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Dilate (Ani DiFranco album)

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Dilate
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 21, 1996
RecordedDecember 1995 – January 1996
Genre
Length60:10
LabelRighteous Babe
ProducerAni DiFranco
Ani DiFranco chronology
Not a Pretty Girl
(1995)
Dilate
(1996)
The Past Didn't Go Anywhere
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
The Guardian[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME6/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Slant Magazine[8]
Spin7/10[9]
The Village VoiceA−[10]

Dilate is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996. Dilate is her highest-selling and most critically acclaimed[citation needed] record, with US sales of over 480,000 units according to SoundScan. In 2011, Slant Magazine placed the album at No. 67 on its list of "The 100 Best Albums of 1990s".[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ani DiFranco except where otherwise indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Untouchable Face" 4:38
2."Outta Me, Onto You" 4:35
3."Superhero" 4:45
4."Dilate" 4:48
5."Amazing Grace"John Newton7:07
6."Napoleon" 6:24
7."Shameless" 4:51
8."Done Wrong" 6:31
9."Going Down" 4:50
10."Adam and Eve" 6:37
11."Joyful Girl" 5:04

Personnel

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Production

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  • Ani DiFranco – record producer, mixing, sampling, arranger, sequencing, artwork, design
  • Robin Aubé – engineer
  • Bob Doidge – engineer
  • Andrew Gilchrist – engineer
  • Mark Hallman – engineer
  • Marty Lester – engineer
  • Ed Stone – engineer
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Adam Pause – artwork, design
  • Mark Van-S – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Dilate
Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 87

References

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  1. ^ Owens, Thom. "Dilate – Ani DiFranco". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Johnson, Beth (May 24, 1996). "Dilate". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (July 5, 1996). "Ani DiFranco: Dilate (Righteous Babe)". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Hilburn, Robert (May 19, 1996). "DiFranco at Center of 'Dilate'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Empire, Kitty (August 3, 1996). "Ani Di Franco – Dilate". NME. Archived from the original on June 14, 2000. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. ^ O'Connor, Rob (June 13, 1996). "Ani DiFranco: Dilate". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  7. ^ Hull, Tom (2004). "Ani DiFranco". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 236–37. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (March 9, 2003). "Ani DiFranco: Dilate". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  9. ^ Cummings, Sue (July 1996). "Ani DiFranco: Dilate". Spin. 12 (4): 93–94. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 23, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "Best Albums of the 1990s – Slant Magazine". Slant. February 14, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "Ani DiFranco Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2021.