The Best of Howard Jones
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The Best of Howard Jones is a compilation album by the British pop musician Howard Jones
. It compiles key hits and album tracks from 1983-1992 during Jones's tenure on the Warner music label, plus one new track, a cover of Donald Fagen
's "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)
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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 compiles key hits and album tracks from 1983-1992 during Jones's tenure on the Warner music label, plus one new track, a cover of Donald Fagen
Donald Fagen
Donald Jay Fagen is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter of the rock band Steely Dan ....
's "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)
I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)
"I.G.Y. " is a song written and performed by American songwriter, singer and musician Donald Fagen. It was the first track of his 1982 debut solo album The Nightfly, and was released as a single, charting on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock and Adult Contemporary charts.- Background :Fagen,...
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Track listing
All songs by Howard Jones unless otherwise noted.- "What Is Love?What Is Love (Howard Jones song)"What Is Love?" was the second single by musician Howard Jones. Released in November 1983, from the album Human's Lib, it reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the singer's highest chart placing to date...
" (Jones/William Bryant) - 3:41 - "New SongNew Song (Howard Jones song)"New Song" is the debut single by musician Howard Jones, released in September 1983. The song, from the album Human's Lib, reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. The single spent 20 weeks on the Top 75. In the US, "New Song" peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, although it was not...
" - 4:15 - "Pearl in the ShellPearl 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...
" - 3:59 - "Always Asking Questions" (Jones/William Bryant) - 3:41
- "Things Can Only Get BetterThings 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....
" - 3:57 - "Like to Get to Know You WellLike 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 - "Life in One DayLife In One DayThe 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 - "You Know I Love You... Don't You?You Know I Love You... Don't You?"You Know I Love You... Don't You?" was a single from Howard Jones's third studio album One to One. It was his first single not to enter the UK Top 40, peaking at #43, faring much better in the US reaching #17 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.-UK release:...
" - 4:05 - "Hide and SeekHide and Seek (Howard Jones song)"Hide and Seek" was the third single by musician Howard Jones. It was released in February 1984, and reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart. It appears on Jones' album Human's Lib.The B-sides, "Tao Te Ching" and "China Dance", are both instrumentals...
" - 4:49 - "No One Is to BlameNo 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...
" (US single version) - 4:12 - "Look MamaLook MamaReleased 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...
" - 4:05 - "The PrisonerThe Prisoner (Howard Jones song)"The Prisoner" is a Top 40 song written and performed by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones. It was included on his 1989 album Cross That Line and released as a single in 1989, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Billboard Hot 100...
" - 4:40 - "Everlasting LoveEverlasting Love (Howard Jones song)"Everlasting Love" is the title of a popular song originally written and recorded by the British singer-songwriter Howard Jones.Released as the first single from Jones' 1989 album Cross That Line, "Everlasting Love" reached #12 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late spring...
" - 4:20 - "Lift Me UpLift 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. It was released as a single in 1992 and reached number 32 on the Billboard Billboard Hot 100...
" (Jones/Ross Cullum) - 3:40 - "Tears to Tell" - 4:19
- "Two Souls" (Jones/Andy Ross/Ross Cullum) - 4:24
- "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)"I.G.Y. " is a song written and performed by American songwriter, singer and musician Donald Fagen. It was the first track of his 1982 debut solo album The Nightfly, and was released as a single, charting on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock and Adult Contemporary charts.- Background :Fagen,...
" (Donald Fagen) - 5:07 - "City Song" - 7:16
External links
- The Best Of Howard Jones at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- The Best Of Howard Jones at MusicBrainzMusicBrainzMusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an open content music database. Similar to the freedb project, it was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the CDDB...