Ordinary Heroes (album)
# Ordinary Heroes (album)

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Ordinary Heroes is the ninth studio album by the British pop musician Howard Jones, released on 9 November 2009. 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

* Standard Version
* "Straight Ahead" (Howard Jones, Cori Josias) – 4:13
* "Say It Like You Mean It" (Jones, Josias) – 3:35
* "Someone You Need" (Jones, Duncan Sheik, Martha Schuyler Thompson) – 3:31
* "Collective Heartbeat" (Jones) – 3:48
* "Fight On" (Jones) – 4:06
* "Even If I Don't Say" (Jones, Josias) – 3:50
* "Ordinary Heroes" (Jones, Josias) – 4:33
* "You Knew Us So Well" (Jones) – 4:55
* "Love Never Wasted" (Jones) – 4:48
* "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.

* Bonus Disc
* "Straight Ahead"
* "Say It Like You Mean It"
* "Someone You Need"
* "Collective Heartbeat"
* "Fight On"
* "Even If I Don't Say"
* "Ordinary Heroes"
* "You Knew Us So Well"
* "Love Never Wasted"
* "Soon You'll Go"
* "Your Heart Has Won" (Jones) - 3:47
* "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 Studio (London, England).
* Choir recorded by Stephen W. Taylor in Swansea, Wales.
* Album Artwork – Hush Creative
