Canon (album)
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| Compilation album by Ani DiFranco | |||||
| Released | September 11, 2007 | ||||
| Recorded | 1989–2007 | ||||
| Genre | Indie rock Folk rock |
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| Length | 140:52 | ||||
| Label | Righteous Babe | ||||
| Producer | Ani DiFranco | ||||
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Canon is a retrospective album by Ani DiFranco which was released on September 11, 2007. It contains songs spanning Ani DiFranco's career. DiFranco re-recorded five songs that had been previously released: "Both Hands", "Overlap", "Napoleon", "Shameless" and "Your Next Bold Move".
The album spans from DiFranco's first studio album, Ani DiFranco, released in 1989, to her latest, Reprieve, which was released in 2006. DiFranco personally selected the songs that appear on Canon.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
(The album where the song originally appeared is in parenthesis)
Volume One:
- Fire Door - 2:58
- God's Country - 2:48
- You Had Time - 5:47
- Buildings and Bridges - 4:02
- Coming Up - 2:30
- Cradle & All - 4:17
- Shy - 4:46
- 32 Flavors - 6:07
- Dilate - 4:46
- Distracted - 1:08
- Gravel - 4:13
- Untouchable Face - 3:37
- Joyful Girl - 4:29
- Little Plastic Castle - 4:03
- Fuel - 4:00
- As Is - 4:06
- Napoleon - 4:37
- Shameless - 4:11
Volume Two:
- Hello Birmingham - 5:18
- This Box Contains - 0:28
- Grey - 5:10
- Prison Prism - 1:34
- Marrow - 5:18
- Here For Now - 3:06
- Subdivision - 3:45
- Rain Check - 4:00
- Swim - 3:05
- Paradigm - 4:33
- Manhole - 3:44
- Studying Stones - 3:50
- Hypnotized - 4:11
- 78% H2O - 3:30
- Millennium Theater - 3:16
- Your Next Bold Move - 4:58
- Both Hands - 3:21
- Overlap - 5:20
[edit] Personnel
Volume 1
1. “Fire Door” from Like I Said (1993)
Ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
Originally on Ani DiFranco (1990)
2. “God’s Country” from Puddle Dive (1993)
Ani: vocals, acoustic guitar
Rory McLeod: harmonica
3. “You Had Time” from out of range (1994)
ani: acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
4. “Buildings and Bridges” from out of range (1994)
ani: vocals, acoustic guitar
andy stochansky: drums
alisdair jones: bass
5. “Coming Up” from not a pretty girl (1995)
ani: acoustic guitar, thumb piano, percussion, vocals
6. “Cradle & All” from not a pretty girl (1995)
ani: acoustic, steel, electric & bass guitars, vocals
andy stochansky: drums
7. “Shy” from not a pretty girl (1995)
ani: acoustic & bass guitars, vocals
andy stochansky: drums
8. “32 Flavors” from not a pretty girl (1995)
ani: acoustic & bass guitars, thumb piano, percussion, vocals
andy stochansky: drums & percussion
9. “Dilate” from dilate (1996)
ani: acoustic guitar, bass, vocals
michael ramos: hammond organ
andy stochansky: drums
10. “Distracted” from living in clip (1997)
11. “Gravel” from living in clip (1997)
ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
andy stochansky: drums, vocals
sara lee: bass
original studio recording on little plastic castle (1998)
12. “Untouchable Face” from living in clip (1997)
ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
andy stochansky: drums, vocals
sara lee: bass, vocals
original studio recording on dilate (1996)
13. “Joyful Girl” from living in clip (1997)
ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
andy stochansky: drums & percussion
original studio recording on dilate (1996)
14. “Little Plastic Castle” from little plastic castle (1998)
ani: tenor guitar, vox
jason mercer: bass
andy stochansky: drums
john mills: baritone sax
gary slechta: trumpet
jon blondell: trombone
15. “Fuel” from little plastic castle (1998)
ani: tenor guitar, vox
jason mercer: bass
andy stochansky: drums
16. “As Is” from little plastic castle (1998)
ani: acoustic guitar, vox
