People | ||||
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Released | May 1988 | |||
Genre | Rock, folk rock, celtic rock | |||
Length | 43:46 | |||
Label | London Records | |||
Producer | Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley | |||
Hothouse Flowers chronology | ||||
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Singles from People | ||||
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People is the debut studio album by Irish rock group Hothouse Flowers, released in May 1988.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Liam Ó Maonlaí, Fiachna Ó Braonáin and Peter O'Toole, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Sorry" | 3:36 | |
2. | "Don't Go" | 3:48 | |
3. | "Forgiven" | 3:21 | |
4. | "It'll Be Easier in the Morning" | 3:35 | |
5. | "Hallelujah Jordan" | 3:06 | |
6. | "If You Go" | 5:03 | |
7. | "The Older We Get" | 4:45 | |
8. | "Yes I Was" | 3:14 | |
9. | "Love Don't Work This Way" |
| 3:43 |
10. | "Ballad of Katie" | 6:09 | |
11. | "Feet on the Ground" | 3:26 | |
12. | "Lonely Lane" (Only available on CD) | 4:22 | |
13. | "Saved" (Only available on CD) | 3:35 |
Personnel
[edit]- Hothouse Flowers
- Liam Ó Maonlaí – piano, lead vocals, Hammond organ, harmonica, bodhrán, vibraphone, marimba
- Fiachna Ó Braonáin – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, electric sitar
- Peter O'Toole – bass, backing vocals, electric guitar, mandolin, bouzouki
- Leo Barnes – saxophone, backing vocals
- Jerry Fehily – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Claudia Fontaine - backing vocals (1, 3–5, 8)
- Jimmy Chambers - backing vocals (2, 9, 11)
- Jimmy Helms - backing vocals (2, 9, 11)
- Alicia Previn (aka. Lovely Previn) - electric fiddle (4)
- Luís Jardim - percussion
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (1988–89) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] | 20 |
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 30 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 32 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 47 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 6 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] | 11 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 11 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 21 |
UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[11] | 88 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ People at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Hothouse Flowers – People" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hothouse Flowers – People" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Hothouse Flowers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – People". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – People". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "British album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – People". British Phonographic Industry.