Snow in June

Snow In June
Snow In June
Studio album by The Northern Pikes
Released	1990
Recorded	Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
Genre	Rock
Label	Virgin
Producers	Rick Hutt, Fraser Hill, The Northern Pikes
The Northern Pikes chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

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

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

Personnel

Merl Bryck – vocals, guitar
Bryan Potvin – vocals, guitar
Jay Semko – vocals, bass
Don Schmid – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

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

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

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.

[1] Snow in June at AllMusic

[2] "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[3] "Top 50 Cancon Albums of 1990". RPM. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[4] "Snow in June" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 52, no. 10. July 21, 1990. p. 6. Retrieved June 4, 2022.

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