Snow in June
| Snow In June | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Rick Hutt, Fraser Hill, The Northern Pikes | |||
| The Northern Pikes chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Snow In June is the third major label album by The Northern Pikes released in 1990. It featured three hit singles - "Kiss Me You Fool", "She Ain't Pretty", and "Girl With a Problem". The album features guest appearances from notable performers such as Crystal Taliefero, Garth Hudson, and John Sebastian.
Commercial performance
[edit]Snow In June was the band's most successful album, being certified Platinum in Canada,[2] their only album to do so. It was the eighth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990.[3]
Charts
[edit]Snow In June made its debut on the Canadian Albums Chart on June 16, 1990, and stayed on the chart for over a year until September 14, 1991.
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart[4] | 16 |
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dream Away" | Bryan Potvin | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Love These Hands" | Jay Semko | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Kiss Me You Fool" | Merl Bryck; Jay Semko | 4:24 |
| 4. | "She Ain't Pretty" | Bryan Potvin | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Tomorrow Never Comes" | Merl Bryck | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Shadow of Doubt" | Bryan Potvin | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Shotgun Morning" | Jay Semko | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Isn't it Lovely" | Jay Semko | 6:19 |
| 9. | "Unimportant" | Merl Bryck | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Am I in Your Way" | Bryan Potvin; Jay Semko | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Girl With a Problem" | Jay Semko | 3:59 |
| 12. | "Green Fields" | Jay Semko | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Snow in June" | Bryan Potvin | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 56:44 | ||
Album credits
[edit]Personnel
[edit]- Merl Bryck – vocals, guitar
- Bryan Potvin – vocals, guitar
- Jay Semko – vocals, bass
- Don Schmid – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
[edit]- Garth Hudson – organ, keyboards, accordion
- John Sebastian – acoustic guitar, harp, autoharp
- Stan Szelest – acoustic piano
- Crystal Taliefero – background vocals
- Rick Hutt – keyboards, acoustic piano
- Ian Tanner – keyboards, organ
Production
[edit]- Rick Hutt – producer, engineer
- Fraser Hill – producer, engineer
- The Northern Pikes – producers
- Assisted by Chris Laidlaw
- Production Assistance by Andy Horrocks & Ian Tanner
- Additional Mixes by Hugh Padgham & Bob Clearmountain
References
[edit]- Liner notes from The Northern Pikes: Snow in June.
- ^ Snow in June at AllMusic
- ^ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Top 50 Cancon Albums of 1990". RPM. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Snow in June" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 52, no. 10. July 21, 1990. p. 6. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
