Happy? (Jann Arden album)

Happy?
Studio album by Jann Arden
Released	September 23, 1997 (Canada) June 8, 1998 (U.S.)
Recorded	1997
Studio	Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
Genre	Adult alternative
Length	45:30
Label	A&M
Producer	Jann Arden, Ed Cherney, Mark Goldenberg
Jann Arden chronology
Living Under June (1994) Happy? (1997) Blood Red Cherry (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Happy? is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden, released on September 23, 1997, in Canada and June 8, 1998, in the United States.

Track listing

All songs written by Jann Arden, except where noted.

1. "The Sound Of" – 3:33
2. "Leave Me Now" – 3:50
3. "I Know You" – 4:16
4. "Holy Moses" – 4:54
5. "Wishing That" – 4:12
6. "Saved" (Arden, C. J. Vanston) – 4:36
7. "Ode to a Friend" – 2:56
8. "Shooting Horses" (Arden, Vanston, Russell Broom) – 4:15
9. "Weeds" – 3:56
10. "Hangin' by a Thread" (Arden, Robert Foster) – 5:05
11. "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) (Hidden track on Canadian release) – 3:57

Personnel

• Jann Arden – vocals, background vocals, harmony vocals
• Kenny Aronoff – percussion, drums
• Russell Broom – electric guitar
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Jennifer Condos – bass guitar
• Debra Dobkin – percussion
• Lin Elder – background vocals
• Mark Goldenberg – acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, 12 string guitar
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass
• Jim Keltner – percussion, drums
• Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, pedal steel, bass, slide guitar, lap steel guitar
• Mike Lent – bass
• Dillon O'Brian – background vocals
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – bass trombone
• Jeffrey C.J. Vanston – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, Wurlitzer

Production

• Producers: Jann Arden, Ed Cherney, Mark Goldenberg
• Executive producer: Neil MacGonigill
• Associate producer: Shari Sutcliffe
• Engineers: Ed Cherney, Mark Goldenberg, Duane Seykora
• Assistant engineers: Sebastian Haimerl, Bob Salcedo, Mike Scotella
• Mixing: Ed Cherney, Duane Seykora
• Mixing assistant: Stuart Brawley
• Mastering: Doug Sax
• Arranger: Mark Goldenberg
• Percussion programming: Jeffrey C.J. Vanston
• Art direction: Karen Walker

Charts

Chart performance for Happy?

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [2]	7

References

1. Erlewine, Thomas. Happy? at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
2. "Jann Arden Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2025.