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"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' 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 in May of that year. The single was released in the US on the Parrot label and also reached #3 on ''Billboard'''s easy listening chart. The BBC initially refused to play the song because of Jones’ sexy image, but it was played by UK pirate radio. Jones would perform the song several times on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' in the US, first on 2 May 1965, then again on 13 June 1965. He would sing the song again on the show when he returned on 21 April 1968.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tom Jones - Ed Sullivan Show )〕 Jones later used this song as the theme for his late 1960s-early 1970s television musical variety series ''This Is Tom Jones''. It has since become Jones' signature song. ==Musical arrangement and recording== The musical arranger was Les Reed. Although the guitar has been cited as having been provided by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Reed has clarified that the only guitarist was Joe Moretti, who is known for his playing on "Shakin' All Over" and "Brand New Cadillac". Drums were played by Scottish percussionist Andy White, who had previously drummed for The Beatles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Scots percussionist paid fiver for playing drums on Beatles' debut single Love Me Do )〕 or possibly by or Ronnie Verrell, although a claim has also been made by Alan Grahame.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC - Session musician tells of working with Tom Jones )〕 Jones's group "Tom Jones and the Squires" were missing their regular keyboard player for the session. Drummer Chris Slade ran across the street to ''La Giaconda'' coffee house, in Tin Pan Alley, and the then-unknown Reginald Dwight (later to adopt the stage name Elton John) was recruited for the one-day recording session.
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