Happy? (Jann Arden album)
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| Happy? | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 1997 (Canada) June 8, 1998 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California) | |||
| Genre | Adult alternative | |||
| Length | 45:30 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Jann Arden, Ed Cherney, Mark Goldenberg | |||
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| Allmusic |    link |
Happy? is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden, released on September 23, 1997, in Canada and June 8, 1998, in the United States.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Jann Arden, except where noted.
- "The Sound Of" – 3:33
- "Leave Me Now" – 3:50
- "I Know You" – 4:16
- "Holy Moses" – 4:54
- "Wishing That" – 4:12
- "Saved" (Arden, C. J. Vanston) – 4:36
- "Ode to a Friend" – 2:56
- "Shooting Horses" (Arden, Vanston, Russell Broom) – 4:15
- "Weeds" – 3:56
- "Hangin' by a Thread" (Arden, Robert Foster) – 5:05
- "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) (Hidden track on Canadian release) – 3:57
Personnel
[edit]- Jann Arden – vocals, background vocals, harmony vocals
- Kenny Aronoff – percussion, drums
- Russell Broom – electric guitar
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Jennifer Condos – bass guitar
- Debra Dobkin – percussion
- Lin Elder – background vocals
- Mark Goldenberg – acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, 12 string guitar
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass
- Jim Keltner – percussion, drums
- Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, pedal steel, bass, slide guitar, lap steel guitar
- Mike Lent – bass
- Dillon O'Brian – background vocals
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – bass trombone
- Jeffrey C.J. Vanston – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, Wurlitzer
Production
[edit]- Producers: Jann Arden, Ed Cherney, Mark Goldenberg
- Executive producer: Neil MacGonigill
- Associate producer: Shari Sutcliffe
- Engineers: Ed Cherney, Mark Goldenberg, Duane Seykora
- Assistant engineers: Sebastian Haimerl, Bob Salcedo, Mike Scotella
- Mixing: Ed Cherney, Duane Seykora
- Mixing assistant: Stuart Brawley
- Mastering: Doug Sax
- Arranger: Mark Goldenberg
- Percussion programming: Jeffrey C.J. Vanston
- Art direction: Karen Walker
Charts
[edit]Album – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1998 | Top Canadian Albums | 7 |
