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)PeakpositionUK Albums Chart8
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