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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Living Under June
| name = Living Under June
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| cover = Jann Arden - Living Under June.jpg
| cover = Jann Arden - Living Under June.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = June 1994
| released = August 5, 1994 <small>([[Canada]])</small><br />February 28, 1995 <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
| recorded = [[Groove Masters]], [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica, CA]], 1994
| recorded =
| studio = [[Groove Masters]], [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]],
| studio =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Adult album alternative|adult alternative]], [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]]
| length = 49:35
| length = 49:35
| label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Howell |first1=Peter |title=JANN ARDEN Living Under June |work=Toronto Star |date=6 Aug 1994 |page=K12}}</ref>
| producer = Ed Cherney, Jann Arden
| producer = [[Ed Cherney]], Jann Arden
| prev_title = [[Time for Mercy]]
| prev_title = [[Time for Mercy]]
| prev_year = 1993
| prev_year = 1993
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| next_year = 1997
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| Name = Living Under June
| name = Living Under June
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Could I Be Your Girl]]
| single1 = [[Could I Be Your Girl]]
| Single 1 date = April 11, 1995 (U.S.)
| single1date = April 11, 1995 (U.S.)
| Single 2 = [[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]
| single2 = [[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]
| Single 2 date = October 24, 1995 (U.S.)
| single2date = October 24, 1995 (U.S.)
}}
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/living-under-june-mw0000627805|title=Jann Arden - Living Under June Album Reviews, Songs & More &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r209694/review|pure_url=yes}} link]
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'''''Living Under June''''' is the second [[album]] by [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[Jann Arden]], released in August 1994 (see [[1994 in music]]).
'''''Living Under June''''' is the second album by the Canadian singer-songwriter [[Jann Arden]], released in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jann-arden-mn0000211850/biography|title=Jann Arden Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jennings |first1=Nicholas |title=Soulful sounds |journal=Maclean's |date=Jul 25, 1994 |volume=107 |issue=30 |page=52}}</ref>


"[[Could I Be Your Girl]]", "[[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]" and "Good Mother" were all significant hits for Arden in Canada, with "Wonderdrug", "Unloved" and "Looking for It (Finding Heaven)" also becoming Canadian adult-contemporary hits. "[[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]" was Arden's biggest hit internationally, entering the [[Top 40]] in several countries, including [[Italy]] and the [[United States]] ({{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;12 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]). In the U.S., "Could I Be Your Girl" was also a minor [[adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] chart hit (No.&nbsp;33). Total worldwide sales for this album come to 1.3 million, with 600,000 Canadian, and 500,000 US.
"[[Could I Be Your Girl]]", "[[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]" and "Good Mother" were all significant hits for Jann in Canada, with "Wonderdrug", "Unloved" and "Looking for It (Finding Heaven)" also becoming Canadian adult-contemporary hits. "[[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]" was Jann's biggest hit internationally, entering the [[Top 40]] in several countries, including Italy and the United States ({{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;12 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]). In the U.S., "Could I Be Your Girl" was also a minor [[adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] chart hit (No.&nbsp;33). Total worldwide sales for this album come to 1.3&nbsp;million, with 600,000 Canadian, and 500,000 US.


⚫
The video for "Good Mother", directed by [[Jeth Weinrich]], won the [[Juno Award for Video of the Year]] at the [[Juno Awards of 1996|1996 Juno Awards]]. Weinrich also directed the video for "Insensitive", which was a nominee for the same award, but didn't win, at the [[Juno Awards of 1995|1995 Juno Awards]].
[[Jackson Browne]] sings as a duet on "Unloved".


==Production==
⚫
The video for "Good Mother", directed by [[Jeth Weinrich]], won the [[Juno Award for Video of the Year]] at the [[Juno Awards of 1996|1996 Juno Awards]]. Weinrich also directed the video for "Insensitive", which was a nominee for the same award, but did not win, at the [[Juno Awards of 1995|1995 Juno Awards]].
The album was produced by [[Ed Cherney]] and Arden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGpWnv0L61wC&pg=PA1989|title=Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000|first=Gillian|last=Holmes|date=June 1, 1999|publisher=University of Toronto Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> Most of the songs were written in a Calgary basement, where Jann lived under her landlady, June.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Monk |first1=Katherine |title=Living under |work=Vancouver Sun |date=17 Aug 1994 |page=C4}}</ref> [[Jackson Browne]] duets with Jann on "Unloved".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSoOOD-MidAC&pg=PA247|title=Jackson Browne: His Life and Music|first=Mark|last=Bego|date=July 26, 2005|publisher=Citadel Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> [[Anne Loree]] wrote "Insensitive".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Metella |first1=Helen |title=It's dream time for Calgary singer |work=Edmonton Journal |date=7 Sep 1994 |page=C12}}</ref> [[Kenny Aronoff]] played drums on the album.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Tom |title=Aronoff beats drum for boss |work=The Province |date=8 Sep 1994 |page=B4}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#"[[Could I Be Your Girl]]" – 4:48
#"[[Could I Be Your Girl]]" – 4:48
#"Demolition Love" – 4:04
#"Demolition Love" – 4:04
#"Looking For It (Finding Heaven)" (Arden, Robert Foster) – 3:53
#"Looking for It (Finding Heaven)" (Arden, Robert Foster) – 3:53
#"[[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]" ([[Anne Loree]]) – 4:16
#"[[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]" ([[Anne Loree]]) – 4:16
#"Gasoline" – 4:35
#"Gasoline" – 4:35
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#"I Would Die for You" <small>(Bonus track on international release)</small> – 4:35
#"I Would Die for You" <small>(Bonus track on international release)</small> – 4:35


