''In the Running'' is the fifth album by British pop musician
Howard Jones, released in 1992. It was his last original studio album recorded on the Warner/Elektra label. It contains the US Top 40 hit "
Lift Me Up".
An acoustic tour took place in 1992 with Howard on grand piano, accompanied by Carol Steele on percussion.
The album was remastered and released on CD (with a host of extra tracks) in 2012, with another reissue in 2021.
Production
David Lindley and
Midge Ure
James Ure (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his actual name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s ...
were among the guitar players who played on ''In the Running''. Jones worked on the album for three years.
Critical reception
''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'' wrote: "If Jones once wrote catchy pop songs, he's now drifting into intricate orchestration, slick production and melodrama." The ''
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...
'' noted that "Jones aims for social statements as a catharsis for change, but the lyrical territory is well-trodden."
[ '']The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...
'' deemed the album "mainstream, mid-tempo pop-rock."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Howard Jones; except where indicated.
#" Lift Me Up" (Jones, Ross Cullum) – 3:39
#"Fallin' Away" (Jones, Ross Cullum, Lala) – 6:53
#"Show Me" (Jones, Ross Cullum) – 4:32
#"The Voices Are Back" – 5:32
#"Exodus" – 4:32
#"Tears To Tell" – 5:23
#"Two Souls" (Jones, Andy Ross, Ross Cullum) – 4:23
#"Gun Turned On The World" – 4:38
#"One Last Try" – 4:11
#"City Song" – 7:17
2021 Remaster
Bonus tracks:
11. I. G. Y. (What A Beautiful World) (Single Mix)
12. New Man
13. Takin’ The Time
14. You Say
15. One Last Try (Edit)*
* Previously Unreleased
CD Two
# Lift Me Up (Instrumental)*
# Fallin’ Away (Instrumental)*
# Show Me (Instrumental)*
# The Voices Are Back (Instrumental)*
# Exodus (Instrumental)*
# Tears To Tell (Instrumental)*
# Two Souls(Instrumental)*
# Gun Turned On The World (Instrumental) (Extended Version)*
# One Last Try (Instrumental) (Extended Version)*
# City Song (Instrumental)*
# I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) (Instrumental)*
# Road To Cairo (Tv Mix)*
# Other People Are Us (Tv Mix)*
# What Is Love? (’93 Remix) (Instrumental)*
* Previously Unreleased
CD Three
# What Is Love? (’93 12″ Remix Part 1)*
# What Is Love? (’93 12″ Remix Part 2)*
# Tears To Tell (7″ Edit)**
# Don’t Be Part Of It
# Road To Cairo (Andy Scarth Mix)**
# I. G. Y. (What A Beautiful World) (Special Dj Edit)**
# Other People Are Us
# What Is Love? (’93 Remix)*
# Two Souls (Early Extended Mix)*
# Don’t Be Part Of It (Moo Mix)**
# I. G. Y. (What A Beautiful World) (Live At The Spectrum Theatre, Philadelphia 1987)**
# Road To Cairo**
# Tears To Tell (Early Mix)*
# One Last Try (Extended Version)*
# Don’t Be Part Of It (Dance Mix Aka Dub Mix)**
* Previously Unreleased
** Previously Unreleased Remastered
DVD Four:
1. Interview With Howard Jones October 2020:
* Creating “In The Running”
* Track By Track Commentary
2. I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) (Pebble Mill – 18/05/1993)
3. What Is Love? (Pebble Mill – 18/05/1993)
4. Tears To Tell (Promo Video)
5. Lift Me Up (Promo Video)
6. I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) (Promo Video)
7. Tears To Tell (Blue Tint Version) (Promo Video)
Personnel
* Howard Jones – vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards (1–4, 6–10), keyboard bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–10), keyboard guitar (1–4, 7, 8, 10), vocoder
A vocoder (, a portmanteau of ''voice'' and ''encoder'') is a category of speech coding that analyzes and synthesizes the human voice signal for audio data compression, multiplexing, voice encryption or voice transformation.
The vocoder was ...
(5), organ (5, 6), backing vocals (5), bass guitar (6), drums (10)
* Jai Winding – additional keyboards (3, 7), Moog bass
The Moog Taurus is a foot-operated analog synthesizer designed and manufactured by Moog Music, originally conceived as a part of the Constellation series of synthesizers. The initial Taurus I was manufactured from 1975 to 1981; a less popular re ...
(3)
* Kevin Maloney – Synclavier
The Synclavier is an early digital synthesizer, polyphonic digital sampling system, and music workstation manufactured by New England Digital Corporation of Norwich, Vermont. It was produced in various forms from the late 1970s into the early 1 ...
editing (7)
* Ian Stanley
Ian Christopher Stanley (born 28 February 1957) is a British musician, songwriter and record producer. He was previously a member of the English band Tears for Fears for most of the 1980s, and played a key role in the making of their multi-plat ...
