Cross That Line (2020 Expanded and Remastered Edition) Howard Jones

• 1 The Prisoner (2020 Remaster) 04:38
• 2 Everlasting Love (2020 Remaster) 04:19
• 3 Powerhouse (2020 Remaster) 03:29
• 4 Last Supper (2020 Remaster) 05:24
• 5 Cross That Line (2020 Remaster) 04:45
• 6 Out Of Thin Air (2020 Remaster) 03:07
• 7 Guardians Of The Breath (2020 Remaster) 07:37
• 8 Fresh Air Waltz (2020 Remaster) 04:03
• 9 Wanders To You (2020 Remaster) 05:13
• 10 Those Who Move Clouds (2020 Remaster) 05:49
• 11 Modern Man (2020 Remaster) 04:16
• 12 The Brutality Of Fact (2020 Remaster) 04:27
• 13 Power Of The Media (2020 Remaster) 04:46
• 14 Powerhouse (Danny D 12" Edit) [2020 Remaster] 07:14
• 15 The Prisoner (Alternative 7" Mix) 04:23
• 16 Everlasting Love (Julian Mendelsohn Mix) 04:16
• 17 Modern Man (Early Mix) 04:42
• 18 Powerhouse (7" Instrumental Mix) 04:13
• 19 Fresh Air Waltz (Early Mix) 04:03
• 20 The Prisoner (The Portmerion Mix) [2020 Remaster] 07:00
• 21 Rubber Morals (2020 Remaster) 04:19
• 22 Have You Heard The News? (2020 Remaster) 03:57
• 23 Powerhouse (Danny D 7" Edit) [2020 Remaster] 03:45
• 24 The Prisoner (US 7" Edit) [2020 Remaster] 04:17
• 25 Everlasting Love (Original Mix - aka The Institute Mix) [2020 Remaster] 04:46
• 26 Cross That Line (Early Mix) 04:58
• 27 Powerhouse Of Love (Early Mix) 03:26
• 28 The Prisoner (AC Edit) 03:33
• 29 Powerhouse (Danny D Acid Mix Edit v1) 03:58
• 30 Everlasting Love (Instrumental Mix) 04:20
• 31 The Prisoner (Battery Studio Mix 1) 04:24
• 32 Powerhouse (7" Alternative Mix) 04:12
• 33 Everlasting Love (Julian Mendelsohn TV Mix) 04:35
• 34 The Prisoner (Original Album Mix) 05:17
• 35 Cross That Line (Marquee Rehearsal 18 June 1988) 06:02
• 36 Powerhouse (Marquee Rehearsal 18 June 1988) 04:34
• 37 Rubber Morals (TV Mix) 04:33
• 38 Everlasting Love (Alternative Institute Mix) 04:43
• 39 The Prisoner (Instrumental Mix) 04:10
• 40 Powerhouse (TV Instrumental Mix) [2020 Remaster] 04:11
• 41 Everlasting Love (808 Mix) [2020 Remaster] 06:30
• 42 Powerhouse (Danny D Acid Mix Edit v2) 03:06
• 43 Everlasting Love (Peter Collins Master Mix) 04:16
• 44 Powerhouse (Alternative Album Mix - aka Danny D Delay Mix) 04:13
• Total Runtime 03:23:49

Info for Cross That Line (2020 Expanded and Remastered Edition)

Das im März 1989 veröffentlichte Album wurde von Jones zusammen mit Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes und Ross Cullum produziert – die alle in den frühen 1980er Jahren mit Tears For Fears zusammengearbeitet hatten.

Es enthält eine erweiterte Auswahl bisher unveröffentlichter Studioversionen und Remixe sowie neu gemasterte Titel.

Das Album erreichte Platz 64 in den britischen Albumcharts und Platz 65 in den US-Albumcharts. Es enthielt zwei Singles, „The Prisoner“ und „Everlasting Love“. Beide Singles waren Top-30-Hits in den USA und kleinere Hits in Großbritannien. Zusätzlich zu diesen beiden Singles wurde der Titel „Powerhouse“ von Danny D (Produzent des Acid-House-Künstlers D-Mob) neu abgemischt und in Clubs veröffentlicht.

