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Jill Sobule
Studio album by
Jill Sobule
ReleasedApril 7, 1995
RecordedAlex The Great Recording
Nashville, Tennessee
Length46:08
LabelLava / Atlantic
ProducerBrad Jones, Robin Eaton
Jill Sobule chronology
Things Here Are Different
(1990) 		Jill Sobule
(1995) 		Happy Town
(1997)
Singles from Jill Sobule
  1. "I Kissed a Girl"
    Released: May 2, 1995
  2. "Supermodel"
    Released: August 22, 1995[1]

Jill Sobule is the second album by the American singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, released on April 7, 1995. The disc contained the singles "Good Person Inside", "Supermodel" and "I Kissed a Girl". The album sold 100,000 copies in the US, making it her most commercially successful record.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
The New York Times(favorable)[5]
The Village Voice(choice cut)[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jill Sobule & Robin Eaton, except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good Person Inside"Sobule3:12
2."Margaret"Sobule, Nicky Holland3:18
3."(Theme From) The Girl in the Affair"Sobule3:53
4."Karen by Night" 3:58
5."Houdini's Box" 4:00
6."Trains" 3:44
7."I Kissed a Girl" 3:13
8."The Jig Is Up" 4:14
9."Resistance Song"Sobule2:59
10."Supermodel"David Baerwald, David Kitay, Brian MacLeod, Kristen Vigard3:08
11."The Couple on the Street" 3:24
12."Vrbana Bridge" 4:16
13."Now That I Don't Have You" 3:49

The first release of the album does not contain "Supermodel". After "Supermodel" appeared on the Clueless film soundtrack and was released as a single, the album was reissued with the song.

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1995 Heatseekers 11

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1995 "I Kissed a Girl" Modern Rock Tracks 20
Billboard Hot 100 67
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[7] 36
1996 "Supermodel" Australian ARIA Singles Chart[8] 53

References

  1. ^ "Selected New Releases". Radio & Records. August 18, 1995. p. 31.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jill Sobule". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Frost, Deborah (April 7, 1995). "Jill Sobule". EW.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Gardner, Elysa (May 14, 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Altman, Billy (July 30, 1995). "A Storyteller With a Sensitive Wit". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 11, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "I Kissed a Girl – Australian chart run". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

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