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
A-tom-ic Jones A-tom-ic Jones A-tom-ic Jones is the second Tom Jones album for Decca, and third overall, released in 1966. The title is a bit of a pun, incorporating his name in the middle of A-TOM-ic (the color of the text makes the connection between the first and last names clear), while suggesting that his voice is a powerful as an atomic bomb. Due to concerns over alarming the record-buying public, it was released in the US with a different cover, removing the nuclear explosion in the background. The US version also discarded 4 tracks in favor of his two hit theme