''Dream into Action'' is the second studio album by British pop musician Howard Jones. It was released in March 1985 and reached No. 2 in the

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. The album also reached the top ten in the U.S. The album achieved a gold certification in the UK and platinum status in the US and Canada. The album contains the hit singles " Things Can Only Get Better" (UK No. 6, US No. 5), " Look Mama" (UK No. 10) and "

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 Unit ...

" (UK No. 14, US No. 19). Additionally, the track " No One Is to Blame" was re-recorded in a new arrangement for single release, reaching No. 16 in the UK and No. 4 in the US in 1986 and was included on a later second European pressing of the album. The 1984 single " Like to Get to Know You Well" (UK No. 4) was included on the album's CD reissue. A world tour accompanied the album's original release with Jones playing

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and the O2 Academy Birmingham in the UK, and arena-size venues in the US, Europe and Japan. In 2010, a remastered edition of the album was issued alongside Jones' debut album '' Human's Lib''.

Reception

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Howard Jones.

UK version

Side one # " Things Can Only Get Better" – 4:02 # "

" – 3:39 # "Dream into Action" – 3:45 # " No One Is to Blame" – 3:28 (initial issue), 4:13 (later reissues, single version) # " Look Mama" – 3:53 # "Assault and Battery" – 4:51 Side two

"Automaton" – 4:04
"Is There a Difference?" – 3:33
"Elegy" – 4:20
"Specialty" – 3:58
"Why Look for the Key" – 3:23
"Hunger for the Flesh" – 3:59

CD bonus tracks

"Bounce Right Back" (B-side of "Like to Get to Know You Well") – 4:33
" Like to Get to Know You Well" – 3:58

US version

Side one # "Things Can Only Get Better" – 4:02 # "Life in One Day" – 3:39 # "No One Is to Blame" – 3:28 # "Dream Into Action" – 3:45 # "Like to Get to Know You Well" – 4:01 # "Assault and Battery" – 4:51 Side two

"Look Mama" – 3:53
"Bounce Right Back" – 4:34
"Elegy" – 4:20
"Is There a Difference?" – 3:33
"Automaton" – 4:04
"Hunger for the Flesh" – 3:59

Personnel

* Howard Jones – Lead vocals, electric pianos, synthesizers, electric bass, synth bass, drums, percussion, drum programming * Martin Jones (Howard's brother) – bass guitar *

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) – backing vocals * The Effervescents (Tania Matos, Kirstie Fulthorpe, Laura Bishop, Elizabeth Holden) – backing vocals * The TKO Horns (Dave Pleurs, Alan Whetton, Jim Patterson, Brian Maurice) – horns * Helen Liebman – cello on "Elegy"

Production

* Produced by

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for Gestalt * Recorded and mixed at Farmyard Studios, England by Stephen W. Tayler * Recording assistant – Andrew Scarth Other credits * Album sleeve photography – Simon Fowler * Graphic design – Rob O'Connor for

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

"Dream Into Action" at discogs
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