Spirit in the Room

Spirit in the Room is the 39th studio album by Welsh musician Tom Jones, released 21 May 2012 and produced by Ethan Johns. The album is composed entirely of covers.

Among the songs covered on the album are Tom Waits’ "Bad as Me", Odetta’s "Hit or Miss", Vera Hall Ward’s "Travelling Shoes", Richard & Linda Thompson's "Dimming of the Day", and "Charlie Darwin" by The Low Anthem. Spirit in the Room also includes songs by Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney amongst others.

Personnel

 * Tom Jones – vocals
 * Ethan Johns – bass, e-bow, electric slide guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mixing, percussion, slide guitar, toy drums
 * Richard Causon – piano, organ, harmonium
 * Stella Mozgawa – brushes, drums, percussion
 * Samuel Dixon – bass
 * Ian Jennings – string bass

Technical
 * Robin Baynton – engineer
 * Dominic Monks – engineer, mixing
 * Jose Gomes and Patrick Philips – assistant engineers