''Up Up Up Up Up Up'' is the ninth album by singer-songwriter

Ani DiFranco Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (; born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influe ...

, released in 1999 on

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(see

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). "Angry Anymore" was released to radio, but did not

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. Its promotional single featured a radio remix and an extended mix; the

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intro to the track was sampled for a later DiFranco track, "The Arrivals Gate", released on '' To the Teeth''. "Jukebox" was nominated for a

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in the category of Female Rock Vocal Performance.

Track listing

All songs written by Ani DiFranco. # "'Tis of Thee" – 4:42 # "Virtue" – 5:07 # "Come Away from It" – 8:22 # "Jukebox" – 4:27 # "Angel Food" – 5:45 # "Angry Anymore" – 3:27 # "Everest" – 5:15 # "Up Up Up Up Up Up" – 3:21 # "Know Now Then" – 4:38 # "Trickle Down" – 3:51 # "Hat Shaped Hat" – 12:55

Personnel

* Ani DiFranco –

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, piano,

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, electric guitar, vocals, space phone * Goat – drum machine *

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, bass, vocals,

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– drums, vocals, pocket cajun * Julie Wolf – organ, piano, accordion, vocals,

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Technical *Ani DiFranco – record producer *Andrew Gilchrist – engineer, mixing *Ethan Allen – assistant engineer * Scott Hull – mastering *Scot Fisher – photography

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References

{{Authority control Ani DiFranco albums 1999 albums Righteous Babe Records albums