It's Not Unusual

It's Not Unusual

Infobox Single
Name = It's Not Unusual
Writer = Les Reed, Gordon Mills


Artist = Tom Jones
from Album =
B-side = "To Wait For Love" (Bacharach)
Released = January 1965 (UK)
Recorded = 11 November 1964, Decca Studios, West Hampstead
Format = 7"
Genre = Pop music
Length =
Writer = Les Reed, Gordon Mills
Label = Decca (UK)
Producer = Peter Sullivan
Chart position = #1 (UK)
#6 (Ireland)
#10 (USA)
Reviews =
Last single = "Chills and Fever"
(1964)
This single = "It's Not Unusual"
(1965)
Next single = "Once Upon A Time"
(1965)"It's Not Unusual" is a song recorded by Tom Jones and written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills. It was the second Decca-single Jones released, and reached number one in the UK charts in 1965. It was also the first hit for Jones in the US, peaking at #10 in May of that year. The single was released in the US on the Parrot label and also reached #3 on Billboard's easy listening chart.

Backing musicians were The Ivy League with Clem Cattini on drums. Arranger was Les Reed. Guitar was provided by Jimmy Page. ["Jimmy Page: Magus Musician Man" by George Case, 2007 Hal Leaonard Books]

Cover versions

*The Supremes recorded a version of this song for their "Supremes A' Go-Go" album, but was not included. It still remains unreleased.
*Italian rock singer Little Tony performed a local version with the title "Non è normale " ("It's not usual") (sic)).
*American alternative band Wild Colonials covered the song, which appeared on their album "Reel Life vol 1" (2000) and on the soundtrack of the Ellen DeGeneres film "Mr. Wrong".
*Five Iron Frenzy covered this song on their live album "", and later released a studio recorded version on their album "All The Hype That Money Can Buy".

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tomjones/pages/tom_talks05.shtml BBC interview of Tom Jones about the history, and development of the song]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxdauqh3epw The Carlton Dance]


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