One to One (Howard Jones album)

One to One
Studio album by Howard Jones
Released 13 October 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre Synthpop
Length 49:54
Label Elektra/Asylum
Producer Arif Mardin, Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham
Howard Jones chronology
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One to One is the third album by British pop singer Howard Jones, released in October 1986. The CD release also contains the single version of "No One Is to Blame" (a song featured on his previous album) with Phil Collins on drums and backing vocals. The album contained the hits "You Know I Love You...Don't You?" (US top twenty) and "All I Want" (top 40 in many European countries). The album reached number 10 in the UK and was certified Gold for shipments in excess of 100,000 copies.

Track listing

All songs written by Howard Jones

  1. "You Know I Love You... Don't You?" − 4:05
  2. "The Balance of Love (Give and Take)" − 4:29
  3. "All I Want" − 4:37
  4. "Where Are We Going?" − 5:01
  5. "Don't Want to Fight Anymore" − 4:37
  6. "Step Into These Shoes" − 4:19
  7. "Will You Still Be There?" − 4:45
  8. "Good Luck, Bad Luck" − 4:14
  9. "Give Me Strength" − 5:01
  10. "Little Bit of Snow" − 4:30
  11. "No One Is to Blame" (Single Version) − 4:13

Personnel

  • Afrodiziak (Caron Wheeler, Claudia Fontaine, Naomi Osborne), Phil Collins, Cindy Mizelle, Doris Eugenio, Deborah Forman, Daramis Carbaugh, Marcus Miller, Mark Stevens, Fonzi Thornton, Mike Murphy, boys from the choir of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin (conducted & directed by John Dexter) – Backing vocals
  • Howard Jones – Vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming, percussion programming, sequencing
  • Mike Roarty – Fairlight CMI
  • Steve Ferrone, Trevor Morais, Phil Collins – Drums
  • Phil Palmer, Nile Rodgers, Nick Moroch, Reb Beach – Guitar
  • Martin Jones (Howard's brother), Mo Foster – Bass guitar
  • Bob Gay, Matthew Cornish, Kendall Crane, Scott Gilman – Brass section
  • Bob Gay – Alto saxophone
  • Arif Mardin – String arrangement on "Little Bit of Snow"
  • Gene Orloff – String concertmaster
  • Gary Burton – Vibraphone
  • Matt Malloy – Flute and penny whistles
  • Max Eastley – Whirling instruments and the Arc
  • Louise Lowry – Tap dancing
  • Mike Roarty & Kevin Killen – Quality Control technicians

Production

Tracks #1-10
  • Produced by Arif Mardin
  • Engineered by Kevin Killen
  • Assistant Engineers: Eddie Garcia (New York, NY) & John Grimes (Dublin, Ireland).
  • Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland).
  • Mixed at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
Track #11
  • Produced by Phil Collins & Hugh Padgham
  • Engineered by Hugh Padgham, assisted by Steve Chase & Paul Gomersall
  • Recorded at The Farm (Surrey, England).
Additional credits
  • Cover photo: Chris Garnham
  • Inside photos: Simon Fowler


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