Jill Sobule (album)

Jill Sobule
Studio album by Jill Sobule
Released	April 7, 1995
Recorded	Alex the Great Recording Nashville, Tennessee
Length	46:08
Label	Lava / Atlantic
Producer	Brad Jones, Robin Eaton
Jill Sobule chronology
Things Here Are Different (1990) Jill Sobule (1995) Happy Town (1997)
Singles from Jill Sobule
"I Kissed a Girl" Released: May 2, 1995 "Supermodel" Released: August 22, 1995 [1]

Jill Sobule is the second album by the American singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, released on April 7, 1995. The disc contained the singles "Good Person Inside", "Supermodel" and "I Kissed a Girl". The album sold 100,000 copies in the US, making it her most commercially successful record.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A– [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
The New York Times	(favorable) [5]
The Village Voice	[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jill Sobule & Robin Eaton, except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Person Inside"	Sobule	3:12
2.	"Margaret"	Sobule, Nicky Holland	3:18
3.	"(Theme From) The Girl in the Affair"	Sobule	3:53
4.	"Karen by Night"		3:58
5.	"Houdini's Box"		4:00
6.	"Trains"		3:44
7.	"I Kissed a Girl"		3:13
8.	"The Jig Is Up"		4:14
9.	"Resistance Song"	Sobule	2:59
10.	"Supermodel"	David Baerwald, David Kitay, Brian MacLeod, Kristen Vigard	3:08
11.	"The Couple on the Street"		3:24
12.	"Vrbana Bridge"		4:16
13.	"Now That I Don't Have You"		3:49

The first release of the album does not contain "Supermodel". After "Supermodel" appeared on the Clueless film soundtrack and was released as a single, the album was reissued with the song.

Personnel

• Jill Sobule – guitar, sound effects, vocals, background vocals, tambo drums
• Sam Bacco – percussion, tympani
• Richard Barone – vocals, background vocals
• Pat Bergeson – harmonica
• J.D. Blair – snare drums
• Chris Carmichael – violin, cello
• Sue Davis – background vocals
• Robin Eaton – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, background vocals
• Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
• Mac Gayden – banjo
• Byron House – bass guitar
• Brad Jones – organ, synthesizer, bass guitar, flute, guitar, mandolin, piano, keyboards
• Wayne Kramer – bass guitar
• Craig Krampf – drums
• Viktor Krauss – bass guitar
• Kenny Malone – percussion, drums
• Jerry Dale McFadden – accordion, sound effects
• Eric Moon – keyboards
• Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar
• Ross Rice – drums, electric piano
• Kirby Shelstad – drums, talking drum
• Jim Wizniewski – flute

Production

• Production: Brad Jones & Robin Eaton
• Engineering: Brad Jones
• Mixing: Roger Moutenot
• Mastering: Greg Calbi

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1995	Heatseekers	11

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1995	"I Kissed a Girl"	Modern Rock Tracks	20
		Billboard Hot 100	67
		Australian ARIA Singles Chart [7]	36
1996	"Supermodel"	Australian ARIA Singles Chart [8]	53

References

1. "Selected New Releases". Radio & Records . August 18, 1995. p. 31.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jill Sobule". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
3. Frost, Deborah (April 7, 1995). "Jill Sobule". EW.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
4. Gardner, Elysa (May 14, 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
5. Altman, Billy (July 30, 1995). "A Storyteller With a Sensitive Wit". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
6. Christgau, Robert (July 11, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
7. "I Kissed a Girl – Australian chart run". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

External links

• Lyrics, song samples and video, hosted with permission at MTV.