Howard Jones "Cross That Line" 3CD/DVD

[omar]

Released on Oct. 9th through Cherry Red. Here's the track list:

DISC ONE: CD

1. THE PRISONER
2. EVERLASTING LOVE
3. POWERHOUSE
4. LAST SUPPER
5. CROSS THAT LINE
6. OUT OF THIN AIR
7. GUARDIANS OF THE BREATH
8. FRESH AIR WALTZ
9. WANDERS TO YOU
10. THOSE WHO MOVE CLOUDS
11. MODERN MAN
12. THE BRUTALITY OF FACT
13. POWER OF THE MEDIA
14. POWERHOUSE (DANNY D 12” EDIT)

DISC TWO: CD

1. THE PRISONER (ALTERNATIVE 7″ MIX)*
2. EVERLASTING LOVE (JULIAN MENDELSOHN MIX)*
3. MODERN MAN (EARLY MIX)*
4. POWERHOUSE (7″ INSTRUMENTAL MIX)*
5. FRESH AIR WALTZ (EARLY MIX)*
6. THE PRISONER (THE PORTMEIRION MIX)
7. RUBBER MORALS
8. HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS?
9. POWERHOUSE (DANNY D 7″ EDIT)
10. THE PRISONER (US 7″ EDIT)**
11. EVERLASTING LOVE
(ORIGINAL MIX – AKA THE INSTITUTE MIX)**
12. CROSS THAT LINE (EARLY MIX)*
13. POWERHOUSE OF LOVE (EARLY MIX)*
14. THE PRISONER (AC EDIT)*
15. POWERHOUSE (DANNY D ACID MIX EDIT VERSION 1)*

* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
** PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DIGITALLY

DISC THREE: CD

1. EVERLASTING LOVE (INSTRUMENTAL MIX)*
2. THE PRISONER (BATTERY STUDIO MIX 1)*
3. POWERHOUSE (7″ ALTERNATIVE MIX)*
4. EVERLASTING LOVE (JULIAN MENDELSOHN TV MIX)*
5. THE PRISONER (ORIGINAL ALBUM MIX)*
6. CROSS THAT LINE
(MARQUEE REHEARSAL 18TH JUNE 1988)*
7. POWERHOUSE (MARQUEE REHEARSAL 18TH JUNE 1988)*
8. RUBBER MORALS (TV MIX)*
9. EVERLASTING LOVE (ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTE MIX)*
10. THE PRISONER (INSTRUMENTAL MIX)*
11. POWERHOUSE (TV INSTRUMENTAL MIX)**
12. EVERLASTING LOVE (808 MIX)
13. POWERHOUSE (DANNY D ACID MIX EDIT VERSION 2)*
14. EVERLASTING LOVE (PETER COLLINS MASTER MIX)*
15. POWERHOUSE
(ALTERNATIVE ALBUM MIX – AKA DANNY D DELAY MIX)*

* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED

DISC FOUR: DVD
1. INTERVIEW WITH HOWARD JONES MAY 2020:
• CREATING “CROSS THAT LINE”
• TRACK BY TRACK COMMENTARY
2. EVERLASTING LOVE (PROMO VIDEO)
3. THE PRISONER (PROMO VIDEO)
4. EVERLASTING LOVE (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
(PROMO VIDEO)

NTSC/REGION FREE

[ZippY]

Weird decisions again, because it seems there's only the 3CD/DVD and the vinyl option. No 2CD version this time, like One To One.

[omar]

They usually advertise the 2cd version later, don’t they?

[blaaah]

At that price, why bother with a 2CD? If you like Howard Jones, you will buy it regardless. If you dont and lets face it Cross That Line doesnt have popular appeal, I doubt a 2CD would change that.

[omar]

I'll definitely end up getting it as it's one of his best albums in my opinion. I got the previous three albums which were worth it. Cherry Red have done a very decent job with HJ's catalogue.

[Spudboy]

At the time, I HATED "One to One", but LOVED "Cross That Line"

[Passing_Stranger]

At the time, I HATED "One to One", but LOVED "Cross That Line"

Why was that?

[Spudboy]

"One to One" came off the heels of "Dream Into Action", and I guess that I just expected more.

By the time "Cross That Line" came out, I was in a different place in my life and I appreciated the maturity that this album had.

[bpdp3]

I can understand that sentiment. A song like ‘you know I love you’ just felt overly reliant on boom-pow production techniques, like it was trying to club you over the head.
(I liked that in something like Art of Noise, but it felt somehow forced on that Hojo album?)

Singles like ‘the prisoner’ were more relaxed, like soup on a cold autumn day...kinda the way “new song” was.

[jaybag]

At the time, I HATED "One to One", but LOVED "Cross That Line"

Right there with ya, Spudsy. I liked the first and last tracks (last being Little Bit Of Snow, not the re-recorded No One Is To Blame) and hated pretty much everything in between. It grew on me though OTO is still my least favorite of his albums.