The Young New Mexican Puppeteer

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"The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"
Single by Tom Jones
from the album
B-side"All That I Need Is Some Time"
ReleasedMarch 1972
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s) and Leon Carr
Producer(s)Gordon Mills
Tom Jones UK singles chronology
"Till"
(1971)
"The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"
(1972)
""
(1973)

"The Young New Mexican Puppeteer" is a song written by and Leon Carr,[1] and released as a single by Tom Jones. The guitarist on the single is Big Jim Sullivan.

Song background[]

The song tells the story of a puppeteer from New Mexico, who uses puppets to encourage social and political change. The melody of the song's chorus is adapted from the score of the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio.

Chart performance[]

It reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and was a minor hit in the US, peaking at #14 on the Easy Listening chart and #80 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] in May 1972.

References[]

  1. ^ "THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER - Lyrics - International Lyrics Playground".
  2. ^ "Tom Jones | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company".
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 131.


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