P249 CJEFAX 249 Sun 26 Oct 05:30/27   2/12     @     Howard Jones - One to One 18-month gaps between albums is fast becoming the norm and Howard Jones' last LP Dream Into Action was released back in March '85. Since then HJ has become famous in the US, done the odd charity gig (like Live Aid) and plazjd 126 dates on a world tour. For this LP, his third, there iu a new producer, Arif Mardin, and he has given the music a slightly funkier, harsher edge. But this is not enough to mark the album as a progression from his first two. More
P249 CEEFAX 249 Sun 26 Oct 05:30/49   3/12          Howard Jones - One to One (2) So opus three from Howard Jones iu not much changed from his earlier work. This should not disappoint his many fans but it certainly leaves me wanting something more. Side one You Know I Love You, The Balance of Love (Give and Take), All I Want, White are we Going?, Don't Want to Fight Anymore Side two Step Into These Shoes, Will You Still be There?, Good Luck Bad Luck, Give mj Strength, Little Bit of Snow
P249 CEEFAX 249 Sun 26 Oct 05:41/34   4/12          45s brief .... Desire - Gene Loves Jezebel A rework of a yrar-old trQck wizh new producer (Peter WalshI. This is a mid paced number in the Simple Minds vein. Memorable enough to make the lower ind of the chart. Temple of the Lord - The Saints After a promising lead-in this settler down into being a little less of a rocker than it ought to be. Recorded in Wales and mixed in Australia perhaps it just didnWt travel well. Nonetheless the Saints are a good band and the; single is well worth a listen.