# Snow in June

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Snow In June
| type       = Studio album
| artist     = [The Northern Pikes](/source/The_Northern_Pikes)
| cover      = SnowInJune.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = [1990](/source/1990_in_music)
| recorded   = [Bearsville Studios](/source/Bearsville_Studios), Bearsville, NY
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Rock](/source/Rock_and_roll)
| length     =
| label      = [Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records)
| producer   = Rick Hutt, Fraser Hill, The Northern Pikes
| prev_title = [Secrets of the Alibi](/source/Secrets_of_the_Alibi)
| prev_year  = 1988
| next_title = [Neptune](/source/Neptune_(Northern_Pikes_album))
| next_year  = 1992
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [Allmusic](/source/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](/source/The_Northern_Pikes) released in 1990. It featured three hit singles - "Kiss Me You Fool", "[She Ain't Pretty](/source/She_Ain't_Pretty)", and "Girl With a Problem". The album features guest appearances from notable performers such as [Crystal Taliefero](/source/Crystal_Taliefero), [Garth Hudson](/source/Garth_Hudson), and [John Sebastian](/source/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](/source/Music_Canada)|accessdate=May 25, 2021}}</ref> their only album to do so. It was the eighth-best selling [Cancon](/source/Canadian_content) 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](/source/RPM_(magazine))|access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>

==Charts==
''Snow In June'' made its debut on the [Canadian Albums Chart](/source/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](/source/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](/source/RPM_(magazine))|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](/source/Bryan_Potvin)
| length1          = 4:41
| title2           = Love These Hands
| writer2          = [Jay Semko](/source/Jay_Semko)
| length2          = 4:12
| title3           = Kiss Me You Fool
| writer3          = Merl Bryck; Jay Semko
| length3          = 4:24
| title4           = [She Ain't Pretty](/source/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 &ndash; vocals, guitar
*[Bryan Potvin](/source/Bryan_Potvin) &ndash; vocals, guitar
*[Jay Semko](/source/Jay_Semko) &ndash; vocals, bass
*Don Schmid &ndash; drums, percussion

===Additional personnel===
*[Garth Hudson](/source/Garth_Hudson) &ndash; organ, keyboards, accordion
*[John Sebastian](/source/John_Sebastian) &ndash; acoustic guitar, harp, autoharp
*[Stan Szelest](/source/Stan_Szelest) &ndash; acoustic piano
*[Crystal Taliefero](/source/Crystal_Taliefero) &ndash; background vocals
*Rick Hutt &ndash; keyboards, acoustic piano
*[Ian Tanner](/source/Ian_Tanner) &ndash; keyboards, organ

===Production===
*Rick Hutt &ndash; producer, engineer
*Fraser Hill &ndash; producer, engineer
*The Northern Pikes &ndash; producers
*Assisted by Chris Laidlaw
*Production Assistance by Andy Horrocks & Ian Tanner
*Additional Mixes by [Hugh Padgham](/source/Hugh_Padgham) & [Bob Clearmountain](/source/Bob_Clearmountain)

==References==
* Liner notes from The Northern Pikes: ''Snow in June''.
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Category:1990 albums
Category:The Northern Pikes albums
Category:Virgin Records albums

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