Red Letter Year | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 30, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 46:58 | |||
Label | Righteous Babe | |||
Producer |
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Ani DiFranco chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (79/100) [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
About.com | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BBC Music | favorable [4] |
Billboard | favorable [5] |
The Boston Globe | mixed [6] |
The New York Times | favorable [7] |
Paste | (7.4/10) [8] |
The Phoenix | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | (8/10) [10] |
Slant | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Red Letter Year is the 16th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on September 30, 2008.
Says DiFranco about the album: “When I listen to my new record, I hear a very relaxed me, which I think has been absent in a lot of my recorded canon. Now I feel like I’m in a really good place. My partner Mike Napolitano co-produced this record – my guitar and voice have never sounded better, and that’s because of him. I’ve got this great band and crew. And my baby, she teaches me how to just be in my skin, to do less and be more.” [12]
All tracks are written by Ani DiFranco
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Red Letter Year" | 4:17 |
2. | "Alla This" | 3:13 |
3. | "Present/Infant" | 3:02 |
4. | "Smiling Underneath" | 4:59 |
5. | "Way Tight" | 3:50 |
6. | "Emancipated Minor" | 4:30 |
7. | "Good Luck" | 2:35 |
8. | "The Atom" | 5:26 |
9. | "Round a Pole" | 2:58 |
10. | "Landing Gear" | 2:55 |
11. | "Star Matter" | 2:48 |
12. | "Red Letter Year Reprise" | 6:26 |
13. | "Good Luck (alternative version)" (iTunes bonus track) | 2:31 |
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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2008 | The Billboard 200 | 55 |
2008 | Top Independent Albums | 8 |
Red Letter Year | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 30, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 46:58 | |||
Label | Righteous Babe | |||
Producer |
| |||
Ani DiFranco chronology | ||||
|
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (79/100) [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
About.com | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BBC Music | favorable [4] |
Billboard | favorable [5] |
The Boston Globe | mixed [6] |
The New York Times | favorable [7] |
Paste | (7.4/10) [8] |
The Phoenix | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | (8/10) [10] |
Slant | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Red Letter Year is the 16th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on September 30, 2008.
Says DiFranco about the album: “When I listen to my new record, I hear a very relaxed me, which I think has been absent in a lot of my recorded canon. Now I feel like I’m in a really good place. My partner Mike Napolitano co-produced this record – my guitar and voice have never sounded better, and that’s because of him. I’ve got this great band and crew. And my baby, she teaches me how to just be in my skin, to do less and be more.” [12]
All tracks are written by Ani DiFranco
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Red Letter Year" | 4:17 |
2. | "Alla This" | 3:13 |
3. | "Present/Infant" | 3:02 |
4. | "Smiling Underneath" | 4:59 |
5. | "Way Tight" | 3:50 |
6. | "Emancipated Minor" | 4:30 |
7. | "Good Luck" | 2:35 |
8. | "The Atom" | 5:26 |
9. | "Round a Pole" | 2:58 |
10. | "Landing Gear" | 2:55 |
11. | "Star Matter" | 2:48 |
12. | "Red Letter Year Reprise" | 6:26 |
13. | "Good Luck (alternative version)" (iTunes bonus track) | 2:31 |
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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2008 | The Billboard 200 | 55 |
2008 | Top Independent Albums | 8 |