„Cross That Line“ war das Ende von Howard Jones’ Chartkarriere. Die Musik hält den hohen Standard aufrecht, den er immer gesetzt hat, obwohl die Zeit und das Aufkommen des Britpop bedeuteten, dass seine Zeit vorbei war. Die Musik ist immer noch großartig und trotz der wenigen verräterischen 80er-Jahre-Motive unterhaltsam anzuhören. Ich neige dazu zu denken, dass die 80er das Jahrzehnt waren, das die Zeit vergessen hat, und dass ich häufiger neue nostalgische Musik hörte als aktuelle, obwohl Mr. Jones (zusammen mit Nik Kershaw) mir gute Unterhaltung bot. Dies ist ein Synthesizer-lastiges Album aus der Ära der Proto-Gitarre, aber es ist absolut nichts falsch daran, und hätte es all die Charts und Divisionen gegeben, die wir heute haben, wäre es vielleicht besser in Erinnerung geblieben. Ich möchte nicht grausam sein, aber es erinnert an die Witze über Schlagzeuger/Drum-Machine, denn kein Schlagen kann den Rhythmus der Maschine ändern. Dreißig Jahre später würde ich sagen, dass der Schlagzeuger, den man füttern muss, mehr Herz und Seele hat.

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John Howard Jones
was born in Southampton, England, on the 23rd of February 1955 to Welsh parents, John and Thelma Jones. He has 3 brothers, Roy, Martin and Paul, with Howard being the oldest. Howard learned to play the piano at the age of seven. His fathers' career took the family overseas to Canada, and Howard made an appearance on Canadian TV singing Welsh songs.

Howard attended several schools in England including Leicester, and Rugby, Cardiff in Wales and of course High Wycombe. He went to the Royal Grammar School where he got ten "O" and two "A" levels. (Howard said, "They served me no purpose whatsoever") And despite his music teacher advising him not to take music "A" level he formed his first band called Warrior. Warrior drew its musical influences from bands like Genesis, and Emerson Lake and Palmer. Howard describes the music as being Electro Classical Rock!

Howard enrolled in the Royal Northern College of Music, in Manchester in 1974, where he studied classical piano. Whilst he was there he earned extra money doing the night shift on Piccadilly Radio. Every 20 minutes between Midnight and 6am he would play a selection of his own music, on a synthesizer. The sessions were supposed to be purely instrumental, but on occasions Howard could not resist singing, and as a result had several phone calls... to complain!

Howard used to give piano lessons. It is there he met Jan Smith, who he later married. It was whilst they was selling fruit and veg off the back of a van that a runaway vehicle crashed into the van, injuring Jan. She wasn't hurt badly, but Howard persuaded her to claim compensation. She used the money to buy Howard a synthesizer. The Shop delivered two by mistake and Howard liked the combination of the two so much, that he paid for the extra one. The shop knows him as "Honest Howard"!

Howard began performing as a solo artist, in the clubs and pubs in High Wycombe. It was at one of these shows that Howard noticed Jed Hoile dancing and performing mime to his songs. This was the start of a very impressive visual partnership that continued to 1987.

Howard continues to be an active musician, producer and performer and records in his own studio, and lives in Somerset, England.

Electronic music pioneer Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past four decades, playing live in a number of different configurations including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up. He first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English songwriting and pioneering synthesizers with 'New Song'. His first two albums HUMAN'S LIB and DREAM INTO ACTION were worldwide hits. HUMAN'S LIB reached #1 in 1984 in the UK and featured the hits 'New Song,' and 'What Is Love?' In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, DREAM INTO ACTION, which quickly became a Top Ten Platinum album in the United States and featured the smashes: 'Things Can Only Get Better,' 'Life In One Day,' 'No One Is To Blame,' and 'Like To Get To Know You Well.'

Howard Jones has sold upwards of 10 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world. Jones has performed on NBC's top-rated morning and nighttime shows respectively, Today and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His ubiquitous hits can be heard in such high-profile television series and films such as 'Stranger Things,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Watchmen,' 'The Carrie Diaries', 'Superstore' and 'Bumblebee'. Howard Jones' most recent album is DIALOGUE, which was released in September 2022. DIALOGUE is the third album in a trilogy of electronic releases from Jones with multi-media project ENGAGE released in 2015 and studio album TRANSFORM, released in 2019. DIALOGUE garnered serious coverage in outlets such as Spin, Stereogum and more.

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