Canon (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Canon
Type = compilation
Artist = Ani DiFranco


Released = September 11, 2007
Recorded = 1989–2007
Genre = Indie rock
Folk rock
Length = 140:52
Label = Righteous Babe
Producer = Ani DiFranco
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:abfrxzqgldje link]
Last album ="Reprieve (album)"
(2006)
This album ="Canon"
(2007)
Next album ="Red Letter Year"
(2008)|

"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 1990, to her latest, "Reprieve", which was released in 2006. DiFranco personally selected the songs that appear on Canon.

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

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)

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

References

External links

* [http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/canon/index.asp/ "Canon" at Righteous Babe Records]