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Spirit in the Room

Field	Value
name	Spirit in the Room
type	Studio
artist	Tom Jones
cover	Spirit in the Room.jpg
released	21 May 2012
genre	{{Flatlist	*Blues
*Americana<ref name	NME/
length	37:27
label	Island
producer	Ethan Johns
prev_title	Praise & Blame
prev_year	2010
next_title	Long Lost Suitcase
next_year	2015

Americana Spirit in the Room is the 39th studio album by Welsh musician Tom Jones, released 21 May 2012 and produced by Ethan Johns. The album is composed entirely of covers.

Among the songs covered on the album are Tom Waits’ "Bad as Me", Odetta’s "Hit or Miss", Vera Hall Ward’s "Travelling Shoes", Richard & Linda Thompson's "Dimming of the Day", and "Charlie Darwin" by The Low Anthem. The album also includes songs by Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, and Paul McCartney among others.

Track listing

Personnel

Tom Jones – vocals
Ethan Johns – 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 – brushes, drums, percussion
Samuel Dixon – bass
Ian Jennings – string bass

Technical

Robin Baynton – engineer
Dominic Monks – engineer, mixing
Jose Gomes and Patrick Philips – assistant engineers

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak
position
UK Albums Chart	8

References

(30 May 2012). "Neither a sea-change nor a slump, this 40th studio LP finds Sir Tom on fine form.".
"Spirit in the Room". Metacritic.
{{AllMusic. David. Jeffries
Gill, Andy. (19 May 2012). "Tom Jones: ''Spirit in the Room'': Spirits lift as the Voice shows he's a modern master". [[The Independent]].
James, Matt. (2013-04-26). "Tom Jones: Spirit in the Room". Popmatters.com.
Paton, Daniel. (2012-05-21). "Album Review". Musicomh.com.
Cooper, Leonie. (2012-05-18). "Album Review". Nme.com.
"Spirit in the Room - Tom Jones : Credits : AllMusic". allmusic.
OCC. "Tom Jones". Official Charts Company.

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