One to One (Howard Jones album) explained

One to One
Type:	studio
Artist:	Howard Jones
Cover:	HowardJonesOneToOne.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	13 October 1986
Recorded:	1985
Studio:	Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland The Farm, Surrey, England
Genre:	Synthpop
Length:	49:54
Label:	Elektra
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

One to One is the third album by British pop singer Howard Jones.^[1] 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).^[2] 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.^[2]

Critical reception

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."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Howard Jones.

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

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	65
Canadian Albums Chart	24

Notes and References

1. Web site: Howard Jones | Biography & History. AllMusic.
2. Web site: HOWARD JONES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com.
3. Web site: Howard Jones . Trouser Press . 27 October 2020.