Little Plastic Castle

Infobox Album |
Name = Little Plastic Castle
Type = studio
Artist = Ani DiFranco


Released = February 17, 1998
Recorded =
Genre = Indie rock, folk rock
Length = 61:18
Label = Righteous Babe
Producer = Ani DiFranco
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:r8he4jj73wau~T1 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/anidifranco/albums/album/118334/review/5945980/little_plastic_castle link]
*Slant Magazine Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=406 link]
*"The A.V. Club" (Favourable) [http://avclub.com/content/node/9797 link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=59&name=Ani+DiFranco link]
Last album = "Living in Clip"
(1997)
This album = "Little Plastic Castle"
(1998)
Next album = "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 #22 on the Top 200 list. Fact|date=April 2008

The song "Glass House" earned DiFranco a Grammy Award nomination for Rock Female Vocalist. Fact|date=April 2008

Track listing

All songs by Ani DiFranco.

#"Little Plastic Castle" – 4:03
#"Fuel" – 4:01
#"Gravel" – 3:32
#"As Is" – 4:06
#"Two Little Girls" – 4:57
#"Deep Dish" – 3:38
#"Loom" – 2:51
#"Pixie" – 4:25
#"Swan Dive" – 6:28
#"Glass House" – 5:18
#"Independence Day" – 3:44
#"Pulse" – 14:15

Personnel

*Ani DiFranco – acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, concertina, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass pedals
*Jon Blondell – trombone
*Andrew Gilchrist – pump organ
*Jon Hassell – trumpet
*Sara Lee – bass
*Jerry Marotta – drums
*Jason Mercer – electric bass, upright bass, vocals
*John Mills – baritone saxophone
*Gary Slechta – trumpet
*Andy Stochansky – drums, vocals, talking drum

Production

*Producer – Ani DiFranco
*Engineers – Bob Doidge, Andrew Gilchrist, Mark Hallman
*Mixing – Ani DiFranco, Andrew Gilchrist
*Mastering – Chris Bellman
*Digital editing – Marty Lester
*Artwork – Ani DiFranco, Adam Sloan
*Photography – Asia Kepka, Albert Sanchez

Charts

Album