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“The Prisoner” by Howard Jones
From the album Cross That Line (1989)
“The Prisoner” by Howard Jones appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1989. It was first released in 1989 on the album Cross That Line. Its best result is #72 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #164 alternative song of 1989.
"The Prisoner" was the second single Howard Jones took from Cross That Line in 1989, his own song start to finish, and it had a hard act to follow in "Everlasting Love", which had gone to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. This one still climbed to 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, Jones in polished, grown-up form with the new wave sheen buffed to a high gloss.
Ross Cullum, Chris Hughes and Ian Stanley shared the production and recording, with Mike Roarty on the mix. The seven-inch paired it with "Rubber Morals", and the twelve-inch stretched it out as the Portmeirion Mix and added "Have You Heard the News". "Lift Me Up" came next, and the song later resurfaced on The Best of Howard Jones in 1993 and The Very Best of Howard Jones in 2004.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 72 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
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