Reload (Tom Jones album)

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Reload is the 34th studio album by Tom Jones, released in 1999. It contains 15 duets with a range of artists including Van Morrison, Cerys Matthews, Stereophonics, Robbie Williams, and Portishead, mostly recorded with each of the featured artists' usual record producers and in their usual studios. The tracks are mainly cover versions, with a new version of one of Jones' own songs, "Looking Out My Window" (1968), and one original track, "Sex Bomb".

Reload became the highest seller of Jones's career, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart in 1999 and again in 2000. Its biggest single was the collaboration with Mousse T., "Sex Bomb", which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and was later used in a 2003 episode of The Simpsons (a show Jones had guest starred on in 1992). The album has sold more than four million copies worldwide.<ref name="auto1">Template:Cite web</ref> It was not released in the US; instead the compilation Reloaded: Greatest Hits was issued there in 2003 and featured highlights from Reload.

Release

The album was released on 16 September 1999 in the UK by Gut Records and was released a little later in the US by V2 Records. Five singles were released from the album: "Burning Down the House" (September 1999), "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (December 1999), "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (March 2000), and remixes of "Sex Bomb" (May 2000) and "You Need Love Like I Do" (November 2000).

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In a review for AllMusic, Carlo Wolff described the album as "Ultra-modern and topical", and that "Reload suggests you can easily ignore Jones' "What's New Pussycat?" past." He went on to opine that "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." Wolff described the featured artists as "a motley, and very talented, crew", and that "Jones more than holds his own, turning the [covered] tunes into unusually personal and expressive vehicles.<ref name="auto"/>

Commercial performance

Reload became the highest seller of Jones' career, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart in 1999 and again in 2000. As of April 2021, it has sold nearly 1.5 million copies in the UK,<ref name="MW">Template:Cite web</ref> and more than four million copies worldwide.<ref name="auto1"/>

Track listing

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Note

  • A "special edition" release of the album also includes the single remixes of "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco Radio Mix) and "You Need Love Like I Do" (7th District Radio Mix or Double Click Remix, depending on version) as bonus tracks.

Personnel

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  • The Cardigans – featured artist
  • Nina Persson – vocals
  • Peter Svensson – guitar
  • Magnus Sveningsson – bass guitar
  • Bengt Lagerberg – drums
  • Lasse Johansson – guitar, keyboards
  • Tore Johansson – additional keyboards, backing vocals
  • Pece Masalkovski – additional guitars
  • Jens Lindgård, Petter Lindgård, Sven Andersson – horns
  • Hello Bobadee – horn arrangement
  • Lynette Koyana, Per Sunding, Patrik Bartosch, Maurits Carlsson – backing vocals
  • Produced by Tore Johansson
  • Recorded at Tambourine


"Mama Told Me Not to Come"


"Are You Gonna Go My Way"


"All Mine"

  • The Divine Comedy – featured artist
  • Neil Hannon – vocals
  • Ivor Talbot – guitar
  • Bryan Mills – bass guitar
  • Joby Talbot – piano
  • Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates – Hammond Organ
  • Miggy Barradas – drums
  • Rob Farrer – percussion
  • Phil Eastop, Jim Rattigan, Nick Busch, Richard Clews – horns
  • Maurice Murphy, Andy Crowley, Steve Waterman, Stuart Brooks – trumpets
  • Neil Sidwell, Mike Hext – trombones
  • Pat Jackman, Roger Argente – bass trombones
  • Jamie Talbot – baritone saxophone
  • Gavyn Wright, Perry Montague-Mason, Rebecca Hirsch, Pat Kiernan, Boguslav Kostecki, Jim McLeod, Dermot Crehan, Dave Woodcock, Chris Tombling, Jackie Shave, Vaughan Armon, Mark Berrow, Ben Cruft, Everton Nelson – violins
  • Peter Lale, Katie Wilkinson, Garfield Jackson, Bruce White – violas
  • Martin Loveday, Paul Kegg, Dave Daniels – cellos
  • Chris Laurence – double bass
  • Produced by Jon Jacobs & Neil Hannon
  • Engineered by Jon Jacobs; additional engineering by Andy Scade
  • Arranged by Joby Talbot
  • Recorded at Olympic; mixed by Jon Jacobs at Westside


