Human's Lib

Human's Lib
Human's Lib
Studio album by Howard Jones
Released	9 March 1984
Recorded	June 1983 ("New Song"); October–November 1983;
Studio	Farmyard (Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire); Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire; "New Song");
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	42:58
Label	WEA; Elektra;
Producer	Rupert Hine; Colin Thurston ("New Song");
Howard Jones chronology
Singles from Human's Lib
	"New Song"; Released: 19 August 1983; "What Is Love?"; Released: 18 November 1983; "Hide and Seek"; Released: 10 February 1984; "Pearl in the Shell"; Released: 18 May 1984;

Human's Lib is the debut studio album by the English synth-pop musician Howard Jones. It was released on 9 March 1984 and entered the UK Albums Chart at the No. 1 spot, spending a total of 57 weeks on the charts. The album has been certified double platinum by the BPI for sales in excess of 600,000 copies.

Four songs from the album were released as singles in the UK, all of which reached the top 20 on the UK singles chart: "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 charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 in the US, both reaching the top 40.

"Equality" was released as a single only in South Africa, as a commentary about the policy of apartheid there at the time.