I Love You

People | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 9, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol Records
• ASIN: B000008N6J
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #429,768 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 1000 Years B.C.

2. Nothing Can Stop The Elephants

3. Ashes Of Me

4. Crying Shoes

5. I Love You

6. What We Need Is A Lot More Jesus And A Lot Less...

7. The Epic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vastly Underated, June 20, 2003

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Daved Kohls (the West Coast, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Love You (Audio CD)

Hailing from the San Jose, California area, this band was quirky and in many ways far ahead of its time. With their unique brand of psychedlic pop, they were pretty much in a category all their own.

Featuring 2 lead vocalists (One of whom, Larry Norman [the high voice], left the band after the first album and went on to pioneer Christian Rock music with an extensive catalogue of his own and the groundbreaking "Only Visiting This Planet"... a 'must-have' recorded at Abbey Road in the early 70's and produced by George Martin) and on-stage theatrics, they were always a joy to watch.

Having a band of my own in the S.F. bay area during the late 60's, I had the pleasure of attending several of their shows. Especially entertaining was their performance of their mini-opera "The Epic" wherein Larry, portraying the gallant prince Alan Doolangly, would duel with the dragon (strobe lights mounted on top of their P.A. stack on the side of the stage) using a microphone stand as a spear.

Their only commercial success was a wonderful cover of the Zombie song "I Love You" (Which was also recorded by the Zombies, but was never a major hit for them. Their version can be found in their own catalogue).

Sadly, People's first album has only been released by Capitol in CD format once, for about 10 minutes, in the mid 90's. I got my copy, but sure wish I'd grabbed a backup when I briefly had the chance.

The other sad thing is that People went on to record two more very obscure albums ("The Other Side Of People" and ""There Are People And There Are People") which have never seen issuance in the CD format. A reissue of all three albums, complete with full notes and any existing bonus tracks would be a wonderful dream come true.

Their last album "...People and... People", is a 'lost' gem, and I really wish someone would get it out. Containing, among other things, rocked out versions of "We're Off To See The Wizard", "Hall Of The Mountain King", a driving R&B cover of Buffalo Sprigfield's "For What It's Worth", and closing with a great rock instrumental of the William Tell Overture ("The Willy Tell Experience"), this album, as in the case of their first, is a one-of-a-kind that really deserve's to be made available to the public and collectors again.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1969 all over again, October 22, 2006

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Brian D. Ocallaghan (Sarasota, Fl.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Love You (Audio CD)

Let's face it. The main reason to buy this C/D is the "I Love You" track. The rest is worthy of the filing cabinet of obscure tunes that you might remember with a bit of nostalgia.
People's etherial version of the tune is FAR superior to the Zombies cut.
It even sounds great 3 and a half decades later! (can't be, can it?)
Released only for a short time in the mid-nineties, and no one knows if or when it'll be re-released, any version of this hard-to-find (if not impossible) C/D is worth listening to. Maybe not worth $200.00, but once in awhile one comes up for a reasonable price.
Wait for it.
They're out there.
Jump on it when you can find one under $80.00.
You'll thank yourself.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Was Seven Years Old..., February 19, 2004

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Markus Leviticus "Markus" (Parts Unknown) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Love You (Audio CD)

...when I first heard the song, "I Love You". My brother was 14 and my sister, 17. I had been exposed to much of the '60's rock by virtue of thier transistor radios. I had heavy doses of the Beatles, Elvis, and all the British Invasion bands. But this Capitol 45 was different. It had a refreshing sound. And the B-Side titled, "Somebody Tell Me My Name" was good also. Unfortunately it is not on this CD.

I remember seeing this band perform "I Love You" on American Bandstand. They were energetic. I still own the 45 however, it is crackly and worse for wear and tear.

While there may be some sentimentality involved, I genuinely enjoy this CD. It sounds as modern as any of the new stuff that permeates the airwaves today. And this group did it without videos!