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Name = Howard Jones |
| name = Ordinary Heroes
Type = [[Album]] |
| type = studio
Artist = [[Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]] |
| artist = [[Howard Jones (English musician)|Howard Jones]]
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Released = 9 November 2009 |
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| released = 9 November 2009
Recorded = |
| recorded =
Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]|
Length = 41:57|
| venue =
Label = DTox |
| studio =
Producer = Robbie Bronnimann|
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
Reviews = |
| length = 41:57
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| label = DTox
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Last album = ''Live in Birkenhead''<br />(2007) |
| producer = Robbie Bronnimann
This album = '''''Ordinary Heroes'''''<br />(2009) |
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| prev_title = Live in Birkenhead
Next album = |
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Engage
| next_year = 2015
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{{Album ratings
'''''Ordinary Heroes''''' is the ninth studio album by the British Pop musician [[Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]], released on 9 November 2009. <ref>[http://www.morristonorpheus.com/home.php?page_id=205 Morristonorpheus.com - accessed May 2009]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Choir-director-s-dream-duet-Howard-Jones/article-952577-detail/article.html Thisissouthwales.co.uk - accessed May 2009]</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Howard Jones – ''Ordinary Heroes'' |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ordinary-heroes-mw0001337776 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
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'''''Ordinary Heroes''''' is the ninth studio album by the British pop musician [[Howard Jones (English musician)|Howard Jones]], released on 9 November 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morristonorpheus.com/home.php?page_id=205|title=Howard Jones records with the Orpheus :: Morriston Orpheus Choir|first=Eazyweb Internet|last=Services|website=morristonorpheus.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Choir-director-s-dream-duet-Howard-Jones/article-952577-detail/article.html|title=Swansea: The latest news, sport, what's on and business from Swansea and Gower|website=thisissouthwales.co.uk}}</ref> A simpler album production than the previous release Revolution of the Heart was present here. Strings and piano dominate, and while there are some upbeat tracks, the album has a mellow, mature atmosphere.
Some of the tracks were performed with the Morrison Orpheus Choir in St David's Hall in Cardiff at a special one-off gig.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==


*Standard Version
*Standard Version


#"Straight Ahead" ([[Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]], Cori Josias) – 4:13
#"Straight Ahead" ([[Howard Jones (British musician)|Howard Jones]], Cori Josias) – 4:13
#"Say It Like You Mean It" (Jones, Josias) – 3:35
#"Say It Like You Mean It" (Jones, Josias) – 3:35
#"Someone You Need" (Jones, Duncan Sheik, Martha Schuyler Thompson) – 3:31
#"Someone You Need" (Jones, [[Duncan Sheik]], Martha Schuyler Thompson) – 3:31
#"Collective Heartbeat" (Jones) – 3:48
#"Collective Heartbeat" (Jones) – 3:48
#"Fight On" (Jones) – 4:06
#"Fight On" (Jones) – 4:06
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#"Soon You'll Go" (Jones, Josias) – 4:38
#"Soon You'll Go" (Jones, Josias) – 4:38


A limited edition 2CD pack was sold exclusively by Jones' website. The second disc included piano and vocal versions of each track from the standard album, plus two additional songs.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Howard-Jones-Ordinary-Heroes/release/2001853 discogs.com]</ref>
A limited edition 2CD pack was sold exclusively by Jones' website. The second disc included piano and vocal versions of each track from the standard album, plus two additional songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Howard-Jones-Ordinary-Heroes/release/2001853|title=Howard Jones - Ordinary Heroes|website=Discogs}}</ref>


*Bonus Disc
*Bonus Disc
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#"Soon You'll Go"
#"Soon You'll Go"
#"Your Heart Has Won" (Jones) - 3:47
#"Your Heart Has Won" (Jones) - 3:47
#"Love Never Wasted (Revisted)" - 4:57
#"Love Never Wasted (Revisited)" - 4:57

==Personnel==
* Howard Jones – [[Steinway piano]], lead vocals, musical arrangements, string arrangements
* Robin Boult – guitar
* Martin Cohen – bass
* Jonathan Atkitson – drums
* Vicky Matthews – cello
* Racheal Robson – viola
* Deborah White – 1st violin
* Natalia Bonner – 2nd violin
* Ty Unwin – additional strings on "Soon You'll Go"
* Fiona Brice – string arrangements, conductor
* Daniel Pierce – backing vocals
* Morriston Orpheus Choir – choir on "Soon You'll Go"
* Joy Amman Davies – choir conductor

