People Gonna Talk Explained

People Gonna Talk
Type:	studio
Artist:	James Hunter
Cover:	People Gonna Talk James Hunter.jpg
Released:	March 7, 2006
Genre:	Blue-eyed soul, jazz, blues
Label:	Go/Rounder
Producer:	Liam Watson
Prev Title:	Kick It Around
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	The Hard Way
Next Year:	2008

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]

Track listing

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

• 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

• Ellen Blair – viola
• Gill Morley – violin
• Carwyn Ellis – organ

Production

• Liam Watson – Producer, engineer, Mixing
• Harry Benson – Photography
• Noel Summerville – Mastering

External links

• Rolling Stone Review

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r827092/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} People Gonna Talk chart positions]. allmusic.com. February 18, 2010.
2. Web site: HATS OFF TO JAMES HUNTER. December 1, 2006. mojo4music.com. February 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101205155933/http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2006/12/hats_off_to_james_hunter.html. December 5, 2010. dead.
3. Web site: 49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List . GRAMMY.com.
4. Web site: HOWLIN' WILF/JAMES HUNTER. Hoppula, Pete. July 1, 2009. koti.mbnet.fi. February 19, 2010.