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| name = The Lead and How to Swing It |
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| artist = ] |
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| released = 1994 |
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| label = {{hlist|]|]|]}} |
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| producer = {{hlist|]|]|]|]|]|]|]|]|]|]|]|]|Howard Gray|Michael Allen|Andrew Gray|David Werner|]|]|John McClain (also exec. producer)|] (exec. producer)}} |
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| prev_title = Carrying a Torch |
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| prev_year = 1991 |
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| next_title = ] |
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| next_year = 1999 |
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'''''The Lead and How to Swing It''''' is an ] by Welsh singer ], released in 1994. It includes the ] "If I Only Knew", which reached number 11 in the ],<ref>https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11640/tom-jones/</ref> and "I Wanna Get Back with You", featuring ], which reached number 94.<ref>https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11640/tom-jones/</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
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| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lead-and-how-to-swing-it-mw0000121771</ref> |
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In a review for ], ] 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 ], 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 ] factor that made his version of ]'s "]" so entertaining."<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lead-and-how-to-swing-it-mw0000121771</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
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{{Track listing |
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| title1 = If I Only Knew |
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| writer1 = ] |
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| length1 = 4:08 |
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| title2 = A Girl Like You |
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| writer2 = ]{{hlist|(Michael Allen|Mark Cox|Andrew Gray)}} |
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| length2 = 4:43 |
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| title3 = I Wanna Get Back with You |
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| note3 = featuring ] |
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| writer3 = ] |
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| length3 = 5:00 |
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| title4 = ] |
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| writer4 = ] |
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| length4 = 3:10 |
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| title5 = Something for Your Head |
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| writer5 = {{hlist|]|]|]}} |
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| length5 = 5:12 |
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| title6 = Fly Away |
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| writer6 = {{hlist|]|]|Levi Little}} |
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| length6 = 4:38 |
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| title7 = Love Is On Our Side |
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| writer7 = {{hlist|]|]}} |
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| length7 = 4:02 |
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| title8 = I Don't Think So |
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| writer8 = {{hlist|]|James Wright|]|]}} |
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| length8 = 5:19 |
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| title9 = Lift Me Up |
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| writer9 = ] |
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| length9 = 3:45 |
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| title10 = Show Me |
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| writer10 = {{hlist|Allen|Gray}} |
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| length10 = 3:51 |
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| title11 = I'm Ready |
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| writer11 = {{hlist|Glover|]}} |
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| length11 = 4:11 |
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| title12 = Changes |
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| writer12 = {{hlist|David Werner|]|]}} |
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| length12 = 4:04 |
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==Charts== |
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|+ Chart performance for ''The Lead and How to Swing It'' |
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!Chart (1994) |
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{{album chart|Australia|19|artist=Tom Jones|album=The Lead and How to Swing It|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 December 2024}} |
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{{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Tom Jones|album=The Lead and How to Swing It|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 December 2024}} |
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{{album chart|Germany|81|artist=Tom Jones|album=The Lead and How to Swing It|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 December 2024}} |
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{{album chart|Sweden|31|artist=Tom Jones|album=The Lead and How to Swing It|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 December 2024}} |
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{{album chart|UK|55|artist=Tom Jones|album=The Lead and How to Swing It|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 December 2024}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* at ] |
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