==Production==
* Produced, recorded and mixed by Robbie Bronniman.
* Recorded at Robot Studios and Level View Studio (Somerset, England).
* Strings recorded by Matthew Lawrence at Assault & Battery and [[Metropolis Group|Metropolis Studio]] (London, England).
* Choir recorded by Stephen W. Taylor in Swansea, Wales.
* Album Artwork – Hush Creative


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 10 July 2023

Ordinary Heroes
Studio album by
Howard Jones
Released9 November 2009
GenrePop
Length41:57
LabelDTox
ProducerRobbie Bronnimann
Howard Jones chronology
Live in Birkenhead
(2007) 		Ordinary Heroes
(2009) 		Engage
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Ordinary Heroes is the ninth studio album by the British pop musician Howard Jones, released on 9 November 2009.[2][3] A simpler album production than the previous release Revolution of the Heart was present here. Strings and piano dominate, and while there are some upbeat tracks, the album has a mellow, mature atmosphere. Some of the tracks were performed with the Morrison Orpheus Choir in St David's Hall in Cardiff at a special one-off gig.

Track listing

[edit]
  • Standard Version
  1. "Straight Ahead" (Howard Jones, Cori Josias) – 4:13
  2. "Say It Like You Mean It" (Jones, Josias) – 3:35
  3. "Someone You Need" (Jones, Duncan Sheik, Martha Schuyler Thompson) – 3:31
  4. "Collective Heartbeat" (Jones) – 3:48
  5. "Fight On" (Jones) – 4:06
  6. "Even If I Don't Say" (Jones, Josias) – 3:50
  7. "Ordinary Heroes" (Jones, Josias) – 4:33
  8. "You Knew Us So Well" (Jones) – 4:55
  9. "Love Never Wasted" (Jones) – 4:48
  10. "Soon You'll Go" (Jones, Josias) – 4:38

A limited edition 2CD pack was sold exclusively by Jones' website. The second disc included piano and vocal versions of each track from the standard album, plus two additional songs.[4]

  • Bonus Disc
  1. "Straight Ahead"
  2. "Say It Like You Mean It"
  3. "Someone You Need"
  4. "Collective Heartbeat"
  5. "Fight On"
  6. "Even If I Don't Say"
  7. "Ordinary Heroes"
  8. "You Knew Us So Well"
  9. "Love Never Wasted"
  10. "Soon You'll Go"
  11. "Your Heart Has Won" (Jones) - 3:47
  12. "Love Never Wasted (Revisited)" - 4:57

Personnel

[edit]
  • Howard Jones – Steinway piano, lead vocals, musical arrangements, string arrangements
  • Robin Boult – guitar
  • Martin Cohen – bass
  • Jonathan Atkitson – drums
  • Vicky Matthews – cello
  • Racheal Robson – viola
  • Deborah White – 1st violin
  • Natalia Bonner – 2nd violin
  • Ty Unwin – additional strings on "Soon You'll Go"
  • Fiona Brice – string arrangements, conductor
  • Daniel Pierce – backing vocals
  • Morriston Orpheus Choir – choir on "Soon You'll Go"
  • Joy Amman Davies – choir conductor

Production

[edit]
  • Produced, recorded and mixed by Robbie Bronniman.
  • Recorded at Robot Studios and Level View Studio (Somerset, England).
  • Strings recorded by Matthew Lawrence at Assault & Battery and Metropolis Studio (London, England).
  • Choir recorded by Stephen W. Taylor in Swansea, Wales.
  • Album Artwork – Hush Creative

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Howard Jones – Ordinary Heroes". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Services, Eazyweb Internet. "Howard Jones records with the Orpheus :: Morriston Orpheus Choir". morristonorpheus.com.
  3. ^ "Swansea: The latest news, sport, what's on and business from Swansea and Gower". thisissouthwales.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Howard Jones - Ordinary Heroes". Discogs.
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