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.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by James Hunter.
"The Hard Way" – 2:29
"Tell Her" – 3:24
"Don't Do Me No Favours" – 4:18
"Carina" – 4:10
"She's Got a Way" – 2:41
"'Til the End" – 4:19
"Hand It Over" – 3:27
"Jacqueline" – 2:28
"Class Act" – 3:00
"Ain't Goin' Nowhere" – 2:19
"Believe Me Baby" – 2:44
"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