People

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Personnel includes: Howard Jones (vocals, keyboards).
Many of the best British commercial pop singers of the '80s went into a creative decline in the '90s, whether due to record company legal problems, in the case of George Michael, or an over-reliance on R&B covers, as with Paul Young. In contrast, although his commercial profile in the United States has been minimal since 1989's enchanting "Everlasting Love," singer/songwriter Howard Jones made some of the best music of his career during the '90s.
1998's PEOPLE is a particular gem, a straightforward, R&B-influenced pop record that has more in common with late-period Squeeze or Joe Jackson than it does with the bouncy synth-pop hits of Jones' early career. Written mostly with guitarist Andy Ross and recorded with a stable five-piece band, the songs are adult-oriented pop, not unlike a cross between Phil Collins at his least annoying and Graham Parker at his sunniest.