"I Would Die for You" was a significant single from Arden's previous album ''[[Time for Mercy]]''. It does not appear on the album's original version.
"I Would Die for You" was a significant single from Jann's previous album, ''[[Time for Mercy]]'', and doesn't appear on this album's original version.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Jann Arden - [[acoustic guitar]], [[singing|vocals]]
*Jann Arden – acoustic guitar, vocals
*Bob Foster - acoustic and electric guitars
*Bob Foster – acoustic and electric guitars
*David Resnik - acoustic and electric guitars
*David Resnik – acoustic and electric guitars
*[[C.J. Vanston|Jeffrey (C. J.) Vanston]] - synthesizers, [[Wurlitzer]] and acoustic piano, [[Hammond B-3 organ]], drum programming
*[[C.J. Vanston|Jeffrey (C. J.) Vanston]] – synthesizers, [[Wurlitzer]] and acoustic piano, [[Hammond B-3 organ]], drum programming
*Mike Lent - [[bass guitar]], acoustic guitar ("Wonderdrug")
*Mike Lent – bass guitar, acoustic guitar ("Wonderdrug")
*[[Kenny Aronoff]] - [[Drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
*[[Kenny Aronoff]] – drums, percussion
*[[Jackson Browne]] - duet on ("Unloved")
*[[Jackson Browne]] – duet on ("Unloved")
*Ed Cherney - backing vocals ("Looking for It (Finding Heaven)")
*[[Ed Cherney]] – backing vocals ("Looking for It (Finding Heaven)")
*Lin Elder, Dillon O'Brian - backing vocals
*Lin Elder, Dillon O'Brian – backing vocals


==Production==
==Production==
*Arranged by Jann Arden, Ed Cherney and Jeffrey Vanston, with vocal backing arranged by Dillon O'Brien and band charts by Peggy Sandvig
*Arranged by Jann Arden, [[Ed Cherney]] and Jeffrey Vanston, with vocal backing arranged by Dillon O'Brien and band charts by Peggy Sandvig
*[[Neil MacGonigill]]: Executive Producer
*[[Neil MacGonigill]]: Executive Producer
*Produced by Jann Arden and Ed Cherney; production assisted by Edd Kolakowski; assisted by Carrie McConkey; production co-ordination by Marsha Burns
*Produced by Jann Arden and [[Ed Cherney]]; production assisted by Edd Kolakowski; assisted by Carrie McConkey; production co-ordination by Marsha Burns
*Recording Engineers: Ed Cherney and Duane Seykora; assisted by Raymond Taylor-Smith and Ronnie Rivera
*Recording Engineers: [[Ed Cherney]] and Duane Seykora; assisted by Raymond Taylor-Smith and Ronnie Rivera
*Mixed by Ed Cherney
*Mixed by [[Ed Cherney]]
*Mastered by Doug Sax
*Mastered by Doug Sax
*Piano and guitar technician: Edd Kolakowski
*Piano and guitar technician: Edd Kolakowski
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==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
'''Album''' – ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' (North America)
|+ Chart performance for ''Living Under June''
{|class="wikitable" width="250px"
! scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|24|artist=Jann Arden|album=Living Under June|rowheader=true|access-date=October 20, 2024}}
!Year
!Chart
!Position
|-
|align="center"|1996
|align="center"|[[Top Heatseekers]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|1996
|align="center"|[[The Billboard 200]]
|align="center"|76
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jann-arden/|title=Jann Arden|website=Billboard}}</ref>
| 76
|}
|}


==References==
'''Singles''' – ''Billboard'' (North America)
{{reflist}}
{|class="wikitable" width="400px"
|-
!Year
!Single
!Chart
!Position
|-
|align="center"|1995
|align="center"|"Insensitive"
|align="center"|[[Adult Top 40]]
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="center"|1996
|align="center"|"Insensitive"
|align="center"|[[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="center"|1996
|align="center"|"Insensitive"
|align="center"|[[The Billboard Hot 100]]
|align="center"|12
|-
|align="center"|1996
|align="center"|"Insensitive"
|align="center"|Adult Top 40 - Recurrents
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|1996
|align="center"|"Insensitive"
|align="center"|[[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Top 40 Mainstream]]
|align="center"|9
|-
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*''[http://www.discogs.com/Jann-Arden-Living-Under-June/master/181557 Living Under June]'' at [[Discogs]]
*''[http://www.discogs.com/Jann-Arden-Living-Under-June/master/181557 Living Under June]'' at [[Discogs]]
*''[http://new.music.yahoo.com/jann-arden/albums/living-under-june--148209 Living Under June]'' at [[Yahoo! Music]]


