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People (Hothouse Flowers album)

People is the debut studio album by Irish rock group Hothouse Flowers, released in May 1988.

People
Studio album by
Hothouse Flowers
ReleasedMay 1988
GenreRock, folk rock, celtic rock
Length43:46
LabelLondon Records
ProducerClive Langer, Alan Winstanley
Hothouse Flowers chronology
People
(1988) 		Home
(1990)
Singles from People
  1. "Love Don't Work This Way"
    Released: May 1987
  2. "Don't Go"
    Released: September 1987
  3. "Feet on the Ground"
    Released: March 1988
  4. "I'm Sorry"
    Released: July 1988
  5. "It'll Be Easier in the Morning"
    Released: September 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Liam Ó Maonlaí, Fiachna Ó Braonáin and Peter O'Toole, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"
  • Ó Maonlaí
  • Ó Braonáin
  • O'Toole
  • Leo Barnes
  • Jerry Fehily
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
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
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
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

  1. ^ People at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Hothouse Flowers – People" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hothouse Flowers – People" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Hothouse Flowers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – People". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  13. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – People". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – People". British Phonographic Industry.
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