Evolve | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 11, 2003 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 57:29 | |||
Label | Righteous Babe | |||
Producer | Ani DiFranco | |||
Ani DiFranco chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (63/100) [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | (negative) [3] |
Billboard | (favorable) [4] |
Blender | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | (favorable) [5] |
Drowned in Sound | (8/10) [6] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [7] |
PopMatters | (6/10) [1] [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Slant | [10] |
Uncut | [11] |
Evolve is the 12th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album won DiFranco and Brian Grunert a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in 2004. [12] This album is more eclectic and stylistically venturous than DiFranco's previous works, experimenting with styles such as jazz and funk.
All songs by Ani DiFranco.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Promised Land" | 4:30 |
2. | "In the Way" | 5:17 |
3. | "Icarus" | 4:51 |
4. | "Slide" | 3:50 |
5. | "O My My" | 3:59 |
6. | "Evolve" | 4:15 |
7. | "Shrug" | 4:42 |
8. | "Phase" | 3:42 |
9. | "Here for Now" | 3:09 |
10. | "Second Intermission" | 3:51 |
11. | "Serpentine" | 10:26 |
12. | "Welcome To:" | 4:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Your Next Bold Move (live version from the movie "Render")" |
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [13] | 61 |
US Billboard 200 | 30 |
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