''Little Plastic Castle'' is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter

Ani DiFranco Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (; born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influenc ...

, released in 1998. It is her highest charting album on the ''

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'' charts, reaching number 22 on the Top 200 list. The song "Glass House" earned DiFranco a

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nomination for Rock Female Vocalist.

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,

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, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals,

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*Jon Blondell – trombone *Andrew Gilchrist –

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– trumpet *

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– bass guitar *

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– drums *

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– electric bass,

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, vocals *John Mills –

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*Gary Slechta – trumpet *

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– drums, vocals,

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Production

*Ani DiFranco – record producer, mixing, artwork *Bob Doidge –

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– engineer *Andrew Gilchrist – mixing, engineer *Chris Bellman – mastering *Marty Lester –

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*Adam Sloan – artwork *Asia Kepka – photography *Albert Sanchez – photography

Charts

References

{{Authority control Ani DiFranco albums 1998 albums Righteous Babe Records albums