title: The Hard Way (James Hunter album)
text: # The Hard Way (James Hunter album)
  
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  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.
  
  ## 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
  