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Released
  
July 18, 1995

Not a Pretty Girl (1995)
  
Dilate (1996)

Release date
  
18 July 1995

Label
  
Righteous Babe Records

Length
  
56:55

Artist
  
Ani DiFranco

Producer
  
Ani DiFranco

Genres
  
Folk rock, Indie rock

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Similar
  
Dilate, Little Plastic Castle, Not So Soft, Imperfectly, So Much Shouting - So Much

A n i d i f r a n c o not a pretty girl full album


Not a Pretty Girl is the sixth studio album released by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco on her own record label, Righteous Babe Records. It was released July 18, 1995. The album extended the folk singer's early formula of acoustic guitar and drums. On subsequent records, DiFranco would add electric guitar, horns, band members and guest musicians, but on Not a Pretty Girl she was accompanied by Andy Stochansky's percussion alone.

Contents

According to Allmusic, "Light of Some Kind" is a "deeply felt portrait...in which the singer seems to be confessing to a man that she has been unfaithful to him with a woman" Released on Living in Clip, the track "Shy" earned DiFranco a 1997 Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

"Shy" off the album is notable for being quoted by Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio during live performances of the song "Ninety-Seven"

Ani difranco not a pretty girl


Artwork

The CD case of Not a Pretty Girl is designed to be looked at "the wrong way 'round", with the spine on the right hand side rather than the left.

Track listing

All songs written by Ani DiFranco.

  1. "Worthy" – 4:31
  2. "Tiptoe" – :36
  3. "Cradle and All" – 4:18
  4. "Shy" – 4:43
  5. "Sorry I Am" – 4:45
  6. "Light of Some Kind" – 4:07
  7. "Not a Pretty Girl" – 3:55
  8. "The Million You Never Made" – 4:18
  9. "Hour Follows Hour" – 6:01
  10. "32 Flavors" – 6:07
  11. "Asking Too Much" – 2:55
  12. "This Bouquet" – 2:28
  13. "Crime for Crime" – 5:42
  14. "Coming Up" – 4:45
  • In a pregap, you can hear DiFranco reciting the spoken word track "Tip-Toe", but misspeaking before restarting.
    1. "32 Flavors" [live bonus track] – 4:47
  • Appears on some versions.

    • Personnel

  • Ani DiFranco – guitar, bass, vocals
  • Andy Stochansky – drums, percussion instrument/percussion

    • Production

  • Ani DiFranco – producer
  • Ed Stone – engineer

    • Songs

    1Worthy4:32
    2Tiptoe0:37
    3Cradle & All4:18

    References

    Not a Pretty Girl Wikipedia
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