Cross That Line

Cross That Line is the fourth album by British pop musician Howard Jones, released in April 1989. It featured two hit singles "The Prisoner" (#30 US) and "Everlasting Love" (#12 US), though neither of these singles or the album itself were successful in Jones's native UK.

The album was produced by Jones with Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes, and Ross Cullum - all of whom had worked with Tears For Fears earlier in the 1980s.

The music video for "The Prisoner" was notably innovative at the time, mixing multiple photo and video editing tricks at a time when computer-based graphics effects were not widely in use.

Track listing

All songs written by Howard Jones.

1. "The Prisoner" - 4:38
2. "Everlasting Love" - 4:16
3. "Powerhouse" - 3:26
4. "Last Supper" - 5:18
5. "Cross That Line" - 4:42
6. "Out of Thin Air" - 3:07
7. "Guardians of the Breath" - 7:34
8. "Fresh Air Waltz" - 3:59
9. "Wanders to You" - 5:08
10. "Those Who Move Clouds" - 5:46

Personnel

• Howard Jones - vocals, keyboards, piano, Fairlight guitar; Hammond organ (on "Powerhouse"); drums (on "Last Supper"); flute solo on "Cross That Line"
• Ian Stanley - keyboards on "The Prisoner", "Everlasting Love"
• Chris Hughes - drums on "The Prisoner", "Everlasting Love"
• Andy Ross - guitar on "The Prisoner", "Everlasting Love"
• Martin Jones - guitar on "Everlasting Love"; Wal bass on "Cross That Line", "Out of Thin Air", "Fresh Air Waltz", "Wanders to You"
• Phil Palmer - guitar on "Powerhouse", "Cross That Line", "Wanders to You"; acoustic guitar on "Last Supper"
• Trevor Morais - drum kit on "Powerhouse", "Cross That Line", "Wanders to You"
• Simon Clarke - alto sax on "Powerhouse", "Cross That Line", "Wanders to You"; flute on "Cross That Line", "Wanders to You"
• Roddy Lorimer - trumpet on "Powerhouse"; flugelhorn solo on "Cross That Line", "Wanders to You"
• Steve Sidwell - trumpet on "Powerhouse"
• Tim Sanders - tenor sax on "Powerhouse", "Cross That Line", "Wanders to You"
• Peter Thoms - trombone on "Wanders to You"
• Sandy McLelland - additional vocals on "Everlasting Love"
• Inga Humpe - vocals on "Powerhouse"
• Claudia Fontaine - backing vocals on "Cross That Line"

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