In the Running


In the Running is the fifth album by British pop musician Howard Jones, released in 1992. It was his last original studio album recorded on the Warner/Elektra label. It contains the US Top 40 hit "Lift Me Up". An acoustic tour took place in 1992 with Howard on grand piano, accompanied by Carol Steele on percussion.
The album was remastered and released on CD in 2012, with another reissue in 2021.

Production

and Midge Ure were among the guitar players who played on In the Running. Jones worked on the album for three years.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote: "If Jones once wrote catchy pop songs, he's now drifting into intricate orchestration, slick production and melodrama." The Chicago Tribune noted that "Jones aims for social statements as a catharsis for change, but the lyrical territory is well-trodden." The Washington Post deemed the album "mainstream, mid-tempo pop-rock."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Howard Jones; except where indicated.
  1. "Lift Me Up" – 3:39
  2. "Fallin' Away" – 6:53
  3. "Show Me" – 4:32
  4. "The Voices Are Back" – 5:32
  5. "Exodus" – 4:32
  6. "Tears To Tell" – 5:23
  7. "Two Souls" – 4:23
  8. "Gun Turned On The World" – 4:38
  9. "One Last Try" – 4:11
  10. "City Song" – 7:17

2021 Remaster

Bonus tracks:
11. I. G. Y.
12. New Man
13. Takin’ The Time
14. You Say
15. One Last Try *
* Previously Unreleased
CD Two
  1. Lift Me Up *
  2. Fallin’ Away *
  3. Show Me *
  4. The Voices Are Back *
  5. Exodus *
  6. Tears To Tell *
  7. Two Souls*
  8. Gun Turned On The World *
  9. One Last Try *
  10. City Song *
  11. I.G.Y. *
  12. Road To Cairo *
  13. Other People Are Us *
  14. What Is Love? *
* Previously Unreleased
CD Three
  1. What Is Love? *
  2. What Is Love? *
  3. Tears To Tell **
  4. Don’t Be Part Of It
  5. Road To Cairo **
  6. I. G. Y. **
  7. Other People Are Us
  8. What Is Love? *
  9. Two Souls *
  10. Don’t Be Part Of It **
  11. I. G. Y. **
  12. Road To Cairo**
  13. Tears To Tell *
  14. One Last Try *
  15. Don’t Be Part Of It **
* Previously Unreleased
** Previously Unreleased Remastered
DVD Four:
1. Interview With Howard Jones October 2020:
  • Creating “In The Running”
  • Track By Track Commentary
2. I.G.Y.
3. What Is Love?
4. Tears To Tell
5. Lift Me Up
6. I.G.Y.
7. Tears To Tell

Personnel

Production