''Happy People'' is the second studio album by British

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band

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, released on 9 February 2015. ''Happy People'' was produced by

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and Duncan Mills.

Reception

''Happy People'' received generally positive reviews upon release, gaining a score of 8/10 with ''

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'', and 5/5 stars from ''

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'', and positive reviews from ''

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'', who stated that "you'll still find yourself singing along to the hook hours after".Matt Moody
"Album Review: Peace – Happy People"
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'' gave the album 2/5 stars, calling it "reheated baggy leftovers skilfully marketed at people who hadn't yet been born in 1990". Most reviewers have picked up on the clear 90s influences on the album, stating similarities between Peace and bands such as

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and Blur.

Track listing

Personnel

Peace * Harrison Koisser – vocals, guitar (all tracks)

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(9, 15–17) * Samuel Koisser – bass guitar (all tracks), background vocals (1–6, 8, 9, 11–15, 17, 18) * Douglas Castle – guitar * Dominic Boyce – drums (all tracks), background vocals (1–6, 8–15, 17, 18) Additional musicians * Liz Lawrence – background vocals (1, 9) * Wired Strings – strings (1, 10) * Keri Arrindell – background vocals (3, 7) Technical *

– production (1–3, 5, 7, 10–14, 18) * Dunca Mills – production (4, 6, 8) * Mazen Murad – mastering * Craig Silvey – mixing (1–3, 5, 7, 10–15, 18) * Eduardo De La Paz Canel – mixing (4, 6, 8, 9), engineering assistance (1–3, 5, 7, 10–16, 18) * Edd Hartwell – mixing (16, 17),

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(1–3, 5, 7, 10–18) * Nick Taylor – engineering (1, 10) * Lee Slater – engineering (4)

Notes

References

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