Players & Credits

Volume 1

1. “Fire Door” from like i said (1993)
   ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
   originally on ani difranco (1990)
   
   
2. “God’s Country” from puddle dive (1993)
   ani: vocals, acoustic guitar
   rory mcleod: harmonica
   
   
3. “You Had Time” from out of range (1994)
   ani: acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
   
   
4. “Buildings and Bridges” from out of range (1994)
   ani: vocals, acoustic guitar
   andy stochansky: drums
   alisdair jones: bass
   
   
5. “Coming Up” from not a pretty girl (1995)
   ani: acoustic guitar, thumb piano, percussion, vocals
   
   
6. “Cradle & All” from not a pretty girl (1995)
   ani: acoustic, steel, electric & bass guitars, vocals
   andy stochansky: drums
   
   
7. “Shy” from not a pretty girl (1995)
   ani: acoustic & bass guitars, vocals
   andy stochansky: drums
   
   
8. “32 Flavors” from not a pretty girl (1995)
   ani: acoustic & bass guitars, thumb piano, percussion, vocals
   andy stochansky: drums & percussion
   
   
9. “Dilate” from dilate (1996)
   ani: acoustic guitar, bass, vocals
   michael ramos: hammond organ
   andy stochansky: drums
   
   
10. “Distracted” from living in clip (1997)
    
    
11. “Gravel” from living in clip (1997)
    ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
    andy stochansky: drums, vocals
    sara lee: bass
    original studio recording on little plastic castle (1998)
    
    
12. “Untouchable Face” from living in clip (1997)
    ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
    andy stochansky: drums, vocals
    sara lee: bass, vocals
    original studio recording on dilate (1996)
    
    
13. “Joyful Girl” from living in clip (1997)
    ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
    andy stochansky: drums & percussion
    original studio recording on dilate (1996)
    
    
14. “Little Plastic Castle” from little plastic castle (1998)
    ani: tenor guitar, vox
    jason mercer: bass
    andy stochansky: drums
    john mills: baritone sax
    gary slechta: trumpet
    jon blondell: trombone
    
    
15. “Fuel” from little plastic castle (1998)
    ani: tenor guitar, vox
    jason mercer: bass
    andy stochansky: drums
    
    
16. “As Is” from little plastic castle (1998)
    ani: acoustic guitar, vox
    sara lee: bass
    jerry marotta: drums
    
    
17. “Napoleon” new version recorded in 2007 *
    ani: voice, guitar
    todd sickafoose: bass
    mike dillon: vibraphone
    allison miller: drums
    joseph arthur: background vocals
    greg dulli: wurlitzer
    originally on dilate (1996)
    
    
18. “Shameless” new version recorded in 2007 *
    ani: singing & playing
    originally on dilate (1996)
    
    

Volume 2

1. “Hello Birmingham” from to the teeth (1999)
   ani: acoustic guitar, vocals
   jason mercer: electric bass
   julie wolf: piano, organ
   daren hahn: drums
   
   
2. “This Box Contains” from reckoning (2002)
   ani: electric guitar
   
   
3. “Grey” from reckoning (2002)
   ani: acoustic baritone guitar, singing
   jason mercer: bowed bass
   julie wolf: piano, accordion
   
   
4. “Prison Prism” from reckoning (2002)
   ani: electric guitar
   
   
5. “Marrow” from revelling (2002)
   ani: acoustic baritone guitar, singing
   daren hahn: drums
   jason mercer: bass
   julie wolf: rhodes, accordion, singing
   hans teuber: clarinet
   shane endsley: trumpet
   
   
6. “Here For Now” from evolve (2003)
   ani: all guitars, voice
   julie wolf: melodica, organ, rhodes, piano, clavinet, voice
   hans teuber: all saxophones, clarinets, flute, voice
   jason mercer: bass
   daren hahn: drums & percussion
   shane endsley: trumpet
   ravi best: trumpet, voice
   todd horton: trumpet, flugelhorn
   
   
7. “Subdivision” from reckoning (2002)
   ani: acoustic guitar, shakers, singing
   daren hahn: drums & shakers
   jason mercer: bass
   julie wolf: piano, organ, singing
   hans teuber: clarinet
   shane endsley: shakers
   contains part of a recording from the album the past didn’t go anywhere (1996) by utah phillips and ani
   
   
8. “Rain Check” from educated guess (2004)
   ani: playing & singing
   
   
9. “Swim” from educated guess (2004)
   ani: playing & singing
   
   
10. “Paradigm” from knuckle down (2005)
    ani: voice & guitar
    todd sickafoose: string bass
    patrick warren: chamberlin, piano, sampler
    jay bellerose: drums & percussion
    tony scherr: electric guitar
    noe veneble: voice
    niki haris: voice
    
    
11. “Manhole” from knuckle down (2005)
    ani: voice & guitar
    todd sickafoose: string bass, wurlitzer
    patrick warren: chamberlin, piano, sampler
    jay bellerose: drums & percussion
    andrew bird: violin, glockenspiel, whistling
    noe veneble: voice
    
    
12. “Studying Stones” from knuckle down (2005)
    ani: voice & guitar
    todd sickafoose: string bass
    patrick warren: chamberlin, piano, sampler
    jay bellerose: drums & percussion
    andrew bird: violin, glockenspiel, whistling
    noe veneble: voice
    
    
13. “Hypnotized” from reprieve (2006)
    todd sickafoose: acoustic bass, piano, pump organ
    ani: all other instruments, sounds, and singin’
    
    
14. “78% H2O” from reprieve (2006)
    todd sickafoose: acoustic bass, wurlitzer
    ani: all other instruments, sounds, and singin’
    
    
15. “Millennium Theater” from reprieve (2006)
    todd sickafoose: acoustic bass, wurlitzer
    ani: all other instruments, sounds, and singin’
    
    
16. “Your Next Bold Move” new version recorded in 2007 *
    ani: voice, guitar, wurlitzer
    david torkanowsky: keyboards, bass
    mike dillon: vibes, percussion
    originally on reckoning (2002)
    
    
17. “Both Hands” new version recorded in 2007 *
    ani: voice, guitar, wurlitzer, percussion
    todd sickafoose: upright bass
    allison miller: drums & percussion
    david torkanowsky: percussion
    originally on ani difranco (1990)
    
    
18. “Overlap” new version recorded in 2007 *
    ani: voice, guitar, vibes
    david torkanowsky: wurlitzer
    todd sickafoose: upright bass
    mike dillon: vibes
    allison miller: drums
    originally on out of range (1994)
    
    

*new versions recorded by mike napolitano at the dugout in new orleans, louisiana
mixed by mike and ani
mastered by bruce barielle

original version compilation mastered by bruce barielle

produced by ani

all songs by ani difranco

album oil paintings by Thomas Kegler