Little Plastic Castle

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Little Plastic Castle
Ani DiFranco - Little Plastic Castle.jpg
Studio album by
Ani DiFranco
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1998
Genre Indie rock, folk rock
Length61:18
Label Righteous Babe
Producer Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco chronology
Living in Clip
(1997)		Little Plastic Castle
(1998)		 Up Up Up Up Up Up
(1999)

Little Plastic Castle is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1998. It is her highest charting album on the Billboard charts, reaching number 22 on the Top 200 list.

Contents

The song "Glass House" earned DiFranco a Grammy Award nomination for Rock Female Vocalist. [1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club (mixed) [3]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Robert Christgau A− [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin 8/10 [9]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Track listing

All songs by Ani DiFranco.

  1. "Little Plastic Castle" – 4:32
  2. "Fuel" – 4:01
  3. "Gravel" – 3:32
  4. "As Is" – 4:06
  5. "Two Little Girls" – 4:57
  6. "Deep Dish" – 3:38
  7. "Loom" – 2:51
  8. "Pixie" – 4:25
  9. "Swan Dive" – 6:28
  10. "Glass House" – 5:18
  11. "Independence Day" – 3:44
  12. "Pulse" – 14:15

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 57
US Billboard 200 [12] 22

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