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]

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

Track listing

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

Hothouse Flowers
Additional musicians

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] 2
US Billboard 200[11] 88

Certifications

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

  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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