Living Under June

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Living Under June
Jann Arden - Living Under June.jpg
Studio album by
Jann Arden
ReleasedJune 1994
Studio Groove Masters, Santa Monica
Genre Pop,
Length49:35
Label A&M [1]
Producer Ed 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
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Living Under June is the second album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden, released in 1994. [3] [4]

Contents

"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

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

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

Production

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [10] 24
United States (Billboard 200) [11] 76

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References

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  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.
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