Here Not There
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| Studio album by Jane Child | ||||
| Released | August 24, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1991-1993 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, new jack swing, hard rock | |||
| Length | 64:14 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Jane Child | |||
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Here Not There is the second full length studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Jane Child. It was released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records (see 1993 in music). Due to a strange single choice (the label opted for the title track instead of "Do Whatcha Do", which would have been in keeping with her style established on "Don't Wanna Fall In Love", her hit from 4 years previously), it was less successful. It also saw her undergoing a stylistic change; while her debut was mostly synthesized dance-pop with R&B undercurrents, "Here Not There" saw her edging away and mixing new jack swing rhythms with almost hard rock elements. The year prior to the release of the album, she contributed the song "Mona Lisa Smiles" to the movie Freejack, which starred Emilio Estevez.
The album is notable in that it featured an outside writer in the form of Ricky Hyslop, her father; he wrote two tracks on the album ("Monument" and "Step Out Of Time"), whereas Child wrote all of the tracks on her previous album.
Reception
Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album 2 stars of 5, calling it "a more ambitious affair than her debut", but also said that she "did not write songs that could have elaborated her ideas".
Track listing
All songs written by Jane Child, except where noted.
- "Mona Lisa Smiles" 5:03
- "Do Whatcha Do" 5:16
- "Monument" (Hyslop) 5:09
- "All I Do" 5:54
- "SSHHH" 4:52
- "Perfect Love" 6:09
- "I Do Not Feel As You Do" 4;29
- "Heavy Smile" 5:14
- "Calling" 5:23
- "Step Out Of Time" (Hyslop) 5;13
- "Sarasvati" 7:58
- "Here Not There" 3:38
Personnel
- Jane Child: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synthesized Bass, Hammond Organ, Programming, String Arrangements
- James Harrah: Guitars, Bass, Programming
- Bryan Hyslop: Guitars
- Ricky Hyslop: Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Aaron Gross: Percussion
- Tal Bergman: Drums, Percussion
Production
- Arranged By Jane Child & James Harrah
- Produced By Jane Child
- Recorded & Engineered By Paul Arnold, Jon Baker, Greg Droman & Michael Scott
- Mixed By Chris Lord-Alge
- Mix Assistants: Paul Lani, Talley Sherwood
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen & Jamie Seyberth