Dilate (Ani DiFranco album)

This article is about the album by Ani DiFranco. For the album by Bardo Pond, see Dilate (Bardo Pond album).

Dilate
Studio album by
Ani DiFranco
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

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

Production

  • 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

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

References

  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.