Dream into Action is the second album by British pop musician Howard Jones

Howard Jones (musician)

Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...

. It was released in March 1985 and reached No.2 in the UK Album Charts. The album went gold and platinum in many countries including the US and UK.

The album contained the hit singles "Things Can Only Get Better

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, reaching #6 in the UK Singles Chart and #5 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....

" (UK #6, US #5), "Look Mama

Look Mama

Released as the second single from Howard Jones' 1985 album Dream Into Action, "Look Mama" reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart. It was not released as a single in the US, but a different mix to those issued in the UK was included on the US-only remix album Action Replay.The introduction to the...

" (UK #10), "Life in One Day

Life In One Day

The third single from Howard Jones' 1985 album Dream Into Action, "Life in One Day" was another uptempo number, which lyrically warned against wishing one's life away...

" (UK #14, US #19), "Like to Get to Know You Well

Like to Get to Know You Well

"Like to Get to Know You Well" is a single by musician Howard Jones released in the second half of 1984, which was subsequently included on his twelve inch remix album The 12" Album. The single climbed to number four on the UK Singles Chart....

" (UK #4) and the original version of his biggest American hit, "No One Is to Blame

No One Is to Blame

"No One Is to Blame" is a song by British new wave musician Howard Jones. The song, in its original version, can be found on Jones's 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...

" (UK #16, US #4).

The album was recently remastered and re-released along with Howard's debut album Human's Lib

Human's Lib

Human's Lib is the debut album by British pop musician Howard Jones. It was released in March 1984 and entered the UK Album Charts at the no. 1 spot, spending a total of 57 weeks in the charts. The album sold 100,000 copies in its first week of release and has been certified 2× Platinum by the BPI...

.

Track listing

All songs written by Howard Jones (Copyright

Copyright

Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...

 Howard Jones Music Ltd./Warner Brothers Music Ltd).

Vinyl/Cassette (U.K. Version)

Side One

1. "Things Can Only Get Better
   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, reaching #6 in the UK Singles Chart and #5 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
   
   " - 4:02
2. "Life In One Day
   Life In One Day
   The third single from Howard Jones' 1985 album Dream Into Action, "Life in One Day" was another uptempo number, which lyrically warned against wishing one's life away...
   
   " - 3:39
3. "Dream Into Action" - 3:45
4. "No One Is to Blame
   No One Is to Blame
   "No One Is to Blame" is a song by British new wave musician Howard Jones. The song, in its original version, can be found on Jones's 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...
   
   " - 3:28
5. "Look Mama
   Look Mama
   Released as the second single from Howard Jones' 1985 album Dream Into Action, "Look Mama" reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart. It was not released as a single in the US, but a different mix to those issued in the UK was included on the US-only remix album Action Replay.The introduction to the...
   
   " - 3:53
6. "Assault And Battery" - 4:51

Side Two

1. "Automaton" - 4:04
2. "Is There A Difference?" - 3:33
3. "Elegy" - 4:20
4. "Specialty" - 3:58
5. "Why Look For The Key" - 3.23
6. "Hunger For The Flesh" - 3:59

Vinyl/Cassette (U.S. Version)

Side One

1. "Things Can Only Get Better
   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, reaching #6 in the UK Singles Chart and #5 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
   
   " - 4:02
2. "Life In One Day
   Life In One Day
   The third single from Howard Jones' 1985 album Dream Into Action, "Life in One Day" was another uptempo number, which lyrically warned against wishing one's life away...
   
   " - 3:39
3. "No One Is to Blame
   No One Is to Blame
   "No One Is to Blame" is a song by British new wave musician Howard Jones. The song, in its original version, can be found on Jones's 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...
   
   " - 3:28
4. "Dream Into Action" - 3:45
5. "Like to Get to Know You Well
   Like to Get to Know You Well
   "Like to Get to Know You Well" is a single by musician Howard Jones released in the second half of 1984, which was subsequently included on his twelve inch remix album The 12" Album. The single climbed to number four on the UK Singles Chart....
   
