Tom Jones (singer) from the album, reaching No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart. U.S. President Bill Clinton invited Jones to perform on New Year's Eve at the 2000 millennium celebrations in Washington D.C. Throughout the year 2000, Jones garnered a number of honours for his work; including a BRIT Award for Best British Male. He was also hired as the new voice of Australia's National Rugby League, singing in an advertisement to market the 2000 season. In 2002, Jones released the album "Mr. Jones", which was produced by Haitian-American rapper Wyclef Jean. The album and the first single, "Tom Jones International", were
Begin (The Millennium album) got myself a sound-on-sound recorder and made my own demos. I recorded these late into the night in my rented North Hollywood house." before he was invited to record as part of the group with Boettcher. Unlike Sagittarius, The Millennium was described as "the original vision" of Boettcher. Mike Fennelly of the group stated that a "We were very enthusiastic about the creativity that was indeed at a high level for the initial writing, demo and master recording." The recording was completed in July 1968. Certain songs on the album, including "5 AM", "I Just Want to Be Your Friend",