Human's Lib is the debut album by British pop musician Howard Jones. It was released in March 1984 and entered the UK Album Charts at the no. 1 spot, spending a total of 57 weeks in the charts. The album sold 100,000 copies in its first week of release and has been certified 2× Platinum by the BPI for sales in excess of 600,000 copies. The album went gold in many European countries and was a big hit in Japan and also went gold in the US.
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 going top 40.
"Equality" was released as a single only in South Africa, as a commentary about the policy of apartheid there at the time.
At the beginning of the NCIS episode Detour someone in the NCIS office shows his Human's Lib t-shirt.
Reception
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau panned Human's Lib as a "revolving self-help manual" marred by Howard's "ressentiment" and unadorned synthpop.NME said, "It's as hard to distinguish his music as it is to distinguish it from your carpet; conveniently, though, the lyrics are printed on the inner sleeve so that we may fully appreciate the complete lack of any novel observation in the songs... What's so amusing about Jones' songwriting is the glib manner in which he brandishes threadbare platitudes as unique insights." Mike DeGagne of Allmusic was more favorable in a retrospective review and wrote, "the tracks on Human's Lib are energetic and colorful" and that "the album still holds well".
Sometimes I'd like to go to bed With a hundred women or men And lose my mind in lust and drink And to hit some people into feeling good, oh Sometimes I'd like to dance in the street Don't wanna go to work, just wanna lay in bed all day Why don't you then Why don't you then Life just seems oh so meaningless And who can blame us for wanting these things But you just try being free my friend
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We need a world where empathy replaces fear, where compassion replaces violence, and where no one’s humanity is up for debate. ... — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 9, 2024 ... — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 9, 2024.
P ... ... QUESTION. Why’s every assistant part-time legislator’s weekend bookkeeper always hulking behind his/her boss who’s hulking behind a mike with a book filled with the essential ad libs. These human trees say zero, do zero, add zero, offer zero ... ....
All as open-borders lunatics screech about human rights and shout that “no human being is illegal.” ... An endless supply of trafficked, sub rosa labor keeps the libs’ DoorDash flowing and their lawns manicured.
She then asked. What do I mean by pithy? How about this. Republicans want to kill your kids ...Kennedy Jr., who has made disputed claims in the past, for secretary of health and human services ... 'Jen Rubin is a garbage human ... Libs of Tik Tok added ... .
“I’m privileged,” she proclaimed ... 6 ... Defense shows DanielPenny saw the humanity in everyone on the F train — not just Jordan Neely. Big-name libs advocate cutting off relatives who voted for Trump — and it’s downright un-American ... 6 ... 6.
The Gospel of Gary now has seven main policy areas — liberty, equality, democracy, community, internationalism, human rights and a free Bugaboo for every new parent. Shearer Isn’t that basically the same as the Lib Dems? ...Comment ... .
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‘We hope the party will move toward policies that respect the rights, dignity and humanity of all.’ Photograph...Josh Babarinde with the Lib Dem leader, Ed Davey, in Eastbourne in May.
You can't make this up. ... 🚨Breaking News ... I'm not joking ... This is real pic.twitter.com/bPFTmfkndE— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 30, 2024. The damage from Helene is incalculable, and the loss of human life could reach into the thousands ... .
The young musician hoisted up his first new electric guitar and looked out at his audience. Then he ripped into an E chord ... “People think I was always stoned or that was me as a human and I was just ad-libbing,” he says. “But it was the writers’ words.
... gets louder, the human desire for closeness and the intensity it can reach is personalized ... Ultimately, the distorted vocals add to the erratic, human experience of instant attraction and impulse.
