Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography

by Sir Tom Jones Narrated by Jonathan Pryce

Overview

Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in a risky, unstable business notorious for the short lives of its artists. With a drive that comes from nothing but the love for what he does, he breaks through and then wrestles with the vagaries of the music industry, the nature of success and its inevitable consequences. Having recorded an expansive body of work and performed with fellow artists from across the spectrum and across every popular music genre, from rock, pop and dance to country, blues and soul, the one constant throughout has been his unique musical gifts and unmistakable voice.

But how did a boy from a Welsh coal-mining family attain success across the globe? And how has he survived the twists and turns of fame and fortune to not only stay exciting, but actually become more credible and interesting with age? In this, his first ever autobiography, Tom revisits his past and tells the tale of his journey from wartime Pontypridd to LA and beyond. He reveals the stories behind the ups and downs of his fascinating and remarkable life, from the early heydays to the subsequent fallow years to his later period of artistic renaissance.

It's the story nobody else knows or understands, told by the man who lived it, and written the only way he knows how: simply and from the heart. Raw, honest, funny and powerful, this is a memoir like no other from one of the world's greatest ever singing talents.

This is Tom Jones and Over the Top and Back is his story.

Editorial Reviews

FEBRUARY 2016 - AudioFile

Welsh actor and singer Jonathan Pryce narrates the autobiography of fellow Welsh entertainer Tom Jones with enthusiasm and style. The work itself is thorough, and the writing sounds like it’s Jones’s own as it shares his vocal personality. Jones’s drive—especially to stay relevant throughout his entertainment career—is on display. Though his family life is discussed, he treats it with broad strokes and keeps it to the periphery. Pryce’s tone and pacing resemble Jones’s to an uncanny degree. Precise enunciation and correct pronunciation are a pleasure throughout. Some profanity and street language reflect Jones’s masculine persona. This work is an ideal choice both for Jones’s fans and for those with a fondness for the 1960s “British Invasion.” W.A.G. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2016 - AudioFile

Welsh actor and singer Jonathan Pryce narrates the autobiography of fellow Welsh entertainer Tom Jones with enthusiasm and style. The work itself is thorough, and the writing sounds like it’s Jones’s own as it shares his vocal personality. Jones’s drive—especially to stay relevant throughout his entertainment career—is on display. Though his family life is discussed, he treats it with broad strokes and keeps it to the periphery. Pryce’s tone and pacing resemble Jones’s to an uncanny degree. Precise enunciation and correct pronunciation are a pleasure throughout. Some profanity and street language reflect Jones’s masculine persona. This work is an ideal choice both for Jones’s fans and for those with a fondness for the 1960s “British Invasion.” W.A.G. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171879723
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	11/24/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	937,803

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