Red Letter Year

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Red Letter Year
Ani DiFranco - Red Letter Year.png
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)
Recorded2008
Genre
Length46:58
Label Righteous Babe
Producer
  • Ani DiFranco
  • Mike Napolitano
Ani DiFranco chronology
Canon
(2007)
Red Letter Year
(2008)
¿Which Side Are You On?
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (79/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
PopMatters (8/10) [10]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Red Letter Year is the 16th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on September 30, 2008.

Contents

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ani DiFranco.

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
2008The Billboard 20055
2008Top Independent Albums8

References

  1. "Critic Reviews for Red Letter Year". Metacritic . Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  2. Kim Ruehl. "Ani DiFranco – 'Red Letter Year'". About.com . Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  3. Red Letter Year at AllMusic
  4. Michael Quinn (September 30, 2008). "Review of Ani DiFranco – Red Letter Year". BBC Music . Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  5. Kerri Mason. "Red Letter Year". Billboard . Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  6. Marc Hirsh (September 30, 2008). "Ani's got a point, but what is it?". The Boston Globe . Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  7. Jon Pareles (second item) (September 28, 2008). "Critics' Choice: New CDs". The New York Times . Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  8. Andy Whitman (October 2, 2008). "Ani DiFranco: Red Letter Year :: Music :: Reviews". Paste . Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  9. Red Drozdowski (September 23, 2008). "Ani DiFranco – Red Letter Year". The Phoenix . Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  10. Quentin B. Huff (October 2, 2008). "Ani DiFranco: Red Letter Year". PopMatters . Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  11. Sal Cinquemani (September 20, 2008). "Ani DiFranco: Red Letter Year". Slant Magazine . Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  12. "Shock Records: "Ani DiFranco to Release New Album Red Letters". Archived from the original on July 22, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2008.