– additional keyboards (8)
* Dean Parks
Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas.
Albums
Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher ...
– electric guitar (2), guitar (5), soft wah wah guitar (9)
* David Lindley – slide guitar (2), acoustic guitar (2)
* Steve Farris – guitar (3, 5, 7, 8)
* Neil Taylor – guitar solo (3)
* Robbie McIntosh
Robbie McIntosh (born 25 October 1957) is an English guitarist. McIntosh is well known as a session guitarist and member of The Pretenders from 1982 until 1987. In 1988 he began doing session guitar work for Paul McCartney joining his band fu ...
– guitar (6)
* Midge Ure
James Ure (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his actual name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s ...
– "breakdown" guitar (7)
* Andy Ross – wah wah guitar (7), additional guitar (7), rhythm arrangements (7)
* Ross Cullum
Ross Cullum (born 1957 in Fulham, London, England) is an English composer, record producer, songwriter, mixer, A&R and music industry consultant.
Career
Cullum became an assistant at George Martin's AIR Studios, where he worked on recordings by ...
– drums (1, 2, 3, 10), guitar solo (9)
* Mark Brzezicki
Mark Michael Brzezicki ( , ; born 21 June 1957) is an English musician, best known as the drummer for the Scottish rock band Big Country. He has also played with the Cult, Ultravox, From the Jam, Procol Harum, Rick Astley, the Crazy World of A ...
– additional percussion (2), additional drums (3)
* Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes (born November 26, 1983) is an American entrepreneur and author who co-founded and served as spokesman for the online social directory and networking site Facebook until 2007. He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of ''The New R ...
– drums (4, 6, 8)
* Richie Hayward
Richard "Richie" Hayward (February 6, 1946 – August 12, 2010) was an American drummer best known as a founding member and drummer in the band Little Feat. He performed with several bands and worked as a session player. Hayward also joined ...
– drums (5, 7)
* Sam Clayton
Sam Clayton (born March 30, 1952) is an American singer and percussionist, primarily focusing on drums, conga and djembe, throughout his musical career. He is best known as a supporting vocalist and percussionist with the American rock band Lit ...
– tambourine (5)
* Luis Conte
Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best-known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He began ...
– percussion (7, 9)
* Kevin Robinson – trumpet (4)
* Clare Fischer
Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan State University (from which, five decades later, he would receive an honorary doctorate ...
– clarinet choir and brass arrangement (9)
* Sooty Bonnet – blues mordents (1)
* Carol Kenyon
Carol Kenyon (sometimes spelt Karol; born 1959) is a British singer. She is best known for her vocals on the Heaven 17 hit song "Temptation", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1983. When the song was re-released as a remix by ...
– backing vocals (1, 2, 4–7), choir (10)
* Tessa Niles
Tessa Margaret Niles ( ''née'' Webb; born 27 January 1961 in Ilford, Essex) is an English singer, best known as a backing singer for a wide variety of contemporary artists. She began her professional singing career in 1979.
Early life and ca ...
– backing vocals (1, 2, 4–7), choir (10)
Production
* Producers – Howard Jones and Ross Cullum
* Executive Producer – Rupert Hine
Rupert Neville Hine (21 September 1947 – 4 June 2020) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins ...
* Recorded by Ross Cullum
* Assistant Engineer – Chad Munsey
* Additional Engineers – Paul Corkett, Andy Strange and Steve Williams.
* Recorded at The Shed (Maidenhead, England) and A&M Studios
The Jim Henson Company Lot, formerly A&M Studios, is a studio property located just south of the southeast corner of North La Brea Avenue and Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Originally established by film star Charlie Chaplin, the property serve ...
(Hollywood, CA).
* Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain (born January 15, 1953) is an American recording engineer, mixer and record producer. He has worked with many major acts, including Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Toto, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams, with whom he has a very ...
at Mayfair Studios
Mayfair Recording Studios, earlier called Spot Studios or Ryemuse Studios, was a recording studio in London, England, located in Mayfair from the 1960s to 1981, then in Primrose Hill from 1981 until it closed in 2008.
In the early years the studio ...
(London, England).
* Mix Assistant – Avril Mackintosh
* Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...
at Masterdisk
Masterdisk is an American multimedia company in New York, located at 8 John Walsh Boulevard in Peekskill. They provide production services such as audio mastering, vinyl cutting and enhanced CD and DVD production.
Their clients include such no ...
(New York, NY).
* Art Direction and Design – Janet Boye
* Photography – Daniel Miller
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:In The Running
Howard Jones (English musician) albums
1992 albums
Elektra Records albums