Dream Into Action
by Howard Jones
- Type: Album
- Released: 14 May 1985
- Label: WEA
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 2:19:24
- Community rating: 2.87/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The British artist's sophomore studio effort solidified his international commercial presence, largely propelled by the success of singles like 'Things Can Only Get Better' and 'No One Is to Blame'. Utilizing sophisticated sequencer arrangements and upbeat, philosophically optimistic lyricism, 'Dream Into Action' remains a defining document of mainstream 1980s synthpop.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic
Tracklist
- Things Can Only Get Better (3:55)
- Life In One Day (3:39)
- Dream Into Action (3:47)
- No One Is To Blame (3:28)
- Look Mama (4:03)
- Assault And Battery (4:52)
- Automaton (4:06)
- Is There A Difference? (3:34)
- Elegy (4:24)
- Speciality (4:02)
- Why Look For The Key (3:22)
- Hunger For The Flesh (4:01)
- Bounce Right Back (4:33)
- Like To Get To Know You Well (4:01)
- No One Is to Blame - Remake (4:08)
- Like to Get to Know You Well - Demo Recorded In Howard's Front Room (3:25)
- No One Is To Blame - The Long Mix (3:08)
- No One Is to Blame - Single Mix (4:15)
- Like to Get to Know You Well - International Mix (7:39)
- Things Can Only Get Better - Extended Mix (7:27)
- Look Mama - R.H. Version (9:05)
- Life in One Day, Pt. 1 (6:50)
- Life in One Day, Pt. 2 (7:14)
- No One Is To Blame - Extended Mix (5:21)
- Learning How to Love (4:07)
- Boom Bap Respite (2:49)
- The Chase (2:50)
- No One Is to Blame - Lambs & Planes Mix (7:38)
- Bounce Right Back - Cause And Effect Remix (7:28)
Credits
- Howard Jones - primary artist, music by, lyrics by, vocals, instruments, programmed by
- Hojo Kurosawa - artwork [human models]
- Arun Chakraverty - lacquer cut by
- Afrodiziak - backing vocals
- Caron Wheeler - backing vocals [afrodiziak are]
- Claudia Fontaine - backing vocals [afrodiziak are]
- Naomi Thompson - backing vocals [afrodiziak are]
- TKO Horns - brass