Living Under June
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Living Under June is the second album by Canadian singer/songwriter Jann Arden, released in August 1994 (see 1994 in music). Outside of Canada, the album was released in the spring of 1995.
"Could I Be Your Girl", "Insensitive" and "Good Mother" were all significant hits for Arden in Canada, with "Wonderdrug," "Unloved" and "Looking for It" also becoming Canadian adult-contemporary hits. "Insensitive" was Arden's biggest hit internationally, entering the Top 40 in several countries, including Italy and the United States (#12 on the Billboard Hot 100). In the U.S., "Could I Be Your Girl" was also a minor Adult Contemporary chart hit (#33). Total worldwide sales for this album come to 1.3 million, with 600,000 Canadian, and 500,000 US.
Jackson Browne appears as a guest vocalist on "Unloved".
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 did not win, at the 1995 Juno Awards.
Track listing
All songs written by Jann Arden, except "Insensitive" by Anne Loree. "I Would Die for You" is a bonus track on the international release. It does not appear on the album's Canadian version; in Canada it was already a significant hit single from her 1993 album Time for Mercy.
- "Could I Be Your Girl" – 4:48
- "Demolition Love" – 4:04
- "Looking For It (Finding Heaven)" – 5:35
- "Insensitive" – 4:16
- "Gasoline" – 4:35
- "Wonderdrug" – 3:35
- "Living Under June" – 4:02
- "Unloved" – 4:14
- "Good Mother" – 4:58
- "It Looks Like Rain" – 4:53
Personnel
- 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, acoustic guitar ("Wonderdrug")
- Kenny Aronoff: drums, percussion
- Jackson Browne: guest vocals ("Unloved")
- Ed Cherney: backing vocals ("Looking For It (Finding Heaven)")
- Lin Elder, Dillon O'Brian: backing vocals
Production
- Jann Arden - co-producer, arrangement, artwork and design
- Marsha Burns - production coordinator
- Ed Cherney - producer, arrangement, recording engineer, mixing
- Edd Kolakowski - guitar and piano technician, special production assistant
- Neil MacGonigill - executive producer
- Carrie McConkey - assistant production coordinator
- Margo McKee - artwork and design
- Dillon O'Brian - backing vocal arrangement ("Gasoline", "Insensitive", and "Could I Be Your Girl")
- Ronnie Rivera - assistant engineer
- Peggy Sandvig - band charts
- Doug Sax - mastering
- Duane Seykora - recording engineer
- Raymond Taylor-Smith - assistant engineer
- Jeffrey (C. J.) Vanston - arrangement,
- Jeth Weinrich - artwork and design, photography
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Top Heatseekers | 1 |
| 1996 | The Billboard 200 | 76 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Insensitive" | Adult Top 40 | 6 |
| 1996 | "Insensitive" | Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| 1996 | "Insensitive" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| 1996 | "Insensitive" | Adult Top 40 - Recurrents | 1 |
| 1996 | "Insensitive" | Top 40 Mainstream | 9 |