John Howard Jones (born 23 February 1955) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He had ten top 40 hit singles in the UK between 1983 and 1986; six of those 10 singles reached the top ten, including, "What Is Love?", "New Song", and "Things Can Only Get Better".
Jones' second LP was a remix album. It contained six songs, all but one of which had been previously released, but which appeared in elongated formats, including the multilingual version of "Like to Get to Know You Well". The album was certified gold in the UK.
The album starts off with a completely original track called Always Asking Questions. The music style is in the same vein as songs like Equality and Pearl in the Shell. An aggressive beat with an upbeat flair to it. Another original song... at least for its time... is Like to Get to Know You Well. This version was released before the Dream into Action album, and it's a bit different with some of the chorus being sung in French and German.
The rest of the tracks are extended mixes done VERY well. New Song literally swims all around you by the end of it. Pearl in the Shell has an extended sax solo in it. What is Love? gives you a chance to soak up all the lush background textures of the song.
The 12" Album is an album of 12-inch mixes by singer and musician Howard Jones, released in November 1984. It was released between the first two studio albums Human's Lib and Dream into Action and at the time was the only album to feature the single "Like to Get to Know You Well", which had been a hit four months earlier.
Side one
1. Always Asking Questions - 4:27
2. New Song (New Version) - 5:23
3. What Is Love? (Extended Mix) - 6:34
Side two
1. Like To Get To Know You Well (International Mix) - 7:35
2. Pearl In The Shell (Extended Mix) - 6:44
3. Total Conditioning - 6:58
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Farmyard Studios
- Mixed At – Farmyard Studios
- Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
- Published By – Howard Jones Music Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – WEA Records Ltd.
- Produced For – Gestalt (2)
- Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
- Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
- Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf
Credits
- Lyrics By – Howard Jones (tracks: A2 to B2), William Bryant (tracks: A1, A3, B3)
- Music By – Howard Jones
- Photography By – Hiro Itoh
- Producer – Rupert Hine
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Stephen W. Tayler
Notes
Release: 1984
Format: LP
Genre: Synth-pop
Label: WEA Records
Catalog# 240543-1
Vinyl: VG
Cover: Voorkant Licht Beschadigd
Prijs: €10,00
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