Evolve (Ani DiFranco album)

Evolve is the 12th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album won DiFranco and Brian Grunert a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in 2004.[12] This album is more eclectic and stylistically venturous than DiFranco's previous works, experimenting with styles such as jazz and funk.

Evolve
Studio album by
Ani DiFranco
ReleasedMarch 11, 2003
Genre
Length57:29
LabelRighteous Babe
ProducerAni DiFranco
Ani DiFranco chronology
So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
(2002)		 Evolve
(2003)		 Educated Guess
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(63/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The A.V. Club(negative)[3]
Billboard(favorable)[4]
Blender[1]
Chicago Tribune(favorable)[5]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[7]
PopMatters(6/10)[1][8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant[10]
Uncut[11]

Track listing

All songs by Ani DiFranco.

No.TitleLength
1."Promised Land"4:30
2."In the Way"5:17
3."Icarus"4:51
4."Slide"3:50
5."O My My"3:59
6."Evolve"4:15
7."Shrug"4:42
8."Phase"3:42
9."Here for Now"3:09
10."Second Intermission"3:51
11."Serpentine"10:26
12."Welcome To:"4:57
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Your Next Bold Move (live version from the movie "Render")" 

Personnel
  • Ani DiFranco – guitar, piano, vocals
  • Ravi Best – trumpet, vocals
  • Shane Endsley – trumpet
  • Daren Hahn – percussion, drums
  • Todd Horton – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Jason Mercer – bass
  • Hans Teuber – clarinet, flute, saxophone, vocals
  • Julie Wolf – organ, piano, vocals, clavinet, melodica, Fender Rhodes

Production
  • record producer – Ani DiFranco
  • Engineers – Andrew Gilchrist, Mark Hallman, Marty Lester
  • Mixing – Ani DiFranco
  • Mastering – Greg Calbi
  • Design – Ani DiFranco
  • Photography – Eric Frick
  • Art direction – Brian Grunert

Charts

Album

Chart (2003) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 61
US Billboard 200 30
US Top Independent Albums 1
US Top Internet Albums 30
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References
  1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. Allmusic review
  3. The A.V. Club review
  4. "Billboard review". Archived from the original on March 21, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2013.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. Chicago Tribune review
  6. Drowned in Sound review
  7. Entertainment Weekly review
  8. PopMatters review
  9. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2007.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  10. Slant review
  11. "Ani DiFranco – Evolve". Uncut: 104. June 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Evolve Wins the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package
  13. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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