Ani DiFranco, Ani DiFranco, Music CD

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Ani DiFranco


1	Both Hands 3:38
2	Talk to Me Now 4:29
3	The Slant 1:36
4	Work Your Way Out 4:08
5	Dog Coffee 2:56
6	Lost Woman Song 4:50
7	Pale Purple 4:02
8	Rush Hour 5:03
9	Fire Door 2:42
10	The Story 3:30
11	Every Angle 2:44
12	Out of Habit 2:45
13	Letting the Telephone Ring Bonus Track 4:30

Editorial Reviews

"I am a work in progress," appropriately announces Ani DiFranco on her debut album. Though her lyrics have the rambling style of free-form poetry and she sounds like she learned her spare, percussive style of guitar playing by listening to Suzanne Vega albums, she defines a distinct persona, that of a self-possessed, assertive woman in a tough, urban landscape who feels the need to lash out first (usually in reference to heterosexual romantic relationships) and then turn vulnerable. She justifies her chip-on-the-shoulder attitude with some telling observations and turns of phrase, even if individual lines are sometimes better than whole songs, and puts the songs across with her elastic phrasing and sheer conviction even when they're not really about much of anything. When she has a real subject, however, notably on the album's best composition, "Lost Woman Song," which concerns abortion, it all comes together and she displays a writing and performing talent that is as thrilling as it is affecting. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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Ani DiFranco


1	Both Hands 3:38
2	Talk to Me Now 4:29
3	The Slant 1:36
4	Work Your Way Out 4:08
5	Dog Coffee 2:56
6	Lost Woman Song 4:50
7	Pale Purple 4:02
8	Rush Hour 5:03
9	Fire Door 2:42
10	The Story 3:30
11	Every Angle 2:44
12	Out of Habit 2:45
13	Letting the Telephone Ring Bonus Track 4:30

All Music Guide

"I am a work in progress," appropriately announces Ani DiFranco on her debut album. Though her lyrics have the rambling style of free-form poetry and she sounds like she learned her spare, percussive style of guitar playing by listening to Suzanne Vega albums, she defines a distinct persona, that of a self-possessed, assertive woman in a tough, urban landscape who feels the need to lash out first (usually in reference to heterosexual romantic relationships) and then turn vulnerable. She justifies her chip-on-the-shoulder attitude with some telling observations and turns of phrase, even if individual lines are sometimes better than whole songs, and puts the songs across with her elastic phrasing and sheer conviction even when they're not really about much of anything. When she has a real subject, however, notably on the album's best composition, "Lost Woman Song," which concerns abortion, it all comes together and she displays a writing and performing talent that is as thrilling as it is affecting. William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Format: CD
Original Release: 1990
Release Date: 07/26/1994
Label: RIGHTEOUS BABE
Catalog No.: 1
UPC: 748731700126
Sales Rank: 11,079

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Ani DiFranco		Primary Artist, Guitar, Vocals

Technical Credits
Ani DiFranco		Producer
Dale Anderson		Producer
John Caruso		Engineer
Ed Stone		Mastering
Dave Meinzer		Artwork
John Caruso		Engineer