{{Infobox album | name = Snow In June | type = Studio album | artist = The Northern Pikes | cover = SnowInJune.jpg | alt = | released = 1990 | recorded = Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY | venue = | studio = | genre = Rock | length = | label = Virgin | producer = Rick Hutt, Fraser Hill, The Northern Pikes | prev_title = Secrets of the Alibi | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = Neptune | next_year = 1992 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r14220}}</ref> | rev2 = | rev2Score = }} '''''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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Northern%20Pikes&_gp_certification=platinum-albums&_gp_canadian=y|title=Gold/Platinum|publisher=Music Canada|accessdate=May 25, 2021}}</ref> their only album to do so. It was the eighth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9169&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9169.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9169|title=Top 50 Cancon Albums of 1990|magazine=RPM|access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>
==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. {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1990) !Peak<br />position |- |Canadian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+52-No.+10-July+21%2C+1990.pdf|format=PDF|magazine=RPM|volume=52|issue=10|page=6|title=Snow in June|date=July 21, 1990|access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> |align="center"|16 |}
==Track listing== {{tracklisting | title1 = Dream Away | writer1 = Bryan Potvin | length1 = 4:41 | title2 = Love These Hands | writer2 = Jay Semko | length2 = 4:12 | title3 = Kiss Me You Fool | writer3 = Merl Bryck; Jay Semko | length3 = 4:24 | title4 = She Ain't Pretty | writer4 = Bryan Potvin | length4 = 2:44 | title5 = Tomorrow Never Comes | writer5 = Merl Bryck | length5 = 4:53 | title6 = Shadow of Doubt | writer6 = Bryan Potvin | length6 = 5:04 | title7 = Shotgun Morning | writer7 = Jay Semko | length7 = 3:56 | title8 = Isn't it Lovely | writer8 = Jay Semko | length8 = 6:19 | title9 = Unimportant | writer9 = Merl Bryck | length9 = 2:41 | title10 = Am I in Your Way | writer10 = Bryan Potvin; Jay Semko | length10 = 3:46 | title11 = Girl With a Problem | writer11 = Jay Semko | length11 = 3:59 | title12 = Green Fields | writer12 = Jay Semko | length12 = 4:08 | title13 = Snow in June | writer13 = Bryan Potvin | length13 = 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''. {{reflist}} {{Authority control}}
Category:1990 albums Category:The Northern Pikes albums Category:Virgin Records albums