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| + | |album name = To The Teeth | ||
| + | |album image = [[File:Totheteeth album.jpg|200px|To The Teeth (Front Cover)]] | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 16|16 November 1999]] | ||
| + | |length = 69:47 | ||
| + | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Righteous_Babe_Records Righteous Babe Records] | ||
| + | |studios = The Dust Bowl, Buffalo, NY, USA; The Congress House, Austin, TX, USA; Kingsway, New Orleans, LA, USA; [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (uncredited, assumed) | ||
| + | <!------ ALBUM CHRONOLOGY --------> | ||
|previous year = 1999 | |previous year = 1999 | ||
|next year = 2000 | |next year = 2000 | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]] | |previous album link = [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]] | |next album link = [[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]] | ||
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| − | + | |introduction = '''To The Teeth''' is the tenth solo studio album by singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco], and was released in November 1999 on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco DiFranco]’s independent label [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Righteous_Babe_Records Righteous Babe Records]. | |
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| − | '''To The Teeth''' is the tenth solo studio album by singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco], and was released in November 1999 on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco DiFranco] | + | |
The album contained [[Providence]], a track featuring [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) on background vocals. The song has no writing input from [[Prince]]. | The album contained [[Providence]], a track featuring [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) on background vocals. The song has no writing input from [[Prince]]. | ||
| − | The album was released a week after their only other collaboration, [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Love U, But Eye | + | The album was released a week after their only other collaboration, [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore]] [[Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore| Love U, But]] [[file:EyeBlue.png|link= Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore]] [[Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore | Don’t Trust U Anymore]], was released on [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]. |
The album features three tracks containing saxophone by [[Maceo Parker]] , who was in her band at the time. | The album features three tracks containing saxophone by [[Maceo Parker]] , who was in her band at the time. | ||
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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco | + | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> |
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| + | [[Prince]] met [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco DiFranco] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maceo_Parker Maceo Parker] following her concert at the Midway Stadium in Minneapolis, MN, USA, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 3|3 July 1999]], and invited them back to [[Paisley Park Studios]], where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco DiFranco] added guitar to [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore]] [[Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore| Love U, But]] [[file:EyeBlue.png|link= Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore]] [[Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore | Don’t Trust U Anymore]] while [[Maceo Parker]] added saxophone to [[Prettyman]], before later joining [[Prince]]’s band. | ||
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| + | '''Providence''' was recorded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco] and her band on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 31|31 July 1999]] at Kingsway in New Orleans, Louisiana, with [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) likely adding his vocals at a time in late Summer - early Autumn, 1999, presumably at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
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| + | <b>Promotion</b> | ||
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| + | Two singles were released : ''[[Single: Wish I May|Wish I May]]'' (as a promo with [[Providence]] on the european edition) and ''Swing'' as an EP. The album reached number 76 on the US Billboard Pop Chart and number 9 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart. | ||
| + | <!-------TRACK LIST -------> | ||
| + | |tracklisting =Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only: <br> | ||
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# <b>To The Teeth</b> | # <b>To The Teeth</b> | ||
# <b>Soft Shoulder</b> | # <b>Soft Shoulder</b> | ||
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# <b>Cloud Blood</b> | # <b>Cloud Blood</b> | ||
# <b>The Arrivals Gate</b> | # <b>The Arrivals Gate</b> | ||
| − | # <b>[[Providence]] (7:18)</ | + | # <b>[[Providence]]</b> (7:18) <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>I Know This Bar</b> | # <b>I Know This Bar</b> | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
| − | <b> | + | <b><sup>1</sup></b> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco] |