   " - 4:01
6. "Assault and Battery" - 4:51

Side Two

1. "Look Mama
   Look Mama
   Released as the second single from Howard Jones' 1985 album Dream Into Action, "Look Mama" reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart. It was not released as a single in the US, but a different mix to those issued in the UK was included on the US-only remix album Action Replay.The introduction to the...
   
   " - 3:53
2. "Bounce Right Back" - 4:34
3. "Elegy" - 4:20
4. "Is There A Difference?" - 3:33
5. "Automaton" - 4:04
6. "Hunger For The Flesh" - 3:59

Compact Disc

1. "Things Can Only Get Better
   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, reaching #6 in the UK Singles Chart and #5 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
   
   " - 3:56
2. "Life in One Day
   Life In One Day
   The third single from Howard Jones' 1985 album Dream Into Action, "Life in One Day" was another uptempo number, which lyrically warned against wishing one's life away...
   
   " - 3:39
3. "Dream Into Action" - 3:47
4. "No One Is to Blame
   No One Is to Blame
   "No One Is to Blame" is a song by British new wave musician Howard Jones. The song, in its original version, can be found on Jones's 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...
   
   " - 3:28
5. "Look Mama" - 4:03
6. "Assault And Battery" - 4:52
7. "Automaton" - 4:06
8. "Is There A Difference?" - 3:32
9. "Elegy" - 4:23
10. "Specialty" - 3:58
11. "Why Look For The Key" - 3:22
12. "Hunger For The Flesh" - 4:02
13. "Bounce Right Back" - 4:33
14. "Like to Get to Know You Well
    Like to Get to Know You Well
    "Like to Get to Know You Well" is a single by musician Howard Jones released in the second half of 1984, which was subsequently included on his twelve inch remix album The 12" Album. The single climbed to number four on the UK Singles Chart....
    
    " - 3:58

Personnel

• Howard Jones: Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, Electric & Synth Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano
• Afrodiziak
  Afrodiziak
  Afrodiziak was the collective name used by the British singers Caron Wheeler and Claudia Fontaine in the mid-to-late 1980s. As a duo, they were best known for performing backup vocals on Elvis Costello's 1983 album Punch the Clock, especially its single, the international hit "Everyday I Write the...
  
   (Claudia Fontaine
  Claudia Fontaine
  Claudia Fontaine is a backing vocalist from Bethnal Green, London, England. She has sung with Betty Boo, Dusty Springfield, Claudia Brücken, Julia Fordham and the bands Pink Floyd and The Beatmasters...
  
  , Caron Wheeler
  Caron Wheeler
  Caron Wheeler is a two-time Grammy Award winning British R&B/soul singer, who gained fame by writing and singing the lead vocals on the two biggest hits for Soul II Soul Caron Wheeler (19 January 1963) is a two-time Grammy Award winning British R&B/soul singer, who gained fame by writing and...
  
  , Naomi Thompson) & The Effervescents (Tania Matos, Kirstie Fulthorpe, Laura Bishop, Elizabeth Holden): Backing Vocals
• With The TKO Horns
  The TKO Horns
  The TKO Horns were horn section formed in 1982 when Big Jim Paterson , Paul Speare and Brian Maurice left Dexys Midnight Runners. After a brief spell touring with Paul Young's Q Tips they began performing on a regular basis with Elvis Costello...
  
   (Dave Pleurs, Alan Whetton, Jim Patterson, Brian Maurice)

Production

• Produced By Rupert Hine for Gestalt
• Recorded & 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 - Stylorouge
  Stylorouge
  Stylorouge is a graphic design studio currently based in Shoreditch, London. Formed by creative director Rob O'Connor in 1981, it is notable for creating record sleeve designs for bands such as Blur, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Stereophonics, Killing Joke, Sandie Shaw, Adam Ant, Catatonia, Jesus...
  
  
• Thanks to David Stopps, my manager, and to all those great people who help me and believe in what I do. And love to you, Jan.

External links

• "Dream Into Action" at discogs