Allergic to Water

Allergic to Water is the 18th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on November 4, 2014.[1]

Allergic to Water
Studio album by Ani DiFranco
Released	November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
Recorded	2012–2014
Studio	The Dugout Esplanade Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre	Indie rock Folk rock
Length	49:48
Label	Righteous Babe
Producer	Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco chronology
¿Which Side Are You On? (2012) Allergic to Water (2014) Binary (2017)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(71/100)[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Spectrum Culture	[5]
Exclaim.ca	[6]
Wondering Sound	[7]

The album has a score of 71 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 155 on the Billboard 200.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ani DiFranco.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dithering"	5:04
2.	"See See See See"	3:43
3.	"Woe Be Gone"	4:01
4.	"Careless Words"	5:10
5.	"Allergic to Water"	3:43
6.	"Harder Than It Needs to Be"	4:57
7.	"Genie"	5:17
8.	"Happy All the Time"	3:54
9.	"Yeah Yr Right"	4:07
10.	"Tr'w"	2:45
11.	"Still My Heart"	3:49
12.	"Rainy Parade"	3:13

Personnel

Adapted from the album credits.[9]

• Ani DiFranco – guitar, tamburitza, wurli, harpsichord, xylophone, vocals
• Todd Sickafoose – bass, piano, bilhorn organ, synthesizer, wurli, bells, orchestron
• Terence Higgins – drums, percussion
• Ivan Neville – wurli, clavinet, piano
• Jenny Scheinman – violins, backing vocals
• Mike Dillon – triangle
• Matt Perrine – sousaphone

Production

• Recorded by Mike Napolitano – recording
• Andy Taub – recording
• Todd Sickafoose – recording
• Ani DiFranco – producer, mixing, recording
• Brent Lambert– mastering
• Brian Grunert – art direction
• Charles Waldorf – portraits

References

1. "Ani DiFranco-Allergic to Water". Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
2. "Critic Reviews for Allergic to Water – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
3. Jurek, Thom. "Allergic to Water – Ani DiFranco". Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
4. Galvin, Annie (November 6, 2014). "Ani DiFranco: Allergic to Water". PopMatters. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
5. Waterman, Cole (November 11, 2014). "Ani DiFranco: Allergic to Water". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
6. Greene, Sarah (November 4, 2014). "Ani DiFranco Allergic to Water". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
7. Robson, Britt (November 4, 2014). "Ani DiFranco, Allergic to Water". Wondering Sound. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
8. "Ani DiFranco – Chart Positions". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
9. "Ani DiFranco-Allergic to Water". Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

External links

• Record labels album page