Sunday 27 June 2010

ForgottenClassic*VideoSongs of the day - KiWoSpecial (27-06-2010)


Howard Jones [uk] - Equality (1983)
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*It was in 1983 that Howard Jones released his first single ‘New Song’ in the UK. The expectation was that it might sell a few thousand copies and introduce his fresh new music to an unsuspecting world. The reality was quite different. The single steadily climbed the UK chart to peak at No. 3.
Then came the second single ‘What Is Love?’ which reached No. 2 in the UK and the third single, the enigmatic ‘Hide and Seek’ This was followed by the first album ‘Human’s Lib’ which came straight in at No. 1 in the UK in April 1984. This success spread across the globe with ‘Human’s Lib’ going gold in USA, Japan, Germany, Italy and Australia.





Howard Jones [uk] - Assault and Battery (1984)
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*The second album ‘Dream Into Action’ was even more successful spawning a series of hits including ‘Like To Get To Know You Well’, ‘Look Mama’, ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ and the classic ‘No One Is To Blame’ . In 1986 Howard was voted Keyboard Player of the Year in Rolling Stone magazine, and in 1987 and 1989 he toured the world extensively headlining Madison Square Garden in New York , the Forum in LA and The Budokan in Tokyo. He performed 'Hide and Seek' at Live Aid in 1985 which has since been featured on the Live Aid DVD released in 2006.



 
Howard Jones [uk] - Hunger for the flesh (1984)
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*Another track taken from his 1984 Album `Dream into action performed live at Manchester Apollo in 1985.

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