Delilah/Weeping Annaleah/One Day Soon/Laura/Make This Heart Of Mine Smile Again/Lingering On/You Can’t Stop Love/My Elusive Dreams/Just Out Of Reach/Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart/Why Can’t I Cry/Take Me
Delilah is probably Tom Jones' best remembered song, ideally suited to his emotional vocal style. The overwrought title track hit reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 15 in the States. (UK:1)
"It seems that the classic title track was the only single from this album, which is somewhat mellower than his earlier music of the mid-sixties, but no less brilliant for that. Following the success of Green Green Grass Of Home, there are some country songs here including Laura, Just Out Of Reach and My Elusive Dreams. Tom's versions are well up to the standard that I expect from him."
"I particularly like You Can't Stop Love, in which Tom picks up the tempo a little. The title track is the one that everybody knows, but it isn't typical of the album. If you enjoy excellent pop and country ballads, superbly performed, this could be just what you are looking for."
"Tom repeats his late 60s pattern with this album known mostly for it's title song (a Tom Jones classic) and some filler. Essential for Tom Jones' completists. Nonessential for others."
"This is Tom Jones singing at his very best. Without doubt. this is country music the way it should be sung. Buy this LP sit back and listen to Tom at his very best." "Oh if only I'd had a voice like Tom's, if only..... well if I did, then I'd have a job making an album as good as this. Takes the listener on an emotional rollercoaster, from the pulsating high of You Can't Stop Love to the despair found in Make This Heart Of Mine Smile Again."
"Delilah tells a magnificent story, and the desperation in his delivery of the song is just ethereal and apt."
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