Words & Music by: Side A – Hal David, Burt Bacharach; Side B – Gordon Mills
Musicians: Tom Jones (lead vocals) and an orchestra conducted by Charles Blackwell (side A), unknown instrumentation on side B
Recording sessions: Produced by Peter Sullivan, Side A - at Cine Tele Sound Studio, London, UK; Side B - at Decca Studios (?), London, UK, 1965
Highest chart positions: US #3, UK #11
The A-side was the theme song in a 1965 movie "What's New Pussycat?" starring Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole and Romy Schneider. It also appeared on Jones' 1965 album with the same title.
Initially, upon hearing a demo of the song, Jones was not at all impressed about "What's New Pussycat?" and described it as "Humpty Dumpty" music. His manager, Gordon Mills persuaded him to take the job and sing the song.
The flip of this US release was the A-side of a UK single released already in April 1965 (Decca F 12121, UK charts #32). It was included on Jones' debut album "Along Came Jones" (UK title) / "It's Not Unusual" (US title)
List price: Very Good+ is $5, Near Mint is $10
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