The Lead and How to Swing It

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The Lead and How to Swing It

Studio album by

Tom Jones

Released

1994

Label

Producer

Tom Jones chronology

Carrying a Torch
(1991)

The Lead and How to Swing It
(1994)

Reload
(1999)

The Lead and How to Swing It is the 33rd studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released in 1994. It includes the singles "If I Only Knew", which reached number 11 in the UK singles chart,^[1] and "I Wanna Get Back with You", featuring Tori Amos, which reached number 94.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that on The Lead and How to Swing It, Jones had recorded "with several of the hippest names in dance music" of that time. He described the album's title as "clumsy", and opined that the album is "neither true to Tom Jones' core audience nor appealing to Gen Xers, simply because it doesn't feature Jones doing what he does best -- famous songs written by other people. Instead, it's a set of written-to-order dance numbers that are immaculately produced and sung, yet hardly engaging." He concluded the review by saying that the songs on the album are "devoid of the camp factor that made [Jones'] version of Prince's "Kiss" so entertaining."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If I Only Knew"	Rise Robots Rise	4:08
2.	"A Girl Like You"	The Wolfgang Press (Michael Allen Mark Cox Andrew Gray)	4:43
3.	"I Wanna Get Back with You" (featuring Tori Amos)	Diane Warren	5:00
4.	"Situation"	Vince Clarke	3:10
5.	"Something for Your Head"	Gardner Cole André Cymone Mic Murphy	5:12
6.	"Fly Away"	Teddy Riley Carol Duboc Levi Little	4:38
7.	"Love Is On Our Side"	Marshall Jefferson Martin Glover	4:02
8.	"I Don't Think So"	D. J. Rogers James Wright Warryn S. Campbell II Howard Johnson	5:19
9.	"Lift Me Up"	Jeff Lynne	3:45
10.	"Show Me"	Allen Gray	3:51
11.	"I'm Ready"	Glover Charlotte Kelly	4:11
12.	"Changes"	David Werner Paul Michiels Jan Leyers	4:04

Charts

Chart performance for *The Lead and How to Swing It*
Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	19
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	81
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	31
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	55

References

^ ^a ^b "TOM JONES". Official Charts. Feb 17, 1965. Retrieved Dec 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The Lead and How to Swing It - Tom Jones | Album | AllMusic". Retrieved Dec 22, 2024 – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Tom Jones – The Lead and How to Swing It". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "Tom Jones: The Lead and How to Swing It" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tom Jones – The Lead and How to Swing It". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "Tom Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

External links

The Lead and How to Swing It at Discogs

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Discography
Studio albums	Along Came Jones (It's Not Unusual) What's New Pussycat? A-tom-ic Jones From the Heart Green, Green Grass of Home Delilah Help Yourself At This Moment The Lead and How to Swing It Reload Mr. Jones 24 Hours Praise & Blame Spirit in the Room Long Lost Suitcase Surrounded by Time
Live albums	John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas
Songs	"All You Need Is Love" "Baby, It's Cold Outside" "Black Betty" "Burning Down the House" "Carrying a Torch" "Darlin'" "Daughter of Darkness" "Delilah" "Detroit City" "Gimme Shelter" "Green, Green Grass of Home" "Help Yourself" "I (Who Have Nothing)" "I'm Coming Home "It's Four in the Morning" "It's Not Unusual" "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" "Kiss" "Lady Lay Down" "Love Me Tonight" "Mama Told Me Not to Come" "Move Closer" "Puppet Man" "Rainin' in My Heart" "Resurrection Shuffle" "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" "Sex Bomb" "Sixteen Tons" "She's a Lady" "Stoned in Love" "Thunderball" "Till" "What in the World's Come Over You" "What's New Pussycat?" "Without Love" "With These Hands" "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"
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