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Live Acoustic America
''Live Acoustic America'' is an acoustic live recording of classic Howard Jones songs, released in 1996. It was recorded in Los Angeles to a sell-out crowd and features Carol Steele on percussion. The acoustic tour travelled the world, with Jones playing venues in Europe, the USA and Jamaica. The tour accompanied the release of the piano-based album '' In the Running'' and featured pared-back versions of his hits, album tracks, and The Beatles cover " Come Together". Track listing #"Intro/Pearl in the Shell" - 3:44 #"Don't Always Look At The Rain" - 2:56 #"Fallin' Away" - 4:25 #"Exodus/Come Together" - 5:29 #" You Know I Love You... Don't You?" - 2:59 #"Out Of Thin Air" - 3:00 #"One Last Try" - 3:55 #"Like to Get to Know You Well" - 4:42 #"City Song" - 5:02 #" Lift Me Up" - 3:35 #"Tape To Tape Rag" - 1:19 #"Everlasting Love" - 5:56 #"Life in One Day" - 6:18 #" Things Can Only Get Better" - 5:01 #" What Is Love?" - 4:17 #" New Song" - 3:24 #"No One Is to Blame "No One Is to B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Jones (English Musician)
John Howard Jones (born 23 February 1955) is a British 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". His 1984 album '' Human's Lib'' reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Around the world, Jones had 15 top 40 hit singles between 1983 and 1992. The 1986 hit single " No One Is to Blame" reached No. 4 on the US charts. Four others placed in the US top 20. Jones is associated with the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US. He has been described by AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "one of the defining figures of mid-'80s synth-pop." He performed at the historic Live Aid concert in 1985. Early life Born in Southampton to Welsh parents, Howard Jones spent his early years in Rhiwbina, Cardiff, South Wales, where he attended Heol Llanishen Fach primary school and then Whitchurch Grammar School. Howar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Know I Love You
You Know I Love You may refer to: * "You Know I Love You", a song by The Pigeon Detectives off of the album ''Wait for Me Wait for Me may refer to: Albums * ''Wait for Me'' (Moby album), 2009 * ''Wait for Me'' (The Pigeon Detectives album), 2007 * ''Wait for Me'' (Susan Tedeschi album), 2002 * '' Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James'', a 2003 album Songs ...'' * "You Know I Love You" (B.B. King song) *" You Know I Love You... Don't You?", a song by Howard Jones {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as All-Music Guide by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No One Is To Blame
"No One Is to Blame" is a song by British musician Howard Jones. The song, in its original version, can be found on his second studio album, ''Dream into Action'', which was released in 1985. Following the success of the previous singles taken from the album, the original track for "No One Is to Blame" was re-recorded to give the song a more radio-friendly sound. Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham produced the re-recording, with Collins adding his own drum work and mood. This new version of the song was included on the 1986 US EP ''Action Replay'' as well as the CD version of Jones' 1986 studio album, '' One to One''. "No One Is to Blame" was released as a single in March 1986 and became Jones' biggest hit in the United States, peaking at #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also became the first of his two #1 songs on the U.S. adult contemporary chart ("Everlasting Love" would top this chart in 1989). The song was also a top 10 hit in Australia and a #16 hit in the U.K. Track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Song (Howard Jones Song)
"New Song" is the debut single by musician Howard Jones, released in August 1983. The single reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, spending 20 weeks in the Top 75. On the UK seven-inch single, the song's lyrics are printed in a spiral on the A-side label, with all the credits printed on the B-side. It was released in the US in early 1984, peaking at #27 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The track later appeared on Jones' debut album '' Human's Lib''. Background Howard Jones said, "In 'New Song,' I wanted a song that was like my manifesto, like why I wanted to be in the business and why I wanted to write songs in the first place. I was working in the factory at the time - I was doing the gigs at night and I was working in the factory. And I wanted to say to people, 'You can. It is possible to do what you really want to do if you've got enough guts and determination. You can do what you're really good at in this life if you set your mind to it.' And so really that's what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Is Love (Howard Jones Song)
"What Is Love?" is the second single by musician Howard Jones. Released in 1983, from the album '' Human's Lib'', it reached no. 2 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the singer's highest chart placing to date. In the US, it peaked at no. 33 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was originally entitled "Love?" on the demo tape (listing below) which Howard Jones recorded in 1982, which itself was available at his gigs. Jones also used the question mark motif around this time on posters advertising his gigs; posters which also hung behind him on stage at his early 1980s Marquee Club appearances and which read simply "Howard Jones?". Background Howard Jones said, "I didn't want to write songs about, 'I love you, baby, you've hurt me and I'm sad.' I didn't want to write songs about co-dependency. If I was going to write about love, I wanted to say what do we mean by love? What is it, really? You can't be dependent upon another person for your happiness. So you'd better question this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Things Can Only Get Better (Howard Jones Song)
