''Spirit in the Room'' is the 39th studio album by Welsh musician Tom Jones, released 21 May 2012 It was produced by

Ethan Johns Ethan Thomas Robert Johns (born 1969 in Merton, London, England) is an English record producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Johns has worked with artists including Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Paul McCartney, Ray LaMo ...

. The album is composed entirely of covers. Among the songs covered on the album are

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", Odetta’s "Hit or Miss", Vera Hall Ward’s "Travelling Shoes",

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", and "Charlie Darwin" by

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. ''Spirit in the Room'' also includes songs by

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and

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amongst others.

Track listing

Note: the original release only included tracks 1-10.

Personnel

* Tom Jones – vocals *

– bass, e-bow, electric slide guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mixing, percussion, slide guitar, toy drums * Richard Causon – piano, organ, harmonium *

Stella Mozgawa Stella Mozgawa is an Australian drummer, best known as a member of the indie rock band Warpaint, with whom she has recorded four studio albums. Alongside her work with Warpaint, Mozgawa has contributed to recordings by musicians Kurt Vile, Ada ...

– brushes, drums, percussion *

Samuel Dixon Samuel Dixon (born 1973, Adelaide, South Australia) is a record producer, songwriter and musician, based in London. Dixon has produced and written with artists including Adele, Sia, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Paloma Faith and Jack S ...

– bass * Ian Jennings – string bass Technical * Robin Baynton – engineer * Dominic Monks – engineer, mixing * Jose Gomes and Patrick Philips – assistant engineers

Charts

References

{{Authority control Tom Jones (singer) albums 2012 albums Island Records albums Albums produced by Ethan Johns Covers albums