| Not a Pretty Girl | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 18, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock,folk rock | |||
| Length | 59:11 | |||
| Label | Righteous Babe | |||
| Producer | Ani DiFranco | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
| Slant Magazine | [4] |
| The Village Voice | A−[5] |
Not a Pretty Girl is the sixth studio album released by singer-songwriterAni DiFranco on her own record label,Righteous Babe Records. It was released July 18, 1995. The album extended thefolk singer's early formula ofacoustic guitar and drums. On subsequent records, DiFranco would add electric guitar,horns, band members and guest musicians, but onNot a Pretty Girl she was accompanied byAndy Stochansky's percussion alone.
According toAllMusic, "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 onLiving in Clip, the track "Shy" earned DiFranco a 1997Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.[6]
"Shy" off the album is notable for being quoted byMatt Skiba ofAlkaline Trio during live performances of the song "Ninety-Seven".[citation needed]
The CD case ofNot 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.
All tracks are written by Ani DiFranco
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worthy" | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Tiptoe" | 0:36 |
| 3. | "Cradle and All" | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Shy" | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Sorry I Am" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Light of Some Kind" | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Not a Pretty Girl" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "The Million You Never Made" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Hour Follows Hour" | 6:01 |
| 10. | "32 Flavors" | 6:07 |
| 11. | "Asking Too Much" | 2:55 |
| 12. | "This Bouquet" | 2:28 |
| 13. | "Crime for Crime" | 5:42 |
| 14. | "Coming Up" (In a pregap, you can hear DiFranco reciting the spoken word track "Tip-Toe", but misspeaking before restarting.) | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 59:11 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "32 Flavors" (live bonus track appears on some versions) | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 63:58 | |
Production
