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Little Plastic Castle - Wikipedia

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Little Plastic Castle

Studio album by

Ani DiFranco

Released

February 17, 1998

Genre

Indie rock, folk rock

Length

61:18

Label

Righteous Babe

Producer

Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco chronology

Living in Clip
(1997)

Little Plastic Castle
(1998)

Up Up Up Up Up Up
(1999)

Little Plastic Castle is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1998. It is her highest charting album on the Billboard charts, reaching number 22 on the Top 200 list.

The song "Glass House" earned DiFranco a Grammy Award nomination for Rock Female Vocalist.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	(mixed)^[3]
Chicago Tribune	^[4]
Los Angeles Times	^[5]
Robert Christgau	A−^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
Slant Magazine	^[8]
Spin	8/10^[9]
USA Today	^[10]

Track listing

All songs by Ani DiFranco.

"Little Plastic Castle" – 4:32
"Fuel" – 4:01
"Gravel" – 3:32
"As Is" – 4:06
"Two Little Girls" – 4:57
"Deep Dish" – 3:38
"Loom" – 2:51
"Pixie" – 4:25
"Swan Dive" – 6:28
"Glass House" – 5:18
"Independence Day" – 3:44
"Pulse" – 14:15

Personnel

Ani DiFranco – acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, concertina, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass pedals
Jon Blondell – trombone
Andrew Gilchrist – pump organ
Jon Hassell – trumpet
Sara Lee – bass guitar
Jerry Marotta – drums
Jason Mercer – electric bass, upright bass, vocals
John Mills – baritone saxophone
Gary Slechta – trumpet
Andy Stochansky – drums, vocals, talking drum

Production

Ani DiFranco – record producer, mixing, artwork
Bob Doidge – engineer
Mark Hallman – engineer
Andrew Gilchrist – mixing, engineer
Chris Bellman – mastering
Marty Lester – digital editing
Adam Sloan – artwork
Asia Kepka – photography
Albert Sanchez – photography

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	57
US Billboard 200^[12]	22

References

^ "1999 Grammy Nominations". Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. January 6, 1999. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ Cater, Darryl. Little Plastic Castle at AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2004.
^ Thompson, Stephen (April 19, 2002). "Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved September 6, 2005.
^ Kot, Greg (February 20, 1998). "Ani DiFranco Little Plastic Castles (Righteous Babe)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
^ Nichols, Natalie (February 15, 1998). "Album Review (Ani DiFranco: 'Little Plastic Castle')". Los Angeles Times. p. 65. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
^ Christgau, Robert (April 21, 1998). "Consumer Guide: Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Also posted at "Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 25, 2005.
^ O'Dair, Barbara (March 5, 1998). "Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 781. p. 66. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2007. Posted February 13, 1998.
^ Cinquemani, Sal (March 9, 2003). "Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". Slant. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
^ Hermes, Will (March 1998). "reviews: Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle". Spin: 130. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
^ Gundersen, Edna (February 17, 1998). "DiFranco's creative 'Castle' in the rough". USA Today. p. 10B. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Ani DiFranco Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

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Live albums	An Acoustic Evening With Living in Clip Women in (E)motion So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
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