"Sunny Afternoon"

  • Space – featured artist
  • Tommy Scott – vocals
  • Franny Griffiths – keyboards
  • Jamie Murphy – guitar
  • Dave Palmer – bass
  • Leon Caffrey – drums
  • Jens Lindgård, Petter Lindgård, Sven Andersson – horns
  • Produced by Tore Johansson
  • Recorded at Country Hell & Tambourine


"I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone"

  • James Dean Bradfield – featured artist; vocals, guitars, bass
  • Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
  • Greg Haver – drums
  • Produced & mixed by Dave Eringa & James Dean Bradfield; assisted by Boris Aldridge
  • Recorded at RAK; mixed at Olympic


"Sex Bomb"

  • Mousse T. – featured artist; producer
  • Peter Hinderthür – horn, bass
  • Uwe Granitza – horn
  • Lutz Krajenski – Hammond organ
  • Recorded at Peppermint Park & Bunk, Junk and Genius


"You Need Love Like I Do"

  • Heather Small – featured artist; vocals
  • Johnny Douglas – drums, guitars, keyboards
  • Dave Clew – programming, keyboards
  • Paul Turner – bass
  • Mike Stevens – saxophone
  • Nicol Thomson – trombone
  • Duncan Mackay – trumpet
  • Alan Ross – guitar
  • Beverly Skeete, Sylvia Mason-James, Andy Caine, Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
  • Produced by Johnny Douglas
  • Mixed by Ren Swan
  • Engineered by Marc Lane
  • Recorded & mixed at Sarm West


"Looking Out My Window"

  • James Taylor Quartet – featured artist
  • James Taylor – Hammond organ
  • Ed Baden-Powell – programming, bass, keyboards, guitars, drum programming
  • John Thirkell – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Steve Marston – saxophones
  • Kwame Kwaten – additional keyboards
  • Harriet Williams – opera voice
  • Pascal Consoli – drums
  • Produced by D'Influence
  • Pre-production at the D-lab
  • Recorded at Sarm West & Master Rock
  • Mixed at Master Rock; mix engineer: Paul Emanuel


"Sometimes We Cry"

  • Van Morrison – featured artist; vocals
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Ralph Salmins – percussion
  • Mick Cox – acoustic guitar
  • Geoff Dunn – drums
  • Geraint Watkins – keyboards
  • Pee Wee Ellis – horns
  • Johnny Scott – guitar
  • Malcolm Mortimore – drums
  • Andy Duncan – programming, percussion
  • Carmen Smart – vocals
  • Mark Ralph – guitar
  • Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Simon Clarke – horn arrangement, baritone & alto saxophone
  • Jenny La Touche, Travis J. Cole, Leonard Meade, Cornelius Macarthy, Irene Myrtle Forrester, Carmen Smart – backing vocals
  • Produced by Van Morrison
  • Additional production & mixing by Stephen Hague; mix engineer: Bob Kraushaar
  • Recorded by Walter Samuel
  • Recorded at The Wool Hall & RAK


"Lust for Life"


"Little Green Bag"

  • Barenaked Ladies – featured artist
  • Steven Page – vocals
  • Jim Creeggan – double bass
  • Tyler Stewart – drums
  • Ed Robertson, Kevin Hearn – electric guitar
  • Chris Brown – organ, clavinet
  • Andy Duncan – programming, percussion
  • Mark Ralph – guitar
  • Produced by Stephen Hague
  • Mixed by Stephen Hague & Bob Kraushaar at RAK
  • Richard Norris – recording engineer
  • Recorded at Dep & Sarm West


"Ain't That a Lot of Love"

  • Simply Red – featured artist
  • Mick Hucknall – vocals
  • Gota Yashiki & James Wiltshire – programming, keyboards
  • Gota Yashiki & Greg Bone – guitar
  • Neil Cowley – keyboards
  • Laurence Cottle – bass guitar
  • Ian Kirkham & Chris de Margary – saxophones
  • Kevin Robinson – trumpet
  • John Johnson – trombone
  • Produced by Gota Yashiki
  • James Wiltshire, John Lee, Matthew White, Alan Douglas – recording engineers
  • Emily Cracknell, Josh T. – assistant engineers
  • Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley at the Town House
  • Recorded at Westpoint


