Living in Clip

Living in Clip is a live album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1997. The title is from a comment made by live sound engineer Larry Berger, indicating that the amplifiers weren't merely being overdriven into clipping occasionally (which is not uncommon in live sound situations); they were clipping so much that they were "living in clip". Rolling Stone named it one of "The Essential Recordings of the ‘90s".[9]

Living in Clip
Live album by Ani DiFranco
Released	April 22, 1997
Recorded	September 1995 – November 1996
Genre	Indie rock, folk rock
Length	124:54
Label	Righteous Babe
Producer	Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco chronology
The Past Didn't Go Anywhere (1996) Living in Clip (1997) Little Plastic Castle (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
Spin	8/10[8]

Track listing

All songs by Ani DiFranco, except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Whatever" – 1:46
2. "Wherever" – 0:06
3. "Gravel" – 4:11
4. "Willing to Fight" – 4:12
5. "Shy" – 4:29
6. "Joyful Girl" – 4:26
7. "Hide and Seek" – 4:34
8. "Napoleon" – 4:54
9. "I'm No Heroine" – 4:16
10. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 6:17
11. "Anticipate" – 3:47
12. "Tiptoe" – 0:37
13. "Sorry I Am" – 4:46
14. "The Slant/The Diner" – 8:22
15. "32 Flavors" – 4:48
16. "Out of Range" – 4:27

Disc two

1. "Untouchable Face" – 3:36
2. "Shameless" – 4:35
3. "Distracted" – 1:08
4. "Adam and Eve" – 5:36
5. "Fire Door" – 4:03
6. "Both Hands" – 4:52
7. "Out of Habit" – 3:40
8. "Every State Line" – 3:55
9. "Not So Soft" – 4:00
10. "Travel Tips" – 1:05
11. "Wrong With Me" – 1:57
12. "In or Out" – 3:22
13. "We're All Gonna Blow" – 2:41
14. "Letter to a John" – 3:58
15. "Overlap" – 11:28

Personnel

• Ani DiFranco – acoustic guitar, bass, vocals
• Sara Lee – guitar, bass, vocals, bass pedals
• Doc Severinsen – conductor on "Amazing Grace" and "Both Hands"
• Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on "Amazing Grace" and "Both Hands"
• Andy Stochansky – harmonica, percussion, drums, vocals

Production

• Ani DiFranco – record producer, mixing, design, layout design, photography
• Andrew Gilchrist – mixing
• Chris Bellman – mastering
• James Mabry ("Amazing Grace" and "Both Hands") – arranger
• Adam Sloan – design, layout design
• Asia Kepka – photography
• Susan Alzner – photography
• Scot Fisher – photography
• Matt Hagen – photography
• Thomas Hoebbel – photography
• Liam King – photography
• Dan Koeck – photography
• Heidi Kunkel – photography
• Liz Marshall – photography
• Andy Stochansky – photography
• Asia Kepka – cover photo

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1997	The Billboard 200	59

References

1. Cater, Darryl. "Living in Clip – Ani DiFranco". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
2. Kot, Greg (April 25, 1997). "Ani DiFranco: Living in Clip (Righteous Babe)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
3. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Ani DiFranco: Living in Clip". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
4. Johnson, Beth (April 25, 1997). "Living In Clip". Entertainment Weekly (376): 71. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
5. Cromelin, Richard (April 20, 1997). "Fiery DiFranco, Hot Combos, Cool Polara". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
6. Kot, Greg (May 15, 1997). "Ani DiFranco: Living In Clip". Rolling Stone: 111–12. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
7. Hull, Tom (2004). "Ani DiFranco". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 236–37. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
8. Cooper, Carol (July 1997). "Ani DiFranco: Living in Clip". Spin. 13 (4): 111. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
9. "Rocklist.net Rolling Stone Lists – Main Page". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. October 17, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2012.