''A-tom-ic Jones'' is the second Tom Jones

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for Decca, and third overall, released in 1966. The title is a pun. Les Reed was credited as the musical director. Due to concerns over alarming the record-buying public, it was released in the US with a different cover, removing the nuclear explosion in the background. The US version also discarded four tracks, in favor of his two hit theme songs " Thunderball" and "Promise Her Anything."

Reception

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writes: "Given the quality of the record, its lack of success isn't surprising. Jones sings well, but he doesn't have the material to match his performance, making the album noticeably weaker than his first two collections."

Track listing

Side one #"Dr. Love" ( Ken Lauber, Sidney J. Wyche) #"Face of a Loser" ( Les Reed, Robin Conrad) #"It's Been a Long Time Coming" (

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, Joseph Brooks) #"In a Woman's Eyes" (

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) #"I'll Never Let You Go" (

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) #"The Loser" (Deborah Losak, Sharon Vanselow) Side two #"To Make a Big Man Cry" (Les Reed, Peter Callander) #"Key to My Heart" (Gordon Mills) #"True Love Comes Only Once in a Lifetime" (Bob Halley, Neval Nader) #"A Little You" (Gordon Mills) #"You're So Good for Me" (Ezio Leoni, Robin Conrad) #"Where Do You Belong" (Gordon Mills) #"These Things You Don't Forget" (

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Track listing (US)

Side one #" Thunderball" ( Don Black, John Barry) #"True Love Comes Only Once in a Lifetime" (Bob Halley, Neval Nader) #"Key to My Heart" (

) #"These Things You Don't Forget" (

) #"Dr. Love" ( Ken Lauber, Sidney J. Wyche) #"I'll Never Let You Go" (Gordon Mills) Side two #"

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) #"A Little You" (Gordon Mills) #"In a Woman's Eyes" (

, Martha Sharp) #"

" (Nino Oliviero,

, Riz Ortolani) #"Face of a Loser" ( Les Reed, Robin Conrad) #"Where Do You Belong" (Gordon Mills)

References

Tom Jones (singer) albums Decca Records albums 1966 albums Albums produced by Peter Sullivan (record producer) {{1960s-pop-album-stub