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How's everything going?
Tom: Everything's going great. I've got a new album and single out, so it couldn't be better

Moving along to the new single, tell us about 'Tom Jones International'.
Tom: It was recorded in New York with Wyclef Jean and his cousin Jerry Wonder Duplesis produced it for me and we collaborated on a lot of the songs on the album and 'Tom Jones International' is one of them.

You've been working with Wyclef Jean, so this definitely more of an urban style for you. What prompted that move?
Tom: I wanted to work with Wyclef ever since I heard The Fugees doing 'Killing Me Softly'. Then I listened to other stuff he had done which made me determined to work with him.

You say you've written songs with Wyclef. Does this mark a period where you have more input with what you're doing?
Tom: Yes, it does.

Was that an important thing for you to do?
Tom: Yes. I enjoyed doing the 'Reload' album because it was something different. I had never recorded a duets album before. After that, I wanted to do something else that was different but this time I wanted it to be more personal. That's why I asked Wyclef to do it. I knew it would be more soulful. There would be more music that is closer to me. He said, "What would you like to record" and I said "I want good stuff". He said, "I want what's in your heart, something that's part of you". That's why we did this CD.