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Little Plastic Castle
1998 studio album by Ani DiFranco
Little Plastic Castle is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1998. It is her highest charting album on the Billboard charts, reaching number 22 on the Top 200 list.
Quick Facts Little Plastic Castle, Studio album by Ani DiFranco ...
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Released | February 17, 1998 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 61:18 | |||
Label | Righteous Babe | |||
Producer | Ani DiFranco | |||
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The song "Glass House" earned DiFranco a Grammy Award nomination for Rock Female Vocalist.[1]
More information Review scores, Source ...
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | (mixed)[3] |
Chicago Tribune | [4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
Robert Christgau | A−[6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Slant Magazine | [8] |
Spin | 8/10[9] |
USA Today | [10] |
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All songs by Ani DiFranco.
- "Little Plastic Castle" – 4:32
- "Fuel" – 4:01
- "Gravel" – 3:32
- "As Is" – 4:06
- "Two Little Girls" – 4:57
- "Deep Dish" – 3:38
- "Loom" – 2:51
- "Pixie" – 4:25
- "Swan Dive" – 6:28
- "Glass House" – 5:18
- "Independence Day" – 3:44
- "Pulse" – 14:15
- Ani DiFranco – acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, concertina, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass pedals
- Jon Blondell – trombone
- Andrew Gilchrist – pump organ
- Jon Hassell – trumpet
- Sara Lee – bass guitar
- Jerry Marotta – drums
- Jason Mercer – electric bass, upright bass, vocals
- John Mills – baritone saxophone
- Gary Slechta – trumpet
- Andy Stochansky – drums, vocals, talking drum
Production
- Ani DiFranco – record producer, mixing, artwork
- Bob Doidge – engineer
- Mark Hallman – engineer
- Andrew Gilchrist – mixing, engineer
- Chris Bellman – mastering
- Marty Lester – digital editing
- Adam Sloan – artwork
- Asia Kepka – photography
- Albert Sanchez – photography
More information Chart (1998), Peak position ...
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 57 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 22 |
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- "1999 Grammy Nominations". Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. January 6, 1999. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- Cater, Darryl. Little Plastic Castle at AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2004.
- Thompson, Stephen (April 19, 2002). "Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved September 6, 2005.
- Kot, Greg (February 20, 1998). "Ani DiFranco Little Plastic Castles (Righteous Babe)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- Nichols, Natalie (February 15, 1998). "Album Review (Ani DiFranco: 'Little Plastic Castle')". Los Angeles Times. p. 65. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- Christgau, Robert (April 21, 1998). "Consumer Guide: Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Also posted at "Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 25, 2005.
- O'Dair, Barbara (March 5, 1998). "Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 781. p. 66. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2007. Posted February 13, 1998.
- Cinquemani, Sal (March 9, 2003). "Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". Slant. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- Hermes, Will (March 1998). "reviews: Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". Spin: 130. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- Gundersen, Edna (February 17, 1998). "DiFranco's creative 'Castle' in the rough". USA Today. p. 10B. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Ani DiFranco Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.