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Howard Jones
real name John Howard Jones
Howard Jones is credited on 1,206 releases across 269 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,206
Credits
269
Albums
6
Decades active
202
In collections
Biography
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Classically-trained pianist turned synthpop star, born February 23, 1955, Southampton. He's a singer/songwriter, musician and producer. He signed with WEA June 24th, 1983 and enjoyed ten Top 40 hit singles in the UK during 1983-86, including six which reached the top ten. His 1984 album "Human's Lib" went to number one, while the follow up "Dream Into Action" reached number two a year later. He continues to tour and record new material. Brother.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,206 releases · 269 albums · active 1972–2026
- Performance · 2,434
- Other credits · 766
- Production · 474
- Engineering · 4
Studios: The Shed · Farmyard Studios · The Farm · Murlyn Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Do They Know It's Christmas?
1984

Dream Into Action
1985

Human's Lib
1984

Duncan Sheik
1996

Stranger Things 3 (Music From The Netflix Original Series)
2019

One To One
1986

Cross That Line
1989

Action Replay
1986

Now That's What I Call Music
1983

Merciless
2024

The Hits Album
1984

Man On The Line
1984

Now That's What I Call Music II
1984

Greenpeace
1985

New Song
1983

The Best Of Howard Jones
1993

1234
1990

Hits 4
1986

The Hits Album 2
1985

Life In One Day
1985

The 12" Album
1984

Future Retro
2006

Heaven Give Me Words
1990

Recorded Highlights Of The Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary Birthday Party
1987
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Propaganda
- Dune (3)
- Håkan Lidbo
- dba
- Sugababes
- Benjamin Zephaniah
- Mohito
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