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| + | |other format = MC | ||
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*Side 1: | *Side 1: | ||
# <b>To The Teeth</b> | # <b>To The Teeth</b> | ||
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# <b>Cloud Blood</b> | # <b>Cloud Blood</b> | ||
# <b>The Arrivals Gate</b> | # <b>The Arrivals Gate</b> | ||
| − | # <b>[[Providence]] (7:18)</ | + | # <b>[[Providence]]</b> (7:18) <sup>1</sup> |
| − | # <b>I Know This Bar</b> | + | # <b>I Know This Bar</b> |
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| − | = | + | |musicians = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco] – acoustic guitar, vocals |
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Mercer Jason Mercer] – electric bass, bowed upright bass | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Mercer Jason Mercer] – electric bass, bowed upright bass | ||
*Julie Wolf – organ, wurlitzer, melodica, vocals | *Julie Wolf – organ, wurlitzer, melodica, vocals | ||
*Daren Hahn – drums | *Daren Hahn – drums | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) – background vocals | *[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) – background vocals | ||
| − | + | |production = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco Ani DiFranco] - producer and mixer, album design (credited as 'the little folksinger') | |
| − | = | + | *Andrew Gilchrist - engineer (credited as 'the goat boy') and photography (band photograph, credited as 'Goat') |
| − | + | *Ethan Allen - engineering assistant (Kingsway, New Orleans, Louisiana) | |
| − | + | *Greg Calbi - mastering (at Sterling Sound, NYC) | |
| − | + | *Patty Wallace - photography | |
| − | * | + | *Cheryl Neary - album design assistant |
| − | + | |thanks = Immeasurable love and gratitude to scot - who’s got the skills to pay the bills; to goat - kicking ass with all things electrical while considering all things aesthetic; to ju ju - who plays better with her tits than most chumps do with their hands; to canada - chops out to here; to day one - the undisputed winner of the men’s water ballet competition; to e-tahn - my remote organist; tomato, (my hero), natasha, corey and the oh-how-we-loved-this-band - not a day goes by I don’t think of y'all and get all smiley; to brian - valves all the way; to kurt - the best smellin man I know; to marty - who took me cricket huntin; to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] - my favourite fourth of july; to jackie, hans and all at paisley park; to karen, georgia and rich; to phillip - who lent us his sparky drum kit; to mary, ron, rhonda, susan, jamie, jess, theresa, justin, lorraine, laura, tamar, frank, heidi, cheryl, and the rest of the RBRrrmy - y'all rock the hardest; to larry, steve, reg, dave, heidi-ho, phil, klon - who make the joint everyday... with style; to jim and the flemtams - keepin me live and kickin; to tracy - who knows 3782 words for no; to nigel - making europe nice nice; to alvarez and daddario - for the tools | |
| − | + | <!-------SINGLES -------> | |
| − | + | |singles =<small>Of the 2 singles released from this album, only the one with a [[Prince]] contribution is listed below:</small> | |
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| − | + | |Single = [[Single: Wish I May|Wish I May]] <small>(promo only)</small> | |
| + | |B-side = [[Providence]] (in Europe only) | ||
| + | |Image = WishIMaypromo.jpg | ||
| + | |Link = Single: Wish I May | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |see also = | ||
| + | {{SeeAlso| | ||
| + | |item1 = [[Album:_Rave_Un2_The_Joy_Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]<br>(Album) | ||
| + | |image1 = [[Image:Raveun2thejoyfantastic album.jpg|80px|link=Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] | ||
| + | |item2 = [[Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O|Dial M-A-C-E-O]] <br>(Album) | ||
| + | |image2 = [[File:Dialmaceo_album.jpg |80px|link=Album: Dial M-A-C-E-O]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |charts = | ||
| + | {{Charts| | ||
| + | |charts = | ||
| + | {{ChartLine-3|text= America}} | ||
{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
| Date = 4 Dec. 1999 | | Date = 4 Dec. 1999 | ||
| − | | Chart (Country) = Billboard 200 | + | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard 200 |
| Peak Position = 76 | | Peak Position = 76 | ||
| Weeks in chart = 2 | | Weeks in chart = 2 | ||
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| − | == | + | | Date = 4 Dec. 1999 |
| − | + | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Top Internet Album Sales | |
| − | + | | Peak Position = 9 | |
| − | + | | Weeks in chart = 1 | |
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| − | + | |awards = | |
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| − | + | |format = album | |
| − | + | |Country = the USA | |
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| − | + | |certifications = | |
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| − | == | + | |format = album |
| − | + | |Country = the USA | |
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| − | + | |releases = {{:Releases: Empty}} | |
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| − | + | |references =''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |
| − | + | |categories =[[Category:1999]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]] | |
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