To the Teeth

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To the Teeth
To The Teeth-Ani DiFranco.jpeg
Studio album by
Ani DiFranco
ReleasedNovember 16, 1999
Genre Folk rock
Indie rock
Length71:44
Label Righteous Babe
Producer Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco chronology
Fellow Workers
(1999)		To the Teeth
(1999)		 Revelling / Reckoning
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The A.V. Club (mixed) [3]
Chicago Tribune (average) [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
musicOMH (positive) [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin (7/10) [2]

To the Teeth is singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco's 10th studio album (excluding EPs, live albums and her collaborations with Utah Phillips), released in November 1999.

Contents

To the Teeth has a more political and self-questioning edge than many of her earlier works. It is also considerably more experimental, with "Freakshow", "Swing", "Carry You Around" and "The Arrivals Gate" branching out into genres such as blues, jazz and funk. She was also supported by Prince on the track "Providence".

It opens with the title track, an indictment of America's gun culture, and a response to the Columbine High School massacre. It also contains "Soft Shoulder", about two lovers missing their opportunity, and "Hello Birmingham", a sad, angry response to both the shooting murder of abortion doctor Barnett Slepian and the bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama, abortion clinic.

To the Teeth reached No. 76 on the Billboard Music Chart Top 200, and No. 9 on their Top Internet Albums chart.

Track listing

All songs by Ani DiFranco.

  1. "To the Teeth" – 7:42
  2. "Soft Shoulder" – 6:04
  3. "Wish I May" – 4:53
  4. "Freakshow" – 5:42
  5. "Going Once" – 5:33
  6. "Hello Birmingham" – 5:23
  7. "Back Back Back" – 4:46
  8. "Swing" – 6:10
  9. "Carry You Around" – 3:24
  10. "Cloud Blood" – 4:51
  11. "The Arrivals Gate" – 4:35
  12. "Providence" – 7:18
  13. "I Know This Bar" – 5:31

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1999The Billboard 20076
1999Top Internet Albums9

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References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. To the Teeth at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 3 Album reviews at CD Universe
  3. ↑ The A.V. Club review
  4. ↑ Chicago Tribune review
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
  6. ↑ musicOMH review
  7. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  8. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  9. ↑ Slant review
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