One to One (Howard Jones album)

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One to One
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Studio album by
Howard Jones
Released13 October 1986
Recorded1985
Studio
Genre Synthpop
Length49:54
Label Elektra [1]
Producer
Howard Jones chronology
Action Replay
(1986)		One to One
(1986)		 Cross That Line
(1989)
Singles from One to One
  1. "All I Want"
    Released: 22 September 1986
  2. "You Know I Love You... Don't You?"
    Released: 17 November 1986
  3. "Little Bit of Snow"
    Released: 2 March 1987

One to One is the third album by British pop singer Howard Jones. [3] It was released in October 1986. The album contains the singles "You Know I Love You... Don't You?" (US top twenty), "All I Want" (top 40 in many European countries) and "Little Bit of Snow" (top 75 in the UK). [4] The CD release also contains the single version of "No One Is to Blame", a song included in its original form on Jones's previous album, Dream into Action , which had been re-recorded and released as a single earlier in 1986. This version features Phil Collins on drums and backing vocals. One to One reached number 10 in the UK Albums Chart. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "Jones's songs take on a reflective cast, which neither helps their melodies nor enhances his singing." [7] Trouser Press wrote that "the once-colorful elf has become part of a mainstream adult pop enterprise." [2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Howard Jones.

No.TitleLength
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
CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."No One Is to Blame" (Single Version)4:13

Personnel


Production

Tracks 1−10
Track 11

Additional credits

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)65
Canadian Albums Chart 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 70
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 27
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 10
US Billboard 200 [11] 59

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 613.
  2. 1 2 "Howard Jones". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Howard Jones | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. 1 2 "HOWARD JONES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  5. ↑ "One to One - Howard Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 685.
  7. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 379.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Howard Jones – One to One" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Howard Jones – One to One". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Howard Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Howard Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – Howard Jones – One To One". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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