Dilate (Ani DiFranco album)

For articles with similar names, see dilation (disambiguation). For the album by Bardo Pond, see Dilate (Bardo Pond album).

Dilate
Studio album by Ani DiFranco
Released	May 21, 1996
Recorded	December 1995 – January 1996
Genre	Indie rock Folk rock
Length	60:10
Label	Righteous Babe
Producer	Ani DiFranco
Professional reviews
The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space. Allmusic link Entertainment Weekly (B+) (May 1996) Los Angeles Times link NME (6/10) (August 1996) Rolling Stone link Robert Christgau (A-) link Slant link Spin (7/10) (July 1996)
Ani DiFranco chronology
Not a Pretty Girl (1995) Dilate (1996) The Past Didn't Go Anywhere (1996)

Dilate is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996. Dilate is her highest-selling and critically acclaimed^[1] record, with U.S. sales of over 480,000 units according to SoundScan.

Track listing

All songs by Ani DiFranco, except where noted.

1. "Untouchable Face" – 4:38
2. "Outta Me, Onto You" – 4:35
3. "Superhero" – 4:45
4. "Dilate" – 4:48
5. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 7:07
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

Samples

Personnel

• Ani DiFranco – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, bongos, electric guitar, steel guitar, Hammond organ, vocals, thumb piano
• Michael Ramos – Hammond organ
• Andy Stochansky – drums
• David Travers-Smith – trumpet

Production

• Producer – Ani DiFranco
• Engineers – Robin Aubé, Bob Doidge, Andrew Gilchrist, Mark Hallman, Marty Lester, Ed Stone
• Mixing – Ani DiFranco
• Mastering – Chris Bellman
• Sampling – Ani DiFranco
• Arranger – Ani DiFranco
• Sequencing – Ani DiFranco
• Artwork – Ani DiFranco, Adam Pause
• Design – Ani DiFranco, Adam Pause
• Photography – Mark Van-S

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	87

References

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