Reload

• Artist: Tom Jones
• Rating:
• Release Date: November 16, 1999
• Total Time: 62:36
• Type: Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Rock

Review

It had been six years since Tom Jones released his last stateside record, but this one scored big in England and on the Continent, for good reason. Ultra-modern and topical, Reload suggests you can easily ignore Jones' "What's New Pussycat?" past. Not only does Jones deliver one of the more invigorating workings of modern pop here, his selection of material and choice of mates prove that in addition to his routinely extraordinary performances, he's still recording quite potently, thank you. Like 1994's underrated "The Lead and How To Swing It," a lesser seller from the Interscope label, "Reload" finds Tom in collaborative mode. But where The Lead stressed original tunes and producer chops (everyone from Teddy Riley to Flood to Trevor Horn weighed in), Reload focuses on contemporary artists and cover songs. The artists are a motley, and very talented, crew indeed. Jones more than holds his own, turning the tunes into unusually personal and expressive vehicles. Jones launches the disc with Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House," working it brisk and funky with the Cardigans and lending David Byrne's opaque lyrics a fresh vigor. Then, with Stereophonics, he resurrects Randy Newman's "Mama Told Me Not to Come," refreshing the Three Dog Night chestnut with unexpected lasciviousness. The selections are as peculiar as they are successful, spanning "Sometimes We Cry" (a sparsely arranged duet with Van Morrison), a sharp interpretation of Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" with Chrissie Hynde's Pretenders, and a fruity, truly bizarre take on the George Baker Selection's "Little Green Bag" with Barenaked Ladies. Jones probably doesn't do knee drops anymore, but he sure as hell does vocal swoops; check out "Ain't That a Lot of Love" with Simply Red's Mick Hucknall or his resurrection of Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy" with Zucchero for throat acrobatics. Jones is in the uncomfortable position of being a retro novelty, and although he may not ignite the U.S. charts anymore (his last notable effort here was his great collaboration with the Art of Noise on the Prince tune "Kiss," in 1988), his music is as contemporary and driving as ever. ~ Carlo Wolff, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Burning Down the House (Lyrics)	David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth	Tom Jones, The Cardigans	(3:39)
Mama Told Me (Not to Come)	Randy Newman	Tom Jones, Stereophonics	(3:00)
Are You Gonna Go My Way (Lyrics)	Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross	Tom Jones, Robbie Williams	(3:27)
All Mine (Lyrics)	Adrian Utley, Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons	Tom Jones, The Divine Comedy	(3:59)
Sunny Afternoon (Lyrics)	Ray Davies	Tom Jones, Space	(3:26)
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone	Stan Kesler	Tom Jones, James Dean Bradfield	(3:40)
Sex Bomb (Lyrics)	Mousse T, Errol Rennalls	Tom Jones, Mousse T	(3:31)
You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?)	Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield	Tom Jones, Heather Small	(3:49)
Looking Out My Window	Tom Jones	James Taylor, Tom Jones	(3:19)
Sometimes We Cry	Van Morrison	Tom Jones, Van Morrison	(5:00)
Lust for Life	David Bowie, Iggy Pop	The Pretenders, Tom Jones	(3:42)
Little Green Bag	Johannes Bouwens	Tom Jones, Barenaked Ladies	(3:49)
Ain't That a Lot of Love (Lyrics)	Homer Banks	Simply Red, Tom Jones	(2:42)
She Drives Me Crazy (Lyrics)	David Steele, Roland Gift	Tom Jones, Zucchero	(3:35)
Never Tear Us Apart (Lyrics)	Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence	Tom Jones, Natalie Imbruglia	(3:08)
Baby, It's Cold Outside (Lyrics)	Frank Loesser	Tom Jones, Cerys Matthews	(3:41)
Motherless Child	Traditional	Tom Jones, Portishead	(5:09)

