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'''''Not a Pretty Girl''''' is the sixth studio album released by singer-songwriter [[Ani DiFranco]] on her own record label, [[Righteous Babe Records]]. It was released July 18, 1995. The album extended the [[folk music|folk singer]]'s early formula of [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]] and drums. On subsequent records, DiFranco would add electric guitar, [[French horn|horns]], band members and guest musicians, but on ''Not a Pretty Girl'' she was accompanied by [[Andy Stochansky]]'s percussion alone. | '''''Not a Pretty Girl''''' is the sixth studio album released by singer-songwriter [[Ani DiFranco]] on her own record label, [[Righteous Babe Records]]. It was released July 18, 1995. The album extended the [[folk music|folk singer]]'s early formula of [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]] and drums. On subsequent records, DiFranco would add electric guitar, [[French horn|horns]], band members and guest musicians, but on ''Not a Pretty Girl'' she was accompanied by [[Andy Stochansky]]'s percussion alone. | ||
According to [[AllMusic]] | According to [[AllMusic]] "Light of Some Kind" is a "deeply felt portrait...in which the singer seems to be confessing to a man that she has been unfaithful to him with a woman".<ref name="AllMusic"/> Released on ''Living in Clip'', the track "Shy" earned DiFranco a 1997 [[Grammy Award]] nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/grammys.list/index.html|title=CNN - List of Grammy award nominations - January 6, 1998|website=Cnn.com}}</ref> | ||
"Shy" off the album is notable for being quoted by [[Matt Skiba]] of [[Alkaline Trio]] during live performances of the song "Ninety-Seven".{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} | "Shy" off the album is notable for being quoted by [[Matt Skiba]] of [[Alkaline Trio]] during live performances of the song "Ninety-Seven".{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} | ||
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Not a Pretty Girl is the sixth studio album released by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco on her own record label, Righteous Babe Records. It was released July 18, 1995. The album extended the folk singer's early formula of acoustic guitar and drums. On subsequent records, DiFranco would add electric guitar, horns, band members and guest musicians, but on Not a Pretty Girl she was accompanied by Andy Stochansky's percussion alone.
According to AllMusic "Light of Some Kind" is a "deeply felt portrait...in which the singer seems to be confessing to a man that she has been unfaithful to him with a woman".[1] Released on Living in Clip, the track "Shy" earned DiFranco a 1997 Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.[2]
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Artwork
The CD case of Not a Pretty Girl is designed to be looked at "the wrong way 'round", with the spine on the right hand side rather than the left.
Track listing
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Personnel
- Ani DiFranco – guitar, bass, vocals
- Andy Stochansky – drums, percussion instrument/percussion
Production
- Ani DiFranco – record producer
- Ed Stone – engineer
References
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