Human's Lib

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. The album has been certified double platinum by the BPI for sales in excess of 600,000 copies.

Human's Lib
Studio album by
Howard Jones
Released9 March 1984
RecordedSummer 1983 ("New Song"); October - November 1983
StudioFarmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, UK
GenreSynth-pop
Length42:58
LabelWEA/Elektra
ProducerRupert Hine
Colin Thurston ("New Song")
Howard Jones chronology
Human's Lib
(1984)		 The 12" Album
(1984)
Singles from Human's Lib
  1. "New Song"
    Released: 19 August 1983
  2. "What Is Love?"
    Released: 18 November 1983
  3. "Hide and Seek"
    Released: 10 February 1984
  4. "Pearl in the Shell"
    Released: 18 May 1984

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. "New Song" and "What Is Love?" also made it into the Billboard charts in the US, both reaching the top 40.

"Equality" was released as a single only in South Africa, as a commentary about the policy of apartheid there at the time.

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