"She Drives Me Crazy"

  • Zucchero – featured artist; vocals
  • Chester Kamen – guitar
  • Magnus Fiennes – keyboards, programming
  • Willy South – Hammond organ
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar
  • Ged Lynch – drums
  • Simon Clarke – baritone & alto saxophones
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, baritone & alto saxophones
  • Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Annie Whitehead – trombone
  • Produced by Jeremy Wheatley & Magnus Fiennes
  • Recorded & mixed at the Town House


"Never Tear Us Apart"

  • Natalie Imbruglia – featured artist; vocals
  • Alan Ross – guitar
  • Paul Turner – bass
  • Johnny Douglas – drums, guitars, keyboards
  • Dave Clews – programming, keyboards
  • Vocals recorded by Stephen Hague
  • String arrangement by Simon B. Hale
  • Ann Morfee, Ian Humphries, Anna Hemery, Bev Davison, Chris Tombling, Iain King, Andrew Roberts, Rachel Byrt, R. George, Helen Hathorn, Richard Milone – violins
  • Nick Barr, Steve Tees, Andrew Byrt – violas
  • Sophie Harris, Nicholas Roberts, Nick Cooper, Adrian Bradbury – cellos
  • Paul Sherman, Roger Linley – double bass
  • Beverly Skeete, Sylvia Mason-James, Andy Caine, Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
  • Produced by Johnny Douglas
  • Engineered by Steve Price & Marc Lane; assisted by Tim Lambert
  • Mixed by Ren Swan
  • Recorded at Mayfair, Angel & Sarm West
  • Mixed at the Town House


"Baby, It's Cold Outside"

  • Cerys Matthews – featured artist; vocals
  • John Parricelli – electric guitar
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Simon Chamberlain – piano
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Phil Todd, Jamie Talbot – alto saxophone
  • Chris Davis, Chris White – tenor saxophone
  • Dave Bishop – baritone saxophone
  • Derek Watkins, Steve Sidwell, Simon Gardner, Stuart Brooks – trumpets, flugelhorn
  • Pete Beachill, Neil Sidwell, Mark Nightingale – trombones
  • Adrian Hallowell – bass trombone
  • Rolf Wilson, Jonathan Evans-Jones, Rachel Allen, Bev Davison, Wilf Gibson, Helen Hathorn, Paul Willey, Pauline Lowbury, Paul Robertson, Sonia Slany, Pippa Ibbotson – violins
  • Bill Hawkes, Andy Parker, Steve Tees, Roger Chase – violas
  • Jonathan Williams, Nick Cooper, Mellisa Phelps – cellos
  • Orchestra arranged by Matt Dunkley
  • Produced & mixed by TommyD at the Town House
  • Engineered by Andy Bradfield


"Motherless Child"

  • Portishead – featured artist
  • Beth Gibbons – backing vocals
  • Adrian Utley – guitar, bass
  • Clive Deamer – drums, timpani
  • John Baggott – piano, vibes
  • Gavyn Wright, Perry Montague-Mason, Pat Kiernan, Boguslav Kostecki, Vaughan Armon, Cathy Thompson, Warren Zielinski, Peter Lale, Rachel Bolt, Bruce White, Dave Daniels, Martin Loveday – string players
  • Simon Gardner, Guy Barker, Tony Fischer, Neil Sidwell, Mark Nightingale, Sarah Williams – brass players
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
  • Strings & brass arranged by Nick Ingman
  • Produced by Geoff Barrow & Adrian Utley
  • Engineered by Steve Price & Niven Garland; assistant engineer: Marty McCorry
  • Recorded at Starfish & Swanyard

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Reload
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Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 16
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 22

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Year-end charts

1999 year-end chart performance for Reload
Chart (1999) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 76
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 23
2000 year-end chart performance for Reload
Chart (2000) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 57
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 8
French Albums (SNEP)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 29
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 13

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Certifications and sales

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Notes

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References

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