People Gonna Talk is the third album by English singer-songwriter James Hunter, released on March 7, 2006. The album charted at number one on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.[1] The album reached the top ten in Mojo magazine's Albums Of 2006 critics polls.[2] It was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album of the Year.[3] Two singles were released from the album in the U.S., "People Gonna Talk" and "Mollena".[4]

People Gonna Talk
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 7, 2006
GenreBlue-eyed soul, jazz, blues
LabelGo/Rounder
ProducerLiam Watson
James Hunter chronology
Kick It Around
(2001)
People Gonna Talk
(2006)
The Hard Way
(2008)
Singles from People Gonna Talk
  1. "People Gonna Talk" b/w "Riot in My Heart"
    Released: July 24, 2006
  2. "Mollena"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Down Beat
Mojo link
Q
Rolling Stone link
StylusC link

Track listing

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All songs written by James Hunter.

  1. "People Gonna Talk" – 3:18
  2. "No Smoke Without Fire" – 3:05
  3. "You Can't Win" – 2:31
  4. "Riot in My Heart" – 4:16
  5. "'Till Your Fool Comes Home" – 2:30
  6. "Mollena" -2:33
  7. "I'll Walk Away" – 4:07
  8. "Watch & Chain" – 3:19
  9. "Kick It Around" – 1:59
  10. "Don't Come Back" – 2:37
  11. "It's Easy to Say" – 3:48
  12. "Tell Her For Me" – 1:53
  13. "Talking 'Bout My Love" – 2:22
  14. "All Through Cryin'" – 2:35

Personnel

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  • James Hunter – guitar, vocals
  • Lee Badau – baritone saxophone
  • Damian Hand – tenor saxophone, string arrangements
  • Jonathan Lee – percussion, drums
  • Vicky Matthews – organ
  • Tom Morgan – piano
  • Gavin Whitlock – baritone saxophone

Guest musicians

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Production

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Notes

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  1. ^ "People Gonna Talk chart positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "HATS OFF TO JAMES HUNTER". mojo4music.com. December 1, 2006. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". GRAMMY.com.
  4. ^ Hoppula, Pete (July 1, 2009). "HOWLIN' WILF/JAMES HUNTER". koti.mbnet.fi. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
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