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“If I Only Knew” by Tom Jones
From the album The Lead and How to Swing It (1994)
“If I Only Knew” by Tom Jones appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1994. It was first released in 1994 on the album The Lead and How to Swing It. Its best result is #9 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #104 alternative song of 1994.
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Tom Jones went chasing the dance floor in 1994, and "If I Only Knew" was one of the singles he brought back from The Lead and How to Swing It, the Welsh singer's 33rd studio album. Joe Mendelson and Benjamin Nitze wrote it, Jones sings lead, and it reached number 11 on the UK singles chart.
The album around it was made with some of the hottest names in dance music of the day, which didn't win over everyone. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine found its made-to-order dance tracks flawlessly produced and sung but short on the camp that made Jones' take on Prince's "Kiss" such a blast.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 105.3 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 | 106 |
| 1994 | 9 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 | 100 |
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