Credits

Randy Newman (Performer), Simply Red (Performer), Derek Watkins (Trumpet), Derek Watkins (Flugelhorn), Pee Wee Ellis (Horn), Tom Jones (Vocals), Tom Jones (Main Performer), Steve Power (Producer), Zucchero (Vocals), Mick Cox (Guitar (Acoustic)), Alan Ross (Guitar (Baritone)), Ian Thomas (Drums), Ian Thomas (Drums (Snare)), Geraint Watkins (Keyboards), D'Influence (Producer), Barenaked Ladies (Performer), Paul Robertson (Violin), Tommy Scott (Vocals), Guy Barker (Strings), Guy Barker (Brass), Pete Beachill (Trombone), Dave Bishop (Sax (Baritone)), Greg Bone (Guitar (Baritone)), Andy Bradfield (Engineer), James Dean Bradfield (Bass), James Dean Bradfield (Vocals), James Dean Bradfield (Producer), James Dean Bradfield (Mixing), James Dean Bradfield (Guitar (Baritone)), Stuart Brooks (Trumpet), Stuart Brooks (Flugelhorn), Simon Chamberlain (Piano), Guy Chambers (Arranger), Guy Chambers (Producer), Roger Chase (Viola), Simon Clarke (Sax (Alto)), Simon Clarke (Sax (Baritone)), Simon Clarke (Horn Arrangements), Nick Cooper (Cello), Laurence Cottle (Bass), Ben Cruft (Violin), Tommy D (Producer), Tommy D (Mixing), Chris Davis (Sax (Tenor)), Clive Deamer (Drums), Clive Deamer (Tympani [Timpani]), Clive Deamer (Drums (Snare)), Andy Duncan (Percussion), Andy Duncan (Programming), Geoff Dunn (Drums (Snare)), Dave Eringa (Producer), Dave Eringa (Mixing), Claudia Fontaine (Trombone), Simon Gardner (Trumpet), Simon Gardner (Flugelhorn), Simon Gardner (Brass), Simon Gardner (Overdubs), Wilfred Gibson (Violin), Stephen Hague (Producer), Stephen Hague (Engineer), Stephen Hague (Mixing), Mick Hucknall (Vocals), Chrissie Hynde (Vocals), Nick Ingman (String Arrangements), Nick Ingman (Brass Arrangement), James Taylor (Organ (Hammond)), Garfield Jackson (Viola), Jon Jacobs (Producer), Jon Jacobs (Engineer), Jon Jacobs (Mixing), Sylvia Mason James (Vocals (Background)), John Johnson (Trombone), Chester Kamen (Guitar (Baritone)), Paul Kegg (Cello), Ian Kirkham (Saxophone), Bob Kraushaar (Engineer), Bob Kraushaar (Mixing Engineer), Chris Laurence (Bass), Roddy Lorimer (Trumpet), Roddy Lorimer (Sax (Alto)), Roddy Lorimer (Sax (Baritone)), Martin Loveday (Strings), Martin Loveday (Cello), Pauline Lowbury (Violin), Johnny Marr (Harmonica), Johnny Marr (Vocals (Background)), Johnny Marr (Guitar (Baritone)), Van Morrison (Vocals), Van Morrison (Producer), Ann Morfee (Violin), Mark Nightingale (Trombone), Mark Nightingale (Brass), Mark Nightingale (Overdubs), Richard Norris (Engineer), Steve Pearce (Bass), Steve Pearce (Guitar (Baritone)), Guy Pratt (Bass), Guy Pratt (Piano), Guy Pratt (Guitar (Bass)), Kevin Robinson (Trumpet), Ralph Salmins (Percussion), Walter Samuel (Recorder), Tim Sanders (Sax (Tenor)), Adam Seymour (Vocals (Background)), Adam Seymour (Guitar (Baritone)), Chris Sharrock (Drums (Snare)), Neil Sidewell (Trombone), Neil Sidewell (Brass), Steve Sidwell (Trumpet), Steve Sidwell (Flugelhorn), Steve Sidwell (Brass Arrangement), Vicky Silva (Vocals (Background)), Beverley Skeete (Vocals (Background)), Sonia Slany (Violin), Mike Stevens (Saxophone), Tyler Stewart (Drums (Snare)), Miriam Stockley (Vocals (Background)), Ren Swan (Mixing), Jamie Talbot (Sax (Alto)), Jamie Talbot (Sax (Baritone)), Stephen Tees (Viola), John Thirkell (Trumpet), Cathy Thompson (Strings), Philip Todd (Sax (Alto)), Chris Tombling (Violin), Paul Turner (Bass), Adrian Utley (Bass), Adrian Utley (Guitar), Adrian Utley (Producer), Adrian Utley (Guitar (Baritone)), Annie Whitehead (Trombone), Kate Wilkinson (Viola), Gavyn Wright (Strings), Gavyn Wright (Violin), Gavyn Wright (Orchestra Leader), Gavyn Wright (Orchestra Director), Gota Yashiki (Keyboards), Gota Yashiki (Programming), Gota Yashiki (Producer), Gota Yashiki (Guitar (Baritone)), Jim Creeggan (Double Bass), Philip Eastop (Horn), Steven Page (Vocals), Maurice Murphy (Trumpet), Ed Robertson (Guitar (Electric)), Jeremy Wheatley (Producer), Jeremy Wheatley (Mixing), Steve Waterman (Trumpet), Jonathan Williams (Cello), Vaughan Armon (Strings), Bill Hawkes (Viola), Peter Lale (Strings), Peter Lale (Viola), Paul Willey (Violin), John Lee (Engineer), Geoff Barrow (Producer), Nick Busch (Horn), Andy Caine (Vocals (Background)), Richard Clews (Horn), Beth Gibbons (Vocals (Background)), Beth Gibbons (Overdubs), Philippa Ibbotson (Violin), Boguslaw