On October 13, 1986, “Elektra” label released “One to One”, the third Howard Jones studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Windmill Lane” in Dublin, Ireland, “The Farm” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Arif Mardin, Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham.
Personnel:
- Howard Jones – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming, percussion programming, sequencing
- Phil Palmer, Nile Rodgers, Nick Moroch, Reb Beach – guitar
- Martin Jones (Howard’s brother), Mo Foster – bass guitar
- Phil Collins – drums, backing vocals
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Trevor Morais – drums
- Mike Roarty – Fairlight CMI
- Bob Gay – alto saxophone, brass section
- Matthew Cornish, Kendall Crane, Scott Gilman – brass section
- Matt Malloy – flute, penny whistles
- Gary Burton – vibraphone
- Max Eastley – whirling instruments, the Arc
- Arif Mardin – string arrangements
- Gene Orloff – string concertmaster
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral Choir – backing vocals
- John Dexter – choir conducting and directing
- Afrodiziak (Caron Wheeler, Claudia Fontaine, Naomi Osborne) – backing vocals
- Cindy Mizelle, Doris Eugenio, Deborah Forman, Daramis Carbaugh, Marcus Miller, Mark Stevens, Fonzi Thornton, Mike Murphy – backing vocals
- Louise Lowry – tap dancing
- Mike Roarty, Kevin Killen – quality control technicians
- Kevin Killen – engineer
- Hugh Padgham – engineer
- Eddie Garcia, John Grimes – engineer assistant
- Steve Chase, Paul Gomersall – engineer assistant
- Chris Garnham – cover photography
- Simon Fowler – inside photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Howard Jones.
- You Know I Love You… Don’t You?
- The Balance of Love (Give and Take)
- All I Want
- Where Are We Going?
- Don’t Want to Fight Anymore
- Step into These Shoes
- Will You Still Be There?
- Good Luck, Bad Luck
- Give Me Strength
- Little Bit of Snow
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