Dream Into Action

Released in March 1985, Dream Into Action reached number 2 in the UK Album Charts and achieved Gold Album status. Like its predecessor ‘Human’s Lib’, it contained four Top 20 hit singles; ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ reached #6, ‘Look Mama’ achieved #10, ‘Life In One Day’, #14 and ‘No One Is To Blame’, at #16.

Dream Into Action also enjoyed massive international success; particularly in the USA where it reached #10 in the Billboard Album charts achieving Platinum status. It spawned three Billboard Top 20 hit singles including ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ which reached #5, ‘Life In One Day’, #19 and a re-recorded version of ‘No-One Is To Blame’ featuring Phil Collins on backing vocals and drums (produced by Hugh Padgham) which gave Howard his biggest ever US hit single reaching #4.

The album also enjoyed tremendous success internationally in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and throughout most of Europe.

CD/Bluray - The 5.1 Surround Sound Remix and 96/24 LPCM 2024 New Stereo Mix created from the original multi- track mastertapes by the original Dream Into Action album engineer Stephen W Tayler.  The Blu-Ray disc contains a 5.1 Surround Sound mix and 96/24 LPCM 2024 New Stereo Mix of the entire ‘Dream Into Action’ album plus bonus tracks ‘Bounce Right Back’ and ‘Like To Get To Know You Well’. The Blu-Ray disc also contains Dolby Atmos mixes of ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ and ‘Like To Get To Know You Well’ created from the original multi-track mastertapes by Bob Clearmountain. The CD contains the 2024 New Stereo Mix of the entire ‘Dream Into Action’ album plus bonus tracks ‘Bounce Right Back’ and ‘Like To Get To Know You Well’. Packaged in a digipack with a fully illustrated 12 page CD booklet containing brand new interviews with Howard Jones and Stephen W Tayler in conversation with Anil Prasad discussing the 5.1 Surround Sound Remix and 96/24 LPCM 2024 New Stereo Mix.