Dilate (Ani DiFranco album)

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)Not a Pretty Girl1995 Dilate (1996) The Past Didn't Go Anywhere (1996)The Past Didn't Go Anywhere1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Alternative Press
Entertainment Weekly	B+
Los Angeles Times
NME	(6/10)
Robert Christgau	A−
Rolling Stone
Slant
Spin	(7/10)

Dilate is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996. Dilate is her highest-selling and most critically acclaimed record, with U.S. sales of over 480,000 units according to SoundScan. In 2011, Slant Magazine placed the album at #67 on its list of "The 100 Best Albums of 1990s".

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

• Producer – Ani DiFranco
• Engineers – Robin Aubé, Bob Doidge, Andrew Gilchrist, Mark Hallman, Marty Lester, Ed Stone
• Mixing – Ani DiFranco
• Mastering – Chris Bellman
• Sampling – Ani DiFranco
• Arranger – Ani DiFranco
• Sequencing – Ani DiFranco
• Artwork – Ani DiFranco, Adam Pause
• Design – Ani DiFranco, Adam Pause
• Photography – Mark Van-S

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	87