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Latest revision as of 14:00, 19 October 2024

Living Under June
Studio album by
Jann Arden
ReleasedJune 1994
StudioGroove Masters, Santa Monica
GenrePop,
Length49:35
LabelA&M[1]
ProducerEd Cherney, Jann Arden
Jann Arden chronology
Time for Mercy
(1993) 		Living Under June
(1994) 		Happy?
(1997)
Singles from Living Under June
  1. "Could I Be Your Girl"
    Released: April 11, 1995 (U.S.)
  2. "Insensitive"
    Released: October 24, 1995 (U.S.)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Living Under June is the second album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden, released in 1994.[3][4]

"Could I Be Your Girl", "Insensitive" and "Good Mother" were all significant hits for Jann in Canada, with "Wonderdrug", "Unloved" and "Looking for It (Finding Heaven)" also becoming Canadian adult-contemporary hits. "Insensitive" was Jann's biggest hit internationally, entering the Top 40 in several countries, including Italy and the United States (No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100). In the U.S., "Could I Be Your Girl" was also a minor adult contemporary chart hit (No. 33). Total worldwide sales for this album come to 1.3 million, with 600,000 Canadian, and 500,000 US.

The video for "Good Mother", directed by Jeth Weinrich, won the Juno Award for Video of the Year at the 1996 Juno Awards. Weinrich also directed the video for "Insensitive", which was a nominee for the same award, but didn't win, at the 1995 Juno Awards.

Production

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The album was produced by Ed Cherney and Arden.[5] Most of the songs were written in a Calgary basement, where Jann lived under her landlady, June.[6] Jackson Browne duets with Jann on "Unloved".[7] Anne Loree wrote "Insensitive".[8] Kenny Aronoff played drums on the album.[9]

Track listing

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All songs written by Jann Arden, except where noted.

  1. "Could I Be Your Girl" – 4:48
  2. "Demolition Love" – 4:04
  3. "Looking for It (Finding Heaven)" (Arden, Robert Foster) – 3:53
  4. "Insensitive" (Anne Loree) – 4:16
  5. "Gasoline" – 4:35
  6. "Wonderdrug" (Arden, Mike Lent) – 3:35
  7. "Living Under June" – 4:02
  8. "Unloved" (with Jackson Browne) – 4:14
  9. "Good Mother" (Arden, Foster) – 4:58
  10. "It Looks Like Rain" (Arden, Foster) – 4:53
  11. "I Would Die for You" (Bonus track on international release) – 4:35

"I Would Die for You" was a significant single from Jann's previous album, Time for Mercy, and doesn't appear on this album's original version.

Personnel

[edit]
  • Jann Arden – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Bob Foster – acoustic and electric guitars
  • David Resnik – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Jeffrey (C. J.) Vanston – synthesizers, Wurlitzer and acoustic piano, Hammond B-3 organ, drum programming
  • Mike Lent – bass guitar, acoustic guitar ("Wonderdrug")
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
  • Jackson Browne – duet on ("Unloved")
  • Ed Cherney – backing vocals ("Looking for It (Finding Heaven)")
  • Lin Elder, Dillon O'Brian – backing vocals

Production

[edit]
  • Arranged by Jann Arden, Ed Cherney and Jeffrey Vanston, with vocal backing arranged by Dillon O'Brien and band charts by Peggy Sandvig
  • Neil MacGonigill: Executive Producer
  • Produced by Jann Arden and Ed Cherney; production assisted by Edd Kolakowski; assisted by Carrie McConkey; production co-ordination by Marsha Burns
  • Recording Engineers: Ed Cherney and Duane Seykora; assisted by Raymond Taylor-Smith and Ronnie Rivera
  • Mixed by Ed Cherney
  • Mastered by Doug Sax
  • Piano and guitar technician: Edd Kolakowski
  • Artwork and design by Jann Arden, Jeth Weinrich and Margo McKee, with photography by Jeth Weinrich

Charts

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Chart performance for Living Under June
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 24
US Billboard 200[11] 76

References

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  1. ^ Howell, Peter (August 6, 1994). "JANN ARDEN Living Under June". Toronto Star. p. K12.
  2. ^ "Jann Arden - Living Under June Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Jann Arden Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Jennings, Nicholas (July 25, 1994). "Soulful sounds". Maclean's. 107 (30): 52.
  5. ^ Holmes, Gillian (June 1, 1999). "Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000". University of Toronto Press – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Monk, Katherine (August 17, 1994). "Living under". Vancouver Sun. p. C4.
  7. ^ Bego, Mark (July 26, 2005). "Jackson Browne: His Life and Music". Citadel Press – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Metella, Helen (September 7, 1994). "It's dream time for Calgary singer". Edmonton Journal. p. C12.
  9. ^ Harrison, Tom (September 8, 1994). "Aronoff beats drum for boss". The Province. p. B4.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Jann Arden – Living Under June". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jann Arden". Billboard.
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