Living Under June

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{{Infobox album
| name = Living Under June
| type = studio
| artist = [[Jann Arden]]
| cover = Jann Arden - Living Under June.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 10, 1994 ([[Canada]]) February 28, 1995 ([[United States|U.S.]])
| recorded =
| studio = [[Groove Masters]], [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica, CA]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length = 49:35
| label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Howell |first1=Peter |title=JANN ARDEN Living Under June |work=Toronto Star |date=6 Aug 1994 |page=K12}}</ref>
| producer = [[Ed Cherney]], Jann Arden
| prev_title = [[Time for Mercy]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[Happy? (Jann Arden album)|Happy?]]
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Living Under June
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Could I Be Your Girl]]
| single1date = April 11, 1995 (U.S.)
| single2 = [[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]
| single2date = October 24, 1995 (U.S.)
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/living-under-june-mw0000627805|title=Jann Arden - Living Under June Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
}}
'''''Living Under June''''' is the second album by the Canadian singer-songwriter [[Jann Arden]], released in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jann-arden-mn0000211850/biography|title=Jann Arden Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jennings |first1=Nicholas |title=Soulful sounds |journal=Maclean's |date=Jul 25, 1994 |volume=107 |issue=30 |page=52}}</ref>

"[[Could I Be Your Girl]]", "[[Insensitive (song)|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 (song)|Insensitive]]" was Jann's biggest hit internationally, entering the [[Top 40]] in several countries, including Italy and the United States ({{abbr|No.|number}} 12 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]). In the U.S., "Could I Be Your Girl" was also a minor [[adult contemporary music|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 [[Juno Awards of 1996|1996 Juno Awards]]. Weinrich also directed the video for "Insensitive", which was a nominee for the same award, but didn't win, at the [[Juno Awards of 1995|1995 Juno Awards]].

==Production==
The album was produced by [[Ed Cherney]] and Arden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGpWnv0L61wC&pg=PA1989|title=Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000|first=Gillian|last=Holmes|date=June 1, 1999|publisher=University of Toronto Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> Most of the songs were written in a Calgary basement, where Jann lived under her landlady, June.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Monk |first1=Katherine |title=Living under |work=Vancouver Sun |date=17 Aug 1994 |page=C4}}</ref> [[Jackson Browne]] duets with Jann on "Unloved".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSoOOD-MidAC&pg=PA247|title=Jackson Browne: His Life and Music|first=Mark|last=Bego|date=July 26, 2005|publisher=Citadel Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> [[Anne Loree]] wrote "Insensitive".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Metella |first1=Helen |title=It's dream time for Calgary singer |work=Edmonton Journal |date=7 Sep 1994 |page=C12}}</ref> [[Kenny Aronoff]] played drums on the album.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Tom |title=Aronoff beats drum for boss |work=The Province |date=8 Sep 1994 |page=B4}}</ref>

==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Jann Arden]], except where noted.

#"[[Could I Be Your Girl]]" – 4:48
#"Demolition Love" – 4:04
#"Looking for It (Finding Heaven)" (Arden, Robert Foster) – 3:53
#"[[Insensitive (song)|Insensitive]]" ([[Anne Loree]]) – 4:16
#"Gasoline" – 4:35
#"Wonderdrug" (Arden, Mike Lent) – 3:35
#"Living Under June" – 4:02
#"Unloved" (with [[Jackson Browne]]) – 4:14
#"Good Mother" (Arden, Foster) – 4:58
#"It Looks Like Rain" (Arden, Foster) – 4:53
#"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==
*Jann Arden – acoustic guitar, vocals
*Bob Foster – acoustic and electric guitars
*David Resnik – acoustic and electric guitars
*[[C.J. Vanston|Jeffrey (C. J.) Vanston]] – synthesizers, [[Wurlitzer]] and acoustic piano, [[Hammond B-3 organ]], drum programming
*Mike Lent – bass guitar, acoustic guitar ("Wonderdrug")
*[[Kenny Aronoff]] – drums, percussion
*[[Jackson Browne]] – duet on ("Unloved")
*[[Ed Cherney]] – backing vocals ("Looking for It (Finding Heaven)")
*Lin Elder, Dillon O'Brian – backing vocals

==Production==
*Arranged by Jann Arden, [[Ed Cherney]] and Jeffrey Vanston, with vocal backing arranged by Dillon O'Brien and band charts by Peggy Sandvig
*[[Neil MacGonigill]]: Executive Producer
*Produced by Jann Arden and [[Ed Cherney]]; production assisted by Edd Kolakowski; assisted by Carrie McConkey; production co-ordination by Marsha Burns
*Recording Engineers: [[Ed Cherney]] and Duane Seykora; assisted by Raymond Taylor-Smith and Ronnie Rivera
*Mixed by [[Ed Cherney]]
*Mastered by Doug Sax
*Piano and guitar technician: Edd Kolakowski
*Artwork and design by Jann Arden, [[Jeth Weinrich]] and Margo McKee, with photography by Jeth Weinrich

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Living Under June''
! scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|24|artist=Jann Arden|album=Living Under June|rowheader=true|access-date=October 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Canada|10|chartid=7754|rowheader=true|access-date=December 9, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jann-arden/|title=Jann Arden|website=Billboard}}</ref>
| 76
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Living Under June''
! scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
{{album chart|Canada|19|chartid=2839|rowheader=true|access-date=December 9, 2024|refname=CA_YE}}
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Living Under June''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Jann Arden|title=Living Under June|award=Platinum|number=5|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1996|access-date=December 9, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Jann Arden|title=Living Under June|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1996|certyear=1996|access-date=December 9, 2024}}
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==References==
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==External links==
*''[http://www.discogs.com/Jann-Arden-Living-Under-June/master/181557 Living Under June]'' at [[Discogs]]

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[[Category:Jann Arden albums]]
[[Category:1994 albums]]
[[Category:A&M Records albums]]

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