Kostecki (Strings), Bruce White (Strings), Bruce White (Viola), Malcolm Mortimore (Drums (Snare)), John Johnson (Trombone), Space (Performer), Robbie Williams (Vocals), Andrew Parker (Viola), Chris DeMargary (Saxophone), Niven Garland (Engineer), John Parricelli (Guitar (Electric)), David Daniels (Strings), David Daniels (Cello), Rolf Wilson (Violin), Andrew Crowley (Trumpet), Perry Montague-Mason (Strings), James Wiltshire (Keyboards), James Wiltshire (Programming), James Wiltshire (Engineer), John Baggot (Piano), John Baggot (Vibraphone), Neil Cowley (Keyboards), Matt Dunkley (Orchestral Arrangements), Magnus Fiennes (Keyboards), Magnus Fiennes (Producer), Uwe Granitza (Horn), Greg Haver (Drums (Snare)), Mike Hext (Trombone), Ian Humphries (Violin), Patrick Jackman (Trombone (Bass)), Bengt Lagerberg (Drums (Snare)), Nick Nasmyth (Keyboards), Paul Sherman (Double Bass), Kevin Hearn (Guitar (Electric)), Tore Johansson (Keyboards), Tore Johansson (Producer), Natalie Imbruglia (Vocals), Mousse T (Producer), Robert Wheeler (Photography), Rachel Allen (Violin), Joby Talbot (Piano), Joby Talbot (Arranger), Peter Svensson (Guitar (Baritone)), Everton Nelson (Violin), Heather Small (Vocals), Neil Hannon (Vocals), Neil Hannon (Producer), Adrian Hallowell (Trombone (Bass)), Andy Scade (Engineer), Cerys Matthews (Vocals), Matthew White (Engineer), Lutz Krajenski (Organ (Hammond)), Iain King (Violin), Dave Palmer (Bass), Rebecca Hirsch (Violin), Rachel Bolt (Strings), Bird (Producer), Andrew Byrt (Viola), Jamie Murphy (Guitar (Baritone)), Steve Price (Engineer), Roger Argente (Trombone (Bass)), Jenny LaTouche (Vocals (Background)), Carmen Smart (Vocals (Background)), Sarah Williams (Brass), Sarah Williams (Overdubs), Jim Rattigan (Horn), Warren Zielinski (Strings), Jonathan Evans Jones (Violin), Emily Cracknell (Assistant Engineer), Sophie Harris (Cello), Anna Hemery (Violin), Roger Linley (Double Bass), Chris Brown (Organ), Chris Brown (Clavinet), Chuck Norman (Programming), Nick Barr (Viola), Raquel Byrt (Violin), Marc Lane (Engineer), Dave Clews (Keyboards), Dave Clews (Programming), Tim Lambert (Assistant Engineer), Stuart "Pinkie" Bates (Organ (Hammond)), Stuart Cable (Drums (Snare)), Franny Griffiths (Keyboards), Kelly Jones (Vocals), Kelly Jones (Guitar (Baritone)), Steve Marston (Sax (Alto)), Steve Marston (Sax (Baritone)), Steve Marston (Sax (Tenor)), Bryan Mills (Bass), Richard Jones (Bass), Sven Anderson (Horn), Ed Baden-Powell (Bass), Ed Baden-Powell (Guitar), Ed Baden-Powell (Keyboards), Ed Baden-Powell (Programming), Ed Baden-Powell (Drum Programming), Miggy Barradas (Drums (Snare)), Pat Berrow (Violin), Julian Bigg (Photography), Hello Bobadee (Horn Arrangements), Adrian Bradbury (Cello), Leon Caffery (Drums (Snare)), Harriet Williams (Voices), Lynette Koyana (Vocals (Background)), John Scott (Guitar (Baritone)), Helen Harthorn (Violin), Helen Hathorn (Violin), Peter Hinderthur (Bass), Peter Hinderthur (Horn), Duncan Mackay (Trumpet), Lars "Lasse" Johansson (Keyboards), Lars "Lasse" Johansson (Guitar (Baritone)), Martin McCorry (Assistant Engineer), Mark Ralph (Guitar (Baritone)), Johnny Douglas (Guitar), Johnny Douglas (Keyboards), Johnny Douglas (Producer), Johnny Douglas (Drums (Snare)), Tony Kirkham (Keyboards), Jens Lingård (Horn), Richard Milone (Violin), Alan Douglas (Engineer)

• Formed: 1991, Cornwall, England
• Genres: Electronica
• Representative Albums: "A Collection of Short Stories," "Next Level"

Biography

The first incarnation of producers Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton, Reload graced the first three releases for the duo's own Evolution Records. The Reload, The Autoreload and The Biosphere (each released in 1991) matched the moodier side of Detroit techno with acid-house and sweeping synthesizer lines borrowed from soundtrack music. A brief contract with Infonet Records resulted in two additional EPs and the 1993 full-length A Collection of Short Stories, though Pritchard and Middleton virtually retired the Reload name by 1994, when their first LP as Global Communication was released. Reload remixes of Slowdive, Aphex Twin and Nav Katze have also appeared. [See Also: Global Communication, Jedi Knights] ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

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