It's Not Unusual It's Not Unusual "It's Not Unusual" is a song written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones, after having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. Jones recorded what was intended to be a demo for Shaw, but when she heard it she was so impressed with Jones's delivery that she declined the song and recommended that Jones release it himself. The record was the second Decca single Jones released, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1965. It was also the first hit for Jones in the US, peaking at No. 10
Howard Jones (English musician) were changing in his native UK and "No One Is To Blame" peaked at number 16. His next single, "All I Want", peaked at number 35, and would be his last UK Top 40 hit. Jones released his third studio album, "One To One", in October 1986, which peaked at number 10 in the UK and would be his last UK hit album, despite going gold. Stateside, however, Jones continued to fill large arenas and the single "You Know I Love You Don't You?" went top twenty in 1986 on the "Billboard" chart. In June 1988, Jones performed at Amnesty