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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Snow In June
| name = Snow In June
| Type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| Artist = [[The Northern Pikes]]
| artist = [[The Northern Pikes]]
| Cover =
| cover = SnowInJune.jpg
| Released = [[1990 in music|1990]]
| alt =
| released = [[1990 in music|1990]]
| Recorded = [[Bearsville Studios]], Bearsville, NY
| recorded = [[Bearsville Studios]], Bearsville, NY
| Genre = [[Rock and roll|Rock]]
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Virgin Records]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Rick Hutt]], [[Fraser Hill]], The Northern Pikes
| genre = [[Rock and roll|Rock]]
| length =

| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
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| Last album = ''[[Secrets of the Alibi]]''<br/>(1988)
| producer = Rick Hutt, Fraser Hill, The Northern Pikes
| This album = ''Snow In June''<br/>(1990)
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| prev_title = [[Secrets of the Alibi]]
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| Next album = ''[[Neptune (Northern Pikes album)|Neptune]]''<br/>(1992)
| prev_year = 1988
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| next_title = [[Neptune (Northern Pikes album)|Neptune]]
| next_year = 1992
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r14220}}</ref>
| rev2 =
| rev2Score =
}}
}}
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'''''Snow In June''''' is the third major label album by [[The Northern Pikes]] released in 1990. It featured three hit singles - "Kiss Me You Fool", "[[She Ain't Pretty]]", and "Girl With a Problem". The album features guest appearances from notable performers such as [[Crystal Taliefero]], [[Garth Hudson]], and [[John Sebastian]].


==Commercial performance==
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'''''Snow In June''''' is the third major label album by The Northern Pikes released in 1990. It featured three hit singles - "Kiss Me You Fool", "She Ain't Pretty", and "Girl With A Problem".
''Snow In June'' was the band's most successful album, being certified Platinum in Canada,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Northern%20Pikes&_gp_certification=platinum-albums&_gp_canadian=y|title=Gold/Platinum|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|accessdate=May 25, 2021}}</ref> their only album to do so. It was the eighth-best selling [[Canadian content|Cancon]] album in Canada of 1990.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9169&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9169.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9169|title=Top 50 Cancon Albums of 1990|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>


==Charts==
This was the band's most successful album and garnered them three nominations at the [[Juno Awards of 1991|1991 Juno Awards]]. The nominations were: Group of the Year, Single of the Year for "She Ain't Pretty", and Best Video for "She Ain't Pretty".
''Snow In June'' made its debut on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] on June 16, 1990, and stayed on the chart for over a year until September 14, 1991.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1990)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+52-No.+10-July+21%2C+1990.pdf|format=PDF|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|volume=52|issue=10|page=6|title=Snow in June|date=July 21, 1990|access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center"|16
|}


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==Track listing==
The album was certified Platinum in Canada by the [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] in October 1990. To date, it is the band's only Platinum album.
{{tracklisting

| title1 = Dream Away

| writer1 = [[Bryan Potvin]]
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==Track Listing==
| length1 = 4:41

| title2 = Love These Hands
#"Dream Away" ([[Bryan Potvin]])
#"Love These Hands" ([[Jay Semko]])
| writer2 = [[Jay Semko]]
| length2 = 4:12
#"Kiss Me You Fool" ([[Merl Bryck]] & Semko)
| title3 = Kiss Me You Fool
#"She Ain't Pretty" (Potvin)
| writer3 = Merl Bryck; Jay Semko
#"Tomorrow Never Comes" (Bryck)
| length3 = 4:24
#"Shadow Of Doubt" (Potvin)
| title4 = [[She Ain't Pretty]]
#"Shotgun Morning" (Semko)
| writer4 = Bryan Potvin
#"Isn't It Lovely" (Semko)
| length4 = 2:44
#"Unimportant" (Bryck)
| title5 = Tomorrow Never Comes
#"Am I In Your Way" (Potvin & Semko)
| writer5 = Merl Bryck
#"Girl With A Problem" (Semko)
| length5 = 4:53
#"Green Fields" (Semko)
| title6 = Shadow of Doubt
#"Snow In June" (Potvin)
| writer6 = Bryan Potvin
| length6 = 5:04
| title7 = Shotgun Morning
| writer7 = Jay Semko
| length7 = 3:56
| title8 = Isn't it Lovely
| writer8 = Jay Semko
| length8 = 6:19
| title9 = Unimportant
| writer9 = Merl Bryck
| length9 = 2:41
| title10 = Am I in Your Way
| writer10 = Bryan Potvin; Jay Semko
| length10 = 3:46
| title11 = Girl With a Problem
| writer11 = Jay Semko
| length11 = 3:59
| title12 = Green Fields
| writer12 = Jay Semko
| length12 = 4:08
| title13 = Snow in June
| writer13 = Bryan Potvin
| length13 = 5:57
| total_length = 56:44
}}