"Things Can Only Get Better" was released as the first single from Howard Jones' 1985 album '' Dream into Action''. Background A typically upbeat Jones composition, it was one of two songs from the album to feature all-female singing group Afrodiziak on backing vocals. John Leland from ''Spin'' magazine wrote that "It mines the best of the Anglo soul movement: a clean slap-bass line, precise horns and synths, and some well-paced and inviting singing". The main B-side was another album track from the UK version of the album, "Why Look for the Key", although with a slightly longer fade that made it about twenty seconds longer than the version on the UK version of ''Dream into Action''. "You Jazzy Nork!" is a reworked instrumental version of "Why Look for the Key" performed by the Alphonse Conway Orchestra. The cover of the 12" single featured a photograph of Jones, in profile, sitting on a high bar stool. This image was used in silhouette for the 7" artwork, the single bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In One Day
"Life in One Day" is the third single from Howard Jones' 1985 album '' Dream Into Action''. It is an uptempo number, which lyrically warns against wishing one's life away. It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 19 on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The 12" version features a pair of remixes of the lead track which were more obviously different in structure from the original than was the norm on Jones' previous releases. Part One is a vocal mix, and Part Two a largely instrumental dub mix. The UK B-side, "Boom Bap Respite", a piano instrumental, was not included in the US release. Instead the song was coupled with "Learning How to Love", a song previously available the UK on the single " Look Mama". Track listing ;7" #"Life in One Day" – 3:40 #"Boom Bap Respite" – 2:48 ;7" Limited Edition #"Life in One Day" – 3:40 #"Boom Bap Respite" – 2:48 #"Always Asking Questions (Live at the Manchester Apollo)" #"New Song (Live at the Manchester Apollo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everlasting Love (Howard Jones Song)
"Everlasting Love" is a song by English singer and songwriter Howard Jones from his fourth studio album, ''Cross That Line'' (1989). Written by Jones, it was released as the album's first single on 20 February 1989. The song reached No. 12 in the United States on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the early summer of that year, and also peaked at No. 19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, the first of only two singles to appear there. It also spent two weeks at No. 1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, the singer's second chart-topper on this tally (following "No One Is to Blame" from 1986). In his native UK, where Jones had enjoyed numerous pop hits, "Everlasting Love" failed to have as much of an impact as earlier singles, stalling at No. 62 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was co-produced by ex-Tears for Fears band member Ian Stanley. This was the first of Jones' singles to be released on CD. Track listing ;7" & cassette #"Everlasting Love" – 4:20 #"The Brutality of Fact" � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift Me Up (Howard Jones Song)
"Lift Me Up" is a Top 40 song by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones. It was written and produced by Ross Cullum and Jones, and appeared on Jones' 1992 album '' In the Running''. "Lift Me Up" has been featured on several of Jones' compilations and live albums, including 1993's ''The Best of Howard Jones'', 1996's ''Live Acoustic America'' and 2004's ''The Very Best of Howard Jones''. Chart performance It was released as a single in 1992 and reached number 32 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 13 on the Radio & Records Contemporary Hit Radio chart. It was Jones' ninth and last ''Billboard'' Top 40 hit. The song also reached number 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart, his last hit on that chart to date. Charts Personnel *Howard Jones – vocals, keyboards (incl. piano, synthesized guitars and bass) *Ross Cullum – drums *Tessa Niles, Carol Kenyon Carol Kenyon (sometimes spelt Karol; born 1959) is a British singer. She is best known for her vocals on the Heaven 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like To Get To Know You Well
"Like to Get to Know You Well" is a song by the English musician Howard Jones released as a single in 1984. It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, and was subsequently included on his remix album ''The 12" Album''. It was later included as a bonus track on CD versions of Jones' second studio album, ''Dream Into Action'' (1985). The sleeve carried the motto "Dedicated to the original spirit of the Olympic Games" as the single was released at the start of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The extended version, subtitled "International Remix", featured Jones singing in English, German and French. "Like to Get to Know You Well" was featured in the John Cusack movie '' Better Off Dead'', as well as the 2006 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories''. Track listing ;7" #"Like to Get to Know You Well" – 3:59 #"Bounce Right Back" – 4:34 ;12" #"Like to Get to Know You Well (International Remix)" – 7:42 #"Bounce Right Back (Cause + Effect Mix)" – 7:29 Video Two differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl In The Shell
"Pearl in the Shell" is the fourth and final single released by musician Howard Jones from the album ''Human's Lib''. Released in May 1984, the song reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. It features a saxophone solo by Davey Payne of Ian Dury's band The Blockheads. Unlike Jones' previous singles, the 12" single edition did not feature an extended mix of the main track, though an extended mix later appeared on '' The 12" Album''. Instead, the track "Total Conditioning" was an extended version of the song "Conditioning" also taken from ''Human's Lib'', featuring additional lyrics lifted from most of the other songs on that album. Track listing ;7" #"Pearl in the Shell" (Jones) – 4:02 #"Law of the Jungle" (Jones) – 3:19 Two Limited Edition The terms special edition, limited edition, and variants such as deluxe edition, or collector's edition, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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