Dream into Action

Dream into Action is the second album by British pop musician Howard Jones. 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" (UK #6, US #5), "Look Mama" (UK #10), "Life in One Day" (UK #14, US #19), "Like to Get to Know You Well" (UK #4) and the original version of his biggest American hit, "No One Is to Blame" (UK #16, US #4).

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

Reception

Track listing

All songs written by Howard Jones (Copyright Howard Jones Music Ltd./Warner Brothers Music Ltd).

Vinyl/Cassette (U.K. Version)

Side One

1. "Things Can Only Get Better" - 4:02
2. "Life In One Day" - 3:39
3. "Dream Into Action" - 3:45
4. "No One Is to Blame" - 3:28
5. "Look Mama" - 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" - 4:02
2. "Life In One Day" - 3:39
3. "No One Is to Blame" - 3:28
4. "Dream Into Action" - 3:45
5. "Like to Get to Know You Well" - 4:01
6. "Assault and Battery" - 4:51

Side Two

1. "Look Mama" - 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" - 3:56
2. "Life in One Day" - 3:39
3. "Dream Into Action" - 3:47
4. "No One Is to Blame" - 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" - 3:58

Personnel

• Howard Jones: Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, Electric & Synth Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano
• Afrodiziak (Claudia Fontaine, Caron Wheeler, Naomi Thompson) & The Effervescents (Tania Matos, Kirstie Fulthorpe, Laura Bishop, Elizabeth Holden): Backing Vocals
• With The TKO Horns (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
• 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.

References

External links

• "Dream Into Action" at discogs