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".
Track listing All songs by Ani DiFranco, except where noted.
Disc one "Whatever" – 1:46 (Albuquerque, NM) "Wherever" – 0:06 (Santa Ana, NM) "Gravel" – 4:11 (New London, CT) "Willing to Fight" – 4:12 (Sacramento, CA) "Shy" – 4:29 (Houston, TX) "Joyful Girl" – 4:26 (Eugene, OR) "Hide and Seek" – 4:34 (Hightstown, NJ) "Napoleon" – 4:54 (Northampton, MA) "I'm No Heroine" – 4:16 (Berkeley, CA) "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 6:17 (Buffalo, NY) "Anticipate" – 3:47 (Ithaca, NY) "Tiptoe" – 0:37 (dunno) "Sorry I Am" – 4:46 (New York, NY) "The Slant/The Diner" – 8:22 (Atlanta, GA) "32 Flavors" – 4:48 (Boulder, CO) "Out of Range" – 4:27 (Portland, OR)
Disc two "Untouchable Face" – 3:36 (Bloomington, Ill) "Shameless" – 4:35 (Portland, OR) "Distracted" – 1:08 (San Francisco, CA) "Adam and Eve" – 5:36 (New York, NY) "Fire Door" – 4:03 (Worcester, MA) "Both Hands" – 4:52 (Buffalo, NY) "Out of Habit" – 3:40 (Arcata, CA) "Every State Line" – 3:55 (Atlanta, GA) "Not So Soft" – 4:00 (New York, NY) "Travel Tips" – 1:05 (Spokane, WA) "Wrong With Me" – 1:57 (Ithaca, NY) "In or Out" – 3:22 (New York, NY) "We're All Gonna Blow" – 2:41 (Victoria, BC) "Letter to a John" – 3:58 (San Francisco, CA) "Overlap" – 11:28 (New York, NY)
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 YearChartPosition1997The Billboard 20059
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