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"Delilah" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Tom Jones in December 1967. The lyrics were written by Barry Mason , and the music by Les Reed , who also contributed the title and theme of the song. It earned Reed and Mason the 1968 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
The use of the name "Delilah" to connote deceit or betrayal can be found in works such as H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man (1897), the Tom Jones song "Delilah" (1968), Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (1986), and Pat Conroy's Beach Music (1995). [30] [31] In One Thousand and One Nights, her name is applied to cunning women. [2]
Delilah is the sixth studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones. Released in 1968, it became his first album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart , spending two separate one week reigns at the top during a run of 14 consecutive weeks in the top 5.
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This Is Tom Jones is sold on DVD by Time Life rather than by Classic World Productions or C/F International. [32] C/F International's rights to later Tom Jones material were also disputed. In March 2007, Tom Jones and Tom Jones Enterprises sued C/F International to stop the company from licensing sound recordings made from the 1981 Tom Jones ...
"Chills and Fever" (Billy Gray, Hank Thompson) – Tom, Mods, Mary Western "I (Who Have Nothing)" (Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – Tom Jones; Act II "Green, Green Grass of Home" (Curly Putman) – Tom Jones, Prisoners "Delilah" (Les Reed, Barry Mason) – Big Mickey, Tom Jones, Prisoners
“Try to Remember,” the most famous song to have come out of the stage musical “The Fantasticks,” was noted for its autumnal feel, sung by someone reflecting back on youthful days. The ...
Jones' version also reached No. 11 pop, No. 12 easy listening on the Billboard US charts. [ 7 ] In September 2006, Jones performed the song as a duet with Jerry Lee Lewis during the taping of the latter's Last Man Standing TV special in New York City, and credited Lewis with providing the inspiration for his own recording.