Dilate (Ani DiFranco album)

Dilate is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996. Dilate is her highest-selling and most critically acclaimed[11] record, with US sales of over 480,000 units according to SoundScan. In 2011, Slant Magazine placed the album at No. 67 on its list of "The 100 Best Albums of 1990s".[12]

This article is about the album by Ani DiFranco. 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
Ani DiFranco chronology
Not a Pretty Girl (1995) Dilate (1996) The Past Didn't Go Anywhere (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
NME	6/10[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
Slant Magazine	[8]
Spin	7/10[9]
The Village Voice	A−[10]

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

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

• Ani DiFranco – record producer, mixing, sampling, arranger, sequencing, artwork, design
• Robin Aubé – engineer
• Bob Doidge – engineer
• Andrew Gilchrist – engineer
• Mark Hallman – engineer
• Marty Lester – engineer
• Ed Stone – engineer
• Chris Bellman – mastering
• Adam Pause – artwork, design
• Mark Van-S – photography

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	87

References

1. Owens, Thom. "Dilate – Ani DiFranco". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
2. Johnson, Beth (May 24, 1996). "Dilate". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
3. Sullivan, Caroline (July 5, 1996). "Ani DiFranco: Dilate (Righteous Babe)". The Guardian.
4. Hilburn, Robert (May 19, 1996). "DiFranco at Center of 'Dilate'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
5. Empire, Kitty (August 3, 1996). "Ani Di Franco – Dilate". NME. Archived from the original on June 14, 2000. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
6. O'Connor, Rob (June 13, 1996). "Ani DiFranco: Dilate". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
7. Hull, Tom (2004). "Ani DiFranco". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 236–37. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
8. Cinquemani, Sal (March 9, 2003). "Ani DiFranco: Dilate". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
9. Cummings, Sue (July 1996). "Ani DiFranco: Dilate". Spin. 12 (4): 93–94. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
10. Christgau, Robert (July 23, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
11. "Acclaimed Music – Ani DiFranco". Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
12. "Best Albums of the 1990s – Slant Magazine". Slant. February 14, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2013.