 | 07 May 2021 - 13 May 2021". Official Charts Company. 7 May 2021 . Retrieved 9 May 2021. a b Brown, Helen (22 April 2021). "Tom Jones review, Surrounded by Time: Covers album is a triumph of experience". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 . Retrieved 23 April 2021.

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The Guardian 's Alexis Petridis wrote a less favourable review of the album, but still enjoyed parts of it; he praised certain cover versions while stating "the other experiments are a mixed bag." He additionally praised Jones' desire to freely record whatever he pleases despite being primarily known for "belting out ' It's Not Unusual' at Hampton Court Palace and the Rhyl Events Arena". [32] Commercial [ edit ] Tom Jones has been thinking about his legacy. He never used to, he says, but at 81, he now gives plenty of consideration to how he will be remembered. a b "Surrounded by Time, The Hourglass Edition Deluxe CD Boxset". tomjones.com . Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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Arnone, Joey (13 April 2021). "Tom Jones Shares Video for New Cover of Cat Stevens' "Pop Star" ". Under the Radar . Retrieved 23 April 2021. Duke, Simon (5 September 2022). "The Voice UK's Tom Jones emotional tribute to his wife sparks chart success as fans left in tears". Chronicle Live . Retrieved 7 September 2022. Tom Jones - Surrounded by Time". tomjones.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021 . Retrieved 23 April 2021. That says a lot about where Jones sees himself at this stage of his life: an artist with purpose, and something to say. “I’m not ashamed of anything that I’ve done recording-wise in the past,” he says. “But time is getting shorter. I want to keep doing important things. And that’s for my legacy”.

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Writer(s): Sung Il Ahn, Adam Karl Von Mentzer, Louise Udin, Mac Clarence Erik Goeran Fellaender Tsai, Lee Ah In a b Petridis, Alexis (22 April 2021). "Tom Jones: Surrounded By Time review – clever experiments by chameleonic crooner". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 April 2021.On ‘Surrounded By Time’ Mr. Jones sounds like a hoarse whiskey hardened Welsh sailor and is now the oldest artist in history to have a UK number #1 album. Within you’ll hear blues, psychedelia, soul, r&b and chamber folk. One of the least creative things you can be is a National Institution. Sure, it’s nice to be loved, but where is the space to manoeuvre? Fans – and there’s a lot of them – come to expect your trademark, and arrive at gigs demanding something they recognise, as opposed to something that will surprise them. a b c Surrounded by Time (booklet). Tom Jones. EMI Records. 2021. EMICD 2021. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Accusing an individual of being a fraud should never be done lightly. We need to be very sure of where we stand. Here I lay out the case as to how and why Thomas Erikson books have misled so many people…

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a b c "Surrounded by Time, The Hourglass Edition CD Set". tomjones.com . Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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a b "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Jones – Surrounded by Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 April 2021. In total, Sir Tom was streamed on Spotify 88.7 million times last year, for 3.9 million hours. This was made possible by 14.1 million listeners from 92 countries around the world. Kuttner, Julia (7 January 2018). "Sir Tom Jones confesses he moved to London to fulfil his late wife's dying wish". express.co.uk . Retrieved 26 April 2021.