The second album by Howard Jones, a representative of electric pop and synth pop.
Released in 1985, this album reached number 2 in the UK charts.
"Only Get Better" reached number 5 on the US charts. "I Can't Stop Worrying" (with Phil Collins) reached number 1 on the Adult Contemporary charts. He was chosen as the best keyboard player in 1986 by Rolling Stone magazine. He gained popularity in the UK and the US, and participated in Live Aid.
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A:
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1)
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Things Can Only Get Better
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2)
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Life In One Day
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3)
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No One Is To Blame
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4)
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Dream Into Action
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5)
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Like To Get To Know You Well
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6)
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Assault And Battery
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B:
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1)
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Look Mama
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2)
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Bounce Right Back
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3)
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Elegy
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4)
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Is There A Difference?
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5)
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Automaton
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6)
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Hunger For The Flesh
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Backing Vocals - Afrodiziak (A1, A2)
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Backing Vocals - Caron Wheeler
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Backing Vocals - Claudia Fontaine
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Backing Vocals - Naomi Thompson
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Brass - Alan Whetton
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Brass - Brian Maurice
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Brass - Dave Pleurs
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Brass - Jim Patterson
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Horns - TKO Horns (A1)
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Mixed By - Stephen W. Tayler
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Producer - Rupert Hine
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Vocals - The Effervescents (A6)
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Voice - Elizabeth Holden
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Voice - Kirstie Fulthorpe
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Voice - Laura Bishop (2)
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Voice - Tania Matos
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Written-By - Howard Jones