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==Side projects and collaborations==
While working on ''International Velvet'', Matthews was approached by [[Tommy Scott (English musician)|Tommy Scott]] of the Liverpool-based band [[Space (English band)|Space]] to perform on the single duet "[[The Ballad of Tom Jones]]". They had met while on tour two years prior and had kept in touch. She joined them on tour for several dates to sing the duet live. Matthews said of the song, "It's great. I feel like [[Nancy Sinatra]] because it's a superb ballad."<ref name="tomboy" /> She went on to duet with [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] on a single for his album ''[[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]]''. It was a cover of the song "[[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]", which was released as a Christmas single in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lindsay|first1=Duncan|title=Looks like Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews' rock and roll days are over|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/29/catatonia-singer-cerys-matthews-rock-and-roll-days-are-over-5781775/|access-date=2 April 2016|work=Metro|date=29 March 2015}}</ref> She was credited as "Cerys from Catatonia".<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Jones & Cerys From Catatonia* – Baby, It's Cold Outside|url=https://www.discogs.com/Tom-Jones-Cerys-From-Catatonia-Baby-Its-Cold-Outside/master/95302|publisher=Discogs|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>