"The Prisoner" is a song written and performed by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones. It was included on his 1989 album '' Cross That Line'' and released as a single in 1989, reaching number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was the second single from ''Cross That Line'', following " Everlasting Love", a number-one Adult Contemporary hit. "The Prisoner" also appears on several of Jones' compilation albums, including 1993's ''

The Best of Howard Jones ''The Best of Howard Jones'' is a compilation album by the British pop musician Howard Jones. It compiles key hits and album tracks from 1983–1992 during Jones's tenure on the Warner music label, plus one new track, a cover of Donald Fagen's ...

'' and 2004's ''

The Very Best of Howard Jones ''The Very Best of Howard Jones'' is a collection of Howard Jones's biggest hits between 1983 and 2003. It also contains one new track, "Revolution Of The Heart", in its original form. It would later be altered and featured on his 2005 album, ''R ...

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Track listings

7" :A. "The Prisoner" - 4:38 :B. "Rubber Morals" - 4:18 12" / CD :A. "The Prisoner (The Portmeirion Mix)" - 6:59 :B1. "Rubber Morals" - 4:18 :B2. "Have You Heard the News" - 3:55

Personnel

*Howard Jones – vocals, keyboards *

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 ...

– keyboards *

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 *Andy Ross – guitar

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prisoner 1989 songs 1989 singles Howard Jones (English musician) songs Songs written by Howard Jones (English musician) Warner Music Group singles Elektra Records singles Song recordings produced by Chris Hughes (record producer) Song recordings produced by Ross Cullum Song recordings produced by Ian Stanley