One to One (Howard Jones album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = One to One
| type = studio
| artist = Howard Jones
| cover = HowardJonesOneToOne.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 13 October 1986
| recorded = 1985
| venue =
| studio = *Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland
- The Farm, Surrey, England
| genre = Synthpop
| length = 49:54
| producer = Arif Mardin (tracks 1−10)
Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham (track 11)
| prev_title = Action Replay
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Cross That Line
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Singles
| name = One to One
| type = studio
| single1 = All I Want
| single1date = 22 September 1986
| single2 = You Know I Love You... Don't You?
| single2date = 17 November 1986
| single3 = Little Bit of Snow
| single3date = 2 March 1987
}}
}}
One to One is the third album by British pop singer Howard Jones.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/howard-jones-mn0000228099/biography|title=Howard Jones | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}} 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).{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20887/howard-jones/|title=HOWARD JONES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}} 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.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-to-one-mw0000650330|title=One to One - Howard Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=4 |page=685}}
|rev3 = MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
|rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=613}}
|rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev4score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=379}}
}}
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "Jones's songs take on a reflective cast, which neither helps their melodies nor enhances his singing." Trouser Press wrote that "the once-colorful elf has become part of a mainstream adult pop enterprise."{{cite web |title=Howard Jones |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/howard-jones/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=27 October 2020}}
Track listing
All tracks written by Howard Jones.
{{Track listing
| title1 = You Know I Love You... Don't You?
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = The Balance of Love (Give and Take)
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| length2 = 4:29
| title3 = All I Want
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| length3 = 4:37
| title4 = Where Are We Going?
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| length4 = 5:01
| title5 = Don't Want to Fight Anymore
| note5 =
| writer5 =
| length5 = 4:37
| title6 = Step into These Shoes
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| length6 = 4:19
| title7 = Will You Still Be There?
| note7 =
| writer7 =
| length7 = 4:45
| title8 = Good Luck, Bad Luck
| note8 =
| writer8 =
| length8 = 4:14
| title9 = Give Me Strength
| note9 =
| writer9 =
| length9 = 5:01
| title10 = Little Bit of Snow
| note10 =
| writer10 =
| length10 = 4:30
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD bonus track
| title11 = No One Is to Blame
| note11 = Single Version
| writer11 =
| length11 = 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 and 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 arrangements 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 and Kevin Killen – Quality Control technicians
= Production =
;Tracks 1−10
- Produced by Arif Mardin
- Engineered by Kevin Killen
- Assistant Engineers – Eddie Garcia (New York, NY) and John Grimes (Dublin, Ireland).
- Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland).
- Mixed at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
;Track 11
- Produced by Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham
- Engineered by Hugh Padgham, assisted by Steve Chase and Paul Gomersall.
- Recorded at The Farm (Surrey, England).
Additional credits
- Cover photo – Chris Garnham
- Inside photos – Simon Fowler
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (1986)
!Peak |
|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
|align="center"|65 |
| Canadian Albums Chart
|align="center"|24 |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|70|artist=Howard Jones|album=One to One|accessdate=3 July 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|27|artist=Howard Jones|album=One to One|accessdate=3 July 2022}} |
| {{album chart|UK|10|artist=Howard Jones|album=One to One|accessdate=3 July 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|59|artist=Howard Jones|album=One to One|accessdate=3 July 2022}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Howard Jones|title=One To One|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1986|certyear=1986|access-date=3 July 2022|id=4892-2487-2}}
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References
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Category:Howard Jones (English musician) albums
Category:Albums produced by Hugh Padgham
Category:Albums produced by Arif Mardin
Category:Albums produced by Phil Collins