Dream into Action

Dream Into Action
Studio album by Howard Jones
Released	11 March 1985
Recorded	1984–1985 at Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England
Genre	New wave synthpop pop rock
Length	55:45
Label	WEA/Elektra
Producer	Rupert Hine
Howard Jones chronology
The 12" Album (1984) Dream Into Action (1985) Action Replay (1986)

Dream into Action is the second studio album by the British pop musician Howard Jones. It was released in March 1985 and reached No.2 in the UK Album Charts. The album also reached the top ten in the US. The album went gold and platinum in many countries including the US and UK.

The album contained the hit singles "Things Can Only Get Better" (UK #6, US #5), "Look Mama" (UK #10), "Life in One Day" (UK #14, US #19), and "Like to Get to Know You Well" (UK #4) though this was not included on the original UK vinyl or cassette editions. The version of "No One Is to Blame" that is featured on this album is not the hit single version; this song was entirely re-recorded in a substantially re-arranged version by Phil Collins for single release. The re-recorded version of "No One Is to Blame" reached #16 in the UK and #4 in the US in 1986.

In 2010, the album was remastered and re-released along with Jones' debut album Human's Lib. A huge world tour accompanied the albums original release with Jones playing Wembley Arena and the Birmingham O2 Academy in the UK, and arena size venues in the US, Europe and Japan.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Howard Jones.

Vinyl/Cassette (U.K. Version)

Side One

1. "Things Can Only Get Better" - 4:02
2. "Life In One Day" - 3:39
3. "Dream Into Action" - 3:45
4. "No One Is to Blame" - 3:28
5. "Look Mama" - 3:53
6. "Assault And Battery" - 4:51

Side Two

1. "Automaton" - 4:04
2. "Is There A Difference?" - 3:33
3. "Elegy" - 4:20
4. "Specialty" - 3:58
5. "Why Look For The Key" - 3.23
6. "Hunger For The Flesh" - 3:59

Vinyl/Cassette (U.S. Version)

Side One

1. "Things Can Only Get Better" - 4:02
2. "Life In One Day" - 3:39
3. "No One Is to Blame" - 3:28
4. "Dream Into Action" - 3:45
5. "Like to Get to Know You Well" - 4:01
6. "Assault and Battery" - 4:51

Side Two

1. "Look Mama" - 3:53
2. "Bounce Right Back" - 4:34
3. "Elegy" - 4:20
4. "Is There A Difference?" - 3:33
5. "Automaton" - 4:04
6. "Hunger For The Flesh" - 3:59

Compact Disc

1. "Things Can Only Get Better" - 3:56
2. "Life in One Day" - 3:39
3. "Dream Into Action" - 3:47
4. "No One Is to Blame" - 3:28
5. "Look Mama" - 4:03
6. "Assault And Battery" - 4:52
7. "Automaton" - 4:06
8. "Is There A Difference?" - 3:32
9. "Elegy" - 4:23
10. "Specialty" - 3:58
11. "Why Look For The Key" - 3:22
12. "Hunger For The Flesh" - 4:02
13. "Bounce Right Back" - 4:33
14. "Like to Get to Know You Well" - 3:58

Personnel

• Howard Jones: vocals, electric piano, synthesizers, drums, percussion, drum programming, electric bass, synth bass
• Martin Jones (Howard's brother): bass guitar
• Afrodiziak (Claudia Fontaine, Caron Wheeler, Naomi Thompson) & The Effervescents (Tania Matos, Kirstie Fulthorpe, Laura Bishop, Elizabeth Holden): backing vocals
• With The TKO Horns (Dave Pleurs, Alan Whetton, Jim Patterson, Brian Maurice)
• Helen Liebman: cello on "Elegy"

Production

• Produced by Rupert Hine for Gestalt
• Recorded & Mixed at Farmyard Studios, England by Stephen W. Tayler
• Recording Assistant: Andrew Scarth

Other Credits

• Album Sleeve Photography: Simon Fowler
• Graphic Design: Rob O'Connor - Stylorouge
• Thanks to David Stopps, my manager, and to all those great people who help me and believe in what I do. And love to you, Jan.

References

1. Dream into Action at AllMusic
2. Heath, Chris (14 March 1985). "Album Reviews". Smash Hits. EMAP Metro. 7 (6): 21.

External links

• "Dream Into Action" at discogs