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Studio album by
Ani DiFranco
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1999
Recorded1998
Genre Indie rock, folk rock
Length61:50
Label Righteous Babe
Producer Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco chronology
Little Plastic Castle
(1998)		Up Up Up Up Up Up
(1999)		 Fellow Workers
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The A.V. Club (favourable) [2]
Chicago Tribune (favourable) [3]
Entertainment Weekly B− [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Robert Christgau A− [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Up Up Up Up Up Up is the ninth album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1999 on Righteous Babe Records (see 1999 in music).

Contents

"Angry Anymore" was released to radio, but did not chart. Its promotional single featured a radio remix and an extended mix; the banjo intro to the track was sampled for a later DiFranco track, "The Arrivals Gate", released on To the Teeth .

"Jukebox" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Female Rock Vocal Performance.

Track listing

All songs written by Ani DiFranco.

  1. "'Tis of Thee" – 4:42
  2. "Virtue" – 5:07
  3. "Come Away from It" – 8:22
  4. "Jukebox" – 4:27
  5. "Angel Food" – 5:45
  6. "Angry Anymore" – 3:27
  7. "Everest" – 5:15
  8. "Up Up Up Up Up Up" – 3:21
  9. "Know Now Then" – 4:38
  10. "Trickle Down" – 3:51
  11. "Hat Shaped Hat" – 12:55

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 31
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 135
US Billboard 200 29

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