The Prisoner (Howard Jones song)

"The Prisoner"
Single by Howard Jones
from the album Cross That Line
Released22 May 1989
GenreNew wave
Length4:40
LabelWEA UK
Elektra Records US – Elektra 69288
Songwriter(s)Howard Jones
Producer(s)Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum, Ian Stanley
Howard Jones singles chronology
"Everlasting Love"
(1989)
"The Prisoner"
(1989)
"Lift Me Up"
(1992)

"The Prisoner" is a song written and performed by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones. It was included on his 1989 album Cross That Line and released as a single in 1989, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the second single from Cross That Line, following "Everlasting Love", a number-one Adult Contemporary hit.[1]

"The Prisoner" also appears on several of Jones' compilation albums, including 1993's The Best of Howard Jones and 2004's The Very Best of Howard Jones.[2]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th Edition). Billboard Books. p. 331. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  2. ^ "Howard Jones: The Prisoner". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2010.