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Jones, Tom, 1940- author.

Over the top and back : the autobiography / Tom Jones.

New York : Blue Rider Press, [2015]

©2015

424 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

"Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in a risky, unstable business notorious for the short lives of its artists. With a drive that comes from nothing but the love for what he does, he breaks through and then wrestles with the vagaries of the music industry, the nature of success and its inevitable consequences. Having recorded an expansive body of work and performed with fellow artists from across the spectrum and across every popular music genre, from rock, pop and dance to country, blues and soul, the one constant throughout has been his unique musical gifts and unmistakable voice, "--Amazon.com.

Jones, Tom, 1940-

Singers -- Wales -- Biography.

Includes index.

I had no idea -- The front room -- Uneager to please -- Pastimes of youth -- Raise a ruckus -- Take my love -- I wish you would -- Coat full of singles -- Bring it on home -- Escape from Wiggins Teape -- Revenge is not necessary -- Door to door -- Friend or foe? -- What you don't know -- Factory girl -- In my bones -- I wanna hold your hand -- Till my back ain't got no bone -- The jerk -- Ladder of excess -- Talk of the town -- The Copacabana hit -- Made my bed -- Everything's got a price -- Convenience is the devil -- Working for the Man -- Hold that tiger -- Elvis Presley blues -- What was I thinking? -- He was a friend of mine -- Honey honey -- Opportunity to cry -- Showbiz graveyard -- You never know (ever) -- The NWCs -- Jimmy's place -- Everybody loves a train -- Flippy doors -- Rock'n'roll Queen -- Why don't you love me like you used to do? -- What good am I? -- Tomorrow night.

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