Jann Arden Documentary, Covers Album And Tour On The Way

Jann Arden has led an interesting life, but as the title of her new DVD suggests, it's still ...A Work In Progress.

The MVD Visual documentary, set to arrive in stores on Jan. 30, uses Arden's music as a backdrop to her conveying stories of her country upbringing, her decade of struggle busking and singing for bar bands, her breakthrough to stardom at age 30 and her subsequent success. Her tales are often poignant and revealing, but her well-documented sense of humour also shines through.

Arden will release her ninth album, Uncover Me, a week after the DVD's release. The Universal Music Canada LP features covers of some of Arden's favourite songs, including lead single and anti-war song "Bring The Boys Home" (Freda Payne), "You're So Vain" (Carly Simon), "Peace Train" (Cat Stevens), "At Seventeen" (Janis Ian), "Love Is A Battlefield" (Pat Benatar) and "California Dreamin'" (The Mamas & The Papas). It will also have a new original track, co-written with Russell Broom, titled "Counterfeit Heart."

Arden has gained acclaim as a singer, songwriter, producer, author, actress, speaker, host and comic. She's sold more than two million albums, had 15 top 10 singles in Canada, received eight Juno Awards, sold-out Canadian theatre tours, published two collections of her journals, starred in her own CTV pilot and performed in The Vagina Monologues. The Calgarian has also been honoured with a star on Canada's Walk Of Fame in Toronto.

Arden will launch a major Canadian tour this spring in support of Uncover Me. You can see her here:

April 11 Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum
April 12 Halifax, NS @ Halifax Metro Centre
April 14 Montreal, QC @ L'Olympia
April 15 North Bay, ON @ Capitol Centre
April 16 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
April 17 Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Place Theatre
April 19 Kitchener, ON @ Centre In The Square
April 20 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Steelback Centre
April 21 London, ON @ RBC Theatre at the John Labatt Centre
April 24-25 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
April 30 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
May 1 Brandon, MB @ Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
May 4 Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place
May 6 Regina, SK @ Conexus Arts Centre
May 7 Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
May 9 Lethbridge, AB @ Enmax Centre
May 10 Red Deer, AB @ The Centrium
May 12 Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
May 13 Nanaimo, BC @ Port Theatre
May 14 Vancouver, BC @ The Centre
May 18 Calgary, AB @ Jack Singer Concert Hall

Here are the songs highlighted in ...A Work In Progress:
"I Would Die For You”
“Good Mother”
“Ode To A Friend”
“Wonderdrug”
“The Sound Of”
“Hangin' By A Thread”
“Time For Mercy”
“Holy Moses”
“In Your Keeping”
“I Just Don't Love You Anymore”
“Could I Be Your Girl”
“Insensitive”
“Wishing That”
“Another Human Being”
“Piece Of It All”
“Sleepless”
“Will You Remember Me