Up Up Up Up Up Up is the ninth album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1999 on Righteous Babe Records (see 1999 in music).
| Up Up Up Up Up Up | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 19, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 61:50 | |||
| Label | Righteous Babe | |||
| Producer | Ani DiFranco | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (favourable)[2] |
| Chicago Tribune | (favourable)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Slant | [9] |
"Angry Anymore" was released to radio, but did not chart. Its promotional single featured a radio remix and an extended mix; the banjo intro to the track was sampled for a later DiFranco track, "The Arrivals Gate", released on To the Teeth.
"Jukebox" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Female Rock Vocal Performance.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Ani DiFranco.
- "'Tis of Thee" – 4:42
- "Virtue" – 5:07
- "Come Away from It" – 8:22
- "Jukebox" – 4:27
- "Angel Food" – 5:45
- "Angry Anymore" – 3:27
- "Everest" – 5:15
- "Up Up Up Up Up Up" – 3:21
- "Know Now Then" – 4:38
- "Trickle Down" – 3:51
- "Hat Shaped Hat" – 12:55
Personnel
edit- Ani DiFranco – acoustic guitar, piano, accordion, electric guitar, vocals, space phone
- Goat – drum machine
- Jason Mercer – banjo, bass, vocals, upright bass
- Andy Stochansky – drums, vocals, pocket cajun
- Julie Wolf – organ, piano, accordion, vocals, clavinet, Wurlitzer
Technical
- Ani DiFranco – record producer
- Andrew Gilchrist – engineer, mixing
- Ethan Allen – assistant engineer
- Scott Hull – mastering
- Scot Fisher – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 31 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 135 |
| US Billboard 200 | 29 |
References
edit- ^ Byrkit, Becky. Up Up Up Up Up Up at AllMusic
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (April 19, 2002). "Ani DiFranco: Up Up Up Up Up Up". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ Kot, Greg (January 17, 1999). "Ani DiFranco Up Up Up Up Up Up (Righteous Babe)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Scherman, Tony (January 22, 1999). "Up Up Up Up Up Up Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (January 17, 1999). "POP MUSIC; Record Rack; DiFranco Steps Up Attack With Sonic Diversions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Ani Difranco – Up Up Up Up Up Up CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Ani DiFranco". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ Berger, Arion (January 12, 1999). "Ani DiFranco: Up Up Up Up Up Up : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (March 9, 2003). "Ani DiFranco: Up Up Up Up Up Up". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ "australian-charts.com > Ani Difranco – Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Up (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Asher D – Dyverse". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved February 10, 2016.