== Album credits ==
== Album credits ==
===Personnel===
===Personnel===
*[[Merl Bryck]] - Vocals, Guitar
*Merl Bryck &ndash; vocals, guitar
*[[Bryan Potvin]] - Vocals, Guitar
*[[Bryan Potvin]] &ndash; vocals, guitar
*[[Jay Semko]] - Vocals, Bass
*[[Jay Semko]] &ndash; vocals, bass
*[[Don Schmid]] - Drums, Percussion
*Don Schmid &ndash; drums, percussion


===Additional Personnel===
===Additional personnel===
*Garth Hudson - Organ, Keyboards, Accordion
*[[Garth Hudson]] &ndash; organ, keyboards, accordion
*John Sebastian - Acoustic Guitar, Harp, Autoharp
*[[John Sebastian]] &ndash; acoustic guitar, harp, autoharp
*Stan Szelest - Acoustic Piano
*[[Stan Szelest]] &ndash; acoustic piano
*Crystal Taliefero - Background Vocals
*[[Crystal Taliefero]] &ndash; background vocals
*Rick Hutt - Keyboards, Acoustic Piano
*Rick Hutt &ndash; keyboards, acoustic piano
*Ian Tanner - Keyboards, Organ
*[[Ian Tanner]] &ndash; keyboards, organ


===Production===
===Production===
*Rick Hutt - Producer, Engineer
*Rick Hutt &ndash; producer, engineer
*Fraser Hill - Producer, Engineer
*Fraser Hill &ndash; producer, engineer
*The Northern Pikes - Producers
*The Northern Pikes &ndash; producers
*Assisted by Chris Laidlaw
*Assisted by Chris Laidlaw
*Production Assistace by Andy Horrocks & Ian Tanner
*Production Assistance by Andy Horrocks & Ian Tanner
*Additional Mixes by [[Hugh Padgham]] & [[Bob Clearmountain]]
*Additional Mixes by [[Hugh Padgham]] & [[Bob Clearmountain]]



==References==
==References==
* Liner notes from The Northern Pikes:''[[Snow In June]]''.
* Liner notes from The Northern Pikes: ''Snow in June''.
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[[Category:1990 albums]]
[[Category:1990 albums]]
[[Category:Northern Pikes albums]]
[[Category:The Northern Pikes albums]]
[[Category:Virgin Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 21:09, 3 October 2023

Snow In June
Studio album by
The Northern Pikes
Released1990
RecordedBearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
GenreRock
LabelVirgin
ProducerRick Hutt, Fraser Hill, The Northern Pikes
The Northern Pikes chronology
Secrets of the Alibi
(1988) 		Snow In June
(1990) 		Neptune
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Snow In June is the third major label album by The Northern Pikes released in 1990. It featured three hit singles - "Kiss Me You Fool", "She Ain't Pretty", and "Girl With a Problem". The album features guest appearances from notable performers such as Crystal Taliefero, Garth Hudson, and John Sebastian.

Commercial performance

[edit]

Snow In June was the band's most successful album, being certified Platinum in Canada,[2] their only album to do so. It was the eighth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990.[3]

Charts

[edit]

Snow In June made its debut on the Canadian Albums Chart on June 16, 1990, and stayed on the chart for over a year until September 14, 1991.

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[4] 16

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dream Away"Bryan Potvin4:41
2."Love These Hands"Jay Semko4:12
3."Kiss Me You Fool"Merl Bryck; Jay Semko4:24
4."She Ain't Pretty"Bryan Potvin2:44
5."Tomorrow Never Comes"Merl Bryck4:53
6."Shadow of Doubt"Bryan Potvin5:04
7."Shotgun Morning"Jay Semko3:56
8."Isn't it Lovely"Jay Semko6:19
9."Unimportant"Merl Bryck2:41
10."Am I in Your Way"Bryan Potvin; Jay Semko3:46
11."Girl With a Problem"Jay Semko3:59
12."Green Fields"Jay Semko4:08
13."Snow in June"Bryan Potvin5:57
Total length:56:44

Album credits

[edit]

Personnel

[edit]
  • Merl Bryck – vocals, guitar
  • Bryan Potvin – vocals, guitar
  • Jay Semko – vocals, bass
  • Don Schmid – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

[edit]

Production

[edit]
  • Rick Hutt – producer, engineer
  • Fraser Hill – producer, engineer
  • The Northern Pikes – producers
  • Assisted by Chris Laidlaw
  • Production Assistance by Andy Horrocks & Ian Tanner
  • Additional Mixes by Hugh Padgham & Bob Clearmountain

References

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  • Liner notes from The Northern Pikes: Snow in June.
  1. ^ Snow in June at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Top 50 Cancon Albums of 1990". RPM. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Snow in June" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 52, no. 10. July 21, 1990. p. 6. Retrieved June 4, 2022.


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