sara lee: bass
jerry marotta: drums
17. “Napoleon” new version recorded in 2007 *
ani: voice, guitar
todd sickafoose: bass
mike dillon: vibraphone
allison miller: drums
joseph arthur: background vocals
greg dulli: wurlitzer
originally on dilate (1996)
18. “Shameless” new version recorded in 2007 *
ani: singing & playing
originally on dilate (1996)
Volume 2
1. “Hello Birmingham” from to the teeth (1999)
ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
jason mercer: electric bass
julie wolf: piano, organ
daren hahn: drums
2. “This Box Contains” from reckoning (2002)
ani: electric guitar
3. “Grey” from reckoning (2002)
ani: acoustic baritone guitar, singing
jason mercer: bowed bass
julie wolf: piano, accordion
4. “Prison Prism” from reckoning (2002)
ani: electric guitar
5. “Marrow” from revelling (2002)
ani: acoustic baritone guitar, singing
daren hahn: drums
jason mercer: bass
julie wolf: rhodes, accordion, singing
hans teuber: clarinet
shane endsley: trumpet
6. “Here For Now” from evolve (2003)
ani: all guitars, voice
julie wolf: melodica, organ, rhodes, piano, clavinet, voice
hans teuber: all saxophones, clarinets, flute, voice
jason mercer: bass
daren hahn: drums & percussion
shane endsley: trumpet
ravi best: trumpet, voice
todd horton: trumpet, flugelhorn
7. “Subdivision” from reckoning (2002)
ani: acoustic guitar, shakers, singing
daren hahn: drums & shakers
jason mercer: bass
julie wolf: piano, organ, singing
hans teuber: clarinet
shane endsley: shakers
contains part of a recording from the album the past didn’t go anywhere (1996)
by utah phillips and ani
8. “Rain Check” from educated guess (2004)
ani: playing & singing
9. “Swim” from educated guess (2004)
ani: playing & singing
10. “Paradigm” from knuckle down (2005)
ani: voice & guitar
todd sickafoose: string bass
patrick warren: chamberlin, piano, sampler
jay bellerose: drums & percussion
tony scherr: electric guitar
noe veneble: voice
niki haris: voice
11. “Manhole” from knuckle down (2005)
ani: voice & guitar
todd sickafoose: string bass, wurlitzer
patrick warren: chamberlin, piano, sampler
jay bellerose: drums & percussion
andrew bird: violin, glockenspiel, whistling
noe veneble: voice
12. “Studying Stones” from knuckle down (2005)
ani: voice & guitar
todd sickafoose: string bass
patrick warren: chamberlin, piano, sampler
jay bellerose: drums & percussion
andrew bird: violin, glockenspiel, whistling
noe veneble: voice
13. “Hypnotized” from reprieve (2006)
todd sickafoose: acoustic bass, piano, pump organ
ani: all other instruments, sounds, and singin’
14. “78% H2O” from reprieve (2006)
todd sickafoose: acoustic bass, wurlitzer
ani: all other instruments, sounds, and singin’
15. “Millennium Theater” from reprieve (2006)
todd sickafoose: acoustic bass, wurlitzer
ani: all other instruments, sounds, and singin’
16. “Your Next Bold Move” new version recorded in 2007 *
ani: voice, guitar, wurlitzer
david torkanowsky: keyboards, bass
mike dillon: vibes, percussion
originally on reckoning (2002)
17. “Both Hands” new version recorded in 2007 *
ani: voice, guitar, wurlitzer, percussion
todd sickafoose: upright bass
allison miller: drums & percussion
david torkanowsky: percussion
originally on ani difranco (1990)
18. “Overlap” new version recorded in 2007 *
ani: voice, guitar, vibes
david torkanowsky: wurlitzer
todd sickafoose: upright bass
mike dillon: vibes
allison miller: drums
originally on out of range (1994)
[edit] Production
- New versions recorded by Mike Napolitano at the dugout in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mixed by Mike Napolitano and Ani DiFranco
- Mastered by Bruce Barielle
- Original version compilation mastered by Bruce Barielle
- Produced by Ani DiFranco
- All songs by Ani DiFranco
- Album oil paintings by Thomas Kegler
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