Tom Jones (singer) Jones a recording contract with Decca. His first single, "Chills and Fever", was released in late 1964. It did not chart, but the follow-up, "It's Not Unusual", became an international hit after offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline promoted it. The following year was the most prominent of Jones's career, making him one of the most popular vocalists of the British Invasion. In early 1965, "It's Not Unusual" reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United States. During 1965, Mills secured a number of film themes for Jones to record, including the theme songs
What's New Pussycat? (Tom Jones album) What's New Pussycat? (Tom Jones album) What's New Pussycat? is the second album released by Tom Jones, created to capitalize on the success of his current hit single, the theme song from "What's New Pussycat?" The album also included songs that had been removed from the US version of Jones' debut album ("I've Got a Heart", "The Rose", "Some Other Guy", "Endlessly"). Jones had covered Little Richard's hit "Bama Lama Bama Loo" on the live EP "Tom Jones On Stage" earlier in the year, and the studio version appears here. His previous UK single ("With These Hands" b/w "Untrue") and