Along Came Jones is the 1965 debut album recorded by Tom Jones and included his massive hit single "It's Not Unusual ". The album reached No 11. Some of the songs were covers and some were written especially for Jones like the Gordon Mills -penned "The Rose". The album title is a possible reference to the
song of the same name.
In June 1965, Parrot Records (USA, Canada) issued an abridged (12-track) version of the album titled It's Not Unusual .[ 1]
Side 2 Title Writer(s) 9. "Autumn Leaves " Joseph Kosma , Johnny Mercer , Geoffrey Parsons , Jacques Prévert 3:08 10. "The Rose - Version 2" Gordon Mills 2:53 11. "If You Need Me " Wilson Pickett , Robert Bateman , Sonny Sanders 2:38 12. "Some Other Guy" Gordon Mills 2:31 13. "Endlessly " Brook Benton , Clyde Otis 3:19 14. "It's Just a Matter of Time " Clyde Otis, Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks 2:42 15. "Spanish Harlem " Jerry Leiber , Phil Spector 3:18 16. "When the World was Beautiful" Paul Kaufman, Jerry Harris 2:16
US Track Listing (It's Not Unusual)
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Side 1 Title Writer(s) 1. "It's Not Unusual" Mills, Reed 1:58 2. "Memphis, Tennessee" Berry 2:40 3. "I Need Your Loving" Gardner 2:38 4. "Whatcha Gonna Do" Willis 3:07 5. "Skye Boat Song" Traditional 2:59 6. "Worried Man" Traditional 2:40
Side 2 Title Writer(s) 7. "Once Upon a Time" Mills 2:07 8. "Autumn Leaves" Kosma, Mercer, Parsons, Prévert 3:08 9. "It's Just a Matter of Time" Otis, Benton, Hendricks 2:42 10. "Spanish Harlem" Leiber, Spector 3:18 11. "If You Need Me" Pickett, Bateman, Sanders 2:38 12. "When the World Was Beautiful" Kaufman, Harris 2:16
Peter Sullivan - producer
Les Reed - musical director
Bill Price - engineer
John Beale - cover photography