Human's Lib
1984 studio album by Howard Jones / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Human's Lib is the debut album by the British pop musician Howard Jones. It was released in March 1984 and entered the UK Albums Chart at the no. 1 spot, spending a total of 57 weeks in the charts.[3] The album has been certified double platinum by the BPI for sales in excess of 600,000 copies.[4]
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Released | 9 March 1984[1] | |||
Recorded | Summer 1983 ("New Song"); October - November 1983[2] | |||
Studio | Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, UK | |||
Genre | Synth-pop | |||
Length | 42:58 | |||
Label | WEA/Elektra | |||
Producer | Rupert Hine Colin Thurston ("New Song") | |||
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Singles from Human's Lib | ||||
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Four songs from this album were released as singles in the UK, all of which reached the top 20: "New Song" peaked at #3, "What Is Love?" at #2, "Hide and Seek" at #12, and "Pearl in the Shell" at #7.[3] "New Song" and "What Is Love?" also made it into the Billboard charts in the US, both reaching the top 40.[5]
"Equality" was released as a single only in South Africa, as a commentary about the policy of apartheid there at the time.[6]