''One to One'' is the third album by British pop singer Howard Jones. It was released in October 1986. The album contains the singles " You Know I Love You... Don't You?" (US top twenty), " All I Want" (top 40 in many European countries) and " Little Bit of Snow" (top 75 in the UK). The CD release also contains the single version of "

No One Is to Blame "No One Is to Blame" is a song by British musician Howard Jones. The song, in its original version, can be found on his second studio album, '' Dream into Action'', which was released in 1985. Following the success of the previous singles taken ...

", a song included in its original form on Jones's previous album, ''

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'', which had been re-recorded and released as a single earlier in 1986. This version features

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on drums and backing vocals. ''One to One'' reached number 10 in the

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Critical reception

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'' wrote that "Jones's songs take on a reflective cast, which neither helps their melodies nor enhances his singing." ''

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'' wrote that "the once-colorful elf has become part of a mainstream adult pop enterprise."

Track listing

All tracks written by Howard Jones.

Personnel

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, Naomi Osborne),

, Cindy Mizelle, Doris Eugenio, Deborah Forman, Daramis Carbaugh,

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, Mark Stevens,

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, Mike Murphy, boys from the choir of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin (conducted and directed by John Dexter) – backing vocals * Howard Jones – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming, percussion programming, sequencing * Mike Roarty –

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, Trevor Morais, Phil Collins – drums *

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, Nick Moroch,

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– guitar * Martin Jones (Howard's brother),

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– bass guitar * Bob Gay, Matthew Cornish, Kendall Crane, Scott Gilman – brass section * Bob Gay – alto saxophone *

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– string arrangements on "Little Bit of Snow" *

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– string concertmaster *

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– vibraphone * Matt Malloy – flute and penny whistles * Max Eastley – whirling instruments and the Arc * Louise Lowry – tap dancing * Mike Roarty and Kevin Killen – Quality Control technicians

Production

;Tracks 1−10 * Produced by Arif Mardin * Engineered by Kevin Killen * Assistant Engineers – Eddie Garcia (New York, NY) and John Grimes (Dublin, Ireland). * Recorded at

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(Dublin, Ireland). * Mixed at

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(New York, NY). ;Track 11 * Produced by Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham * Engineered by Hugh Padgham, assisted by Steve Chase and Paul Gomersall. * Recorded at The Farm (Surrey, England). Additional credits * Cover photo – Chris Garnham * Inside photos –

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Charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:One To One (Howard Jones Album) Howard Jones (English musician) albums 1986 albums Albums produced by Hugh Padgham Albums produced by Arif Mardin Albums produced by Phil Collins Asylum Records albums Elektra Records albums