To the Teeth
Studio album by Ani DiFranco
Released	November 16, 1999
Genre	Folk rock Indie rock
Length	71:44
Label	Righteous Babe
Producer	Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco chronology
Fellow Workers (1999) To the Teeth (1999) Revelling / Reckoning (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
The A.V. Club	(mixed)[3]
Chicago Tribune	(average)[4]
Los Angeles Times	[9]
musicOMH	(positive)[5]
Q	[2]
Robert Christgau	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Slant	[8]
Spin	(7/10)[2]

To the Teeth is singer-songwriterAni DiFranco's 10th studio album (excludingEPs, live albums and her collaborations withUtah Phillips), released in November 1999.

To the Teeth has a more political and self-questioning edge than many of her earlier works. It is also considerably more experimental, with "Freakshow", "Swing", "Carry You Around" and "The Arrivals Gate" branching out into genres such as blues, jazz and funk. She was also supported byPrince on the track "Providence".

It opens with the title track, an indictment of America's gun culture, and a response to theColumbine High School massacre. It also contains "Soft Shoulder", about two lovers missing their opportunity, and "Hello Birmingham", a sad, angry response to both the shooting murder of abortion doctorBarnett Slepian andthe bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama, abortion clinic.

To the Teeth reached No. 76 on theBillboard Music Chart Top 200, and No. 9 on their Top Internet Albums chart.

All songs by Ani DiFranco.

1. "To the Teeth" – 7:42
2. "Soft Shoulder" – 6:04
3. "Wish I May" – 4:53
4. "Freakshow" – 5:42
5. "Going Once" – 5:33
6. "Hello Birmingham" – 5:23
7. "Back Back Back" – 4:46
8. "Swing" – 6:10
9. "Carry You Around" – 3:24
10. "Cloud Blood" – 4:51
11. "The Arrivals Gate" – 4:35
12. "Providence" – 7:18
13. "I Know This Bar" – 5:31

• Ani DiFranco –organ,acoustic guitar,banjo, bass, piano, drums, electric guitar,triangle, vocals,steel drums,bells,megaphone,tenor guitar,baritone guitar
• Daren Hahn – drums,turntables
• Kingsway Clap and Stomp Corps –clapping
• Irvin Mayfield – trumpet
• Jason Mercer –banjo, electric bass,upright bass
• Mark Mullins –trombone
• Corey Parker –rapping
• Maceo Parker –flute, saxophone
• Prince – vocals
• Kurt Swinghammer – guitar, electric guitar
• Brian Wolf – trombone, trumpet,tuba
• Julie Wolf – organ, piano,accordion, vocals,clavinet,melodica,Fender Rhodes,Wurlitzer

• Ani DiFranco – producer, mixing
• Goat Boy – engineer, photography
• Ethan Allen – assistant engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Design – Cheryl Neary
• Patty Wallace – photography

Album

• Ani DiFranco albums
• 1999 albums
• Righteous Babe Records albums

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