Dream Into Action (CD) - Howard Jones

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Released in March 1985, Dream Into Action reached #2 in the UK Album Charts and achieved Gold Album status. Like it's predecessor Human's Lib, Dream Into Action contained four Top 20 hit singles; 'Things Can Only Get Better' reached #6, 'Look Mama' at #10, 'Life In One Day' at #14 and 'No One Is To Blame' at #16. In addition to these four Top 20 Hit singles, the original CD version of Dream Into Action also contained a bonus track, namely Howard's hit single from the previous year - 'Like To Get To Know You Well' - which reached #4 in the Singles Chart. Dream Into Action also enjoyed massive international acclaim and success; particularly in the USA where it reached #10 in the Billboard Album charts achieving Platinum status. It spawned three Billboard Top 20 hit singles including 'Things Can Only Get Better' at #5, 'Life In One Day' at #19 and a re-recorded version of 'No One Is To Blame' featuring Phil Collins on backing vocals and drums (produced by Hugh Padgham), which gave Howard his biggest ever US hit single reaching #4. As well as achieving great success in the UK (# 1) and USA, Dream Into Action and the various singles taken from it also enjoyed tremendous success internationally in such countries as Canada, New Zealand, Australia and throughout most of Europe.

Track List

1. Things Can Only Get Better
2. Life in One Day
3. Dream Into Action
4. No One Is to Blame
5. Look Mama
6. Assault and Battery
7. Automaton
8. Is There a Difference?
9. Elegy
10. Specialty
11. Why Look for the Key
12. Hunger for the Flesh
13. Bounce Right Back
14. Like to Get to Know You Well