The Hard Way (James Hunter album)

The Hard Way is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter James Hunter, released on 10 June 2008. The album charted at number one on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart and number five on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[2]

The Hard Way
Studio album by James Hunter
Released	10 June 2008
Genre	British R&B, blue-eyed soul, soul blues, soul rock
Label	Hear Music
Producer	Liam Watson
James Hunter chronology
People Gonna Talk (2006) The Hard Way (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by James Hunter.

1. "The Hard Way" – 2:29
2. "Tell Her" – 3:24
3. "Don't Do Me No Favours" – 4:18
4. "Carina" – 4:10
5. "She's Got a Way" – 2:41
6. "'Til the End" – 4:19
7. "Hand It Over" – 3:27
8. "Jacqueline" – 2:28
9. "Class Act" – 3:00
10. "Ain't Goin' Nowhere" – 2:19
11. "Believe Me Baby" – 2:44
12. "Strange But True" – 3:16

Personnel

• James Hunter – guitar, vocals
• Lee Badau – baritone saxophone
• Ellen Blair – violin
• Gillon Cameron – violin
• Damian Hand – tenor saxophone, string arrangements, musical direction
• Kyle Koehler – Hammond organ
• Jennymay Logan – violin, viola
• Gill Morley – violin
• Nicky Sweeney – violin
• Tony Woollard – cello

Guest musicians

• Allen Toussaint – piano, electric piano, backing vocals
• George Chandler – backing vocals
• Dave Priseman – trumpet, flugelhorn
• B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar

Production

• Christian "ChrisRam" Ramirez – photography
• Liam Watson – producer, engineer, mixing
• Richard Mantel – art direction, design

Notes

1. Allmusic review
2. "The Hard Way chart positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 September 2010.