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
Released	May 1988
Genre	Rock, folk-rock, celtic-rock
Length	43:46
Label	London Records
Producer	Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley
Hothouse Flowers chronology
People (1988) Home (1990)
Singles from People
"Love Don't Work This Way" Released: May 1987 "Don't Go" Released: September 1987 "Feet on the Ground" Released: March 1988 "I'm Sorry" Released: July 1988 "It'll Be Easier in the Morning" Released: September 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

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

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" – (Hothouse Flowers) – 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

• Liam Ó Maonlaí - piano, lead vocals, Hammond organ, harmonica, bodhrán, vibraphone, marimba
• Fiachna Ó Braonáin - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, electric sitar
• Leo Barnes - saxophone, backing vocals
• Peter O'Toole - bass, backing vocals, electric guitar, mandolin, bouzouki
• Jerry Fehily - drums, percussion
• 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

Weekly charts

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]	1
US Billboard 200[11]	88

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12]	Gold	7,500^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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. "New Zealand album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – People". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
13. "British album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – People". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type People in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.