Canon is a retrospective album by Ani DiFranco which was released on September 11, 2007. It contains songs covering her career to date. DiFranco re-recorded five songs that had been previously released: "Both Hands", "Overlap", "Napoleon", "Shameless" and "Your Next Bold Move".
The album spans from DiFranco's first studio album, Ani DiFranco, released in 1990, to her then most recent, Reprieve, which was released in 2006. DiFranco personally selected the songs that appear on Canon.
Track listing
All songs written by Ani DiFranco.
There is a misprint on the package. The numbers 10 and 11 are transposed in the track list on the back, though the titles are in the correct sequence.
Canon One
All tracks are written by Ani DiFranco
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Fire Door" (from Like I Said (1993); originally on Ani DiFranco (1990))
2:58
2.
"God's Country" (from Puddle Dive (1993))
2:48
3.
"You Had Time" (from Out of Range (1994))
5:47
4.
"Buildings and Bridges" (from Out of Range (1994))
4:02
5.
"Coming Up" (from Not a Pretty Girl (1995); originally on Imperfectly (1992))
2:30
6.
"Cradle and All" (from Not a Pretty Girl (1995))
4:17
7.
"Shy" (from Not a Pretty Girl (1995))
4:46
8.
"32 Flavors" (from Not a Pretty Girl (1995))
6:07
9.
"Dilate" (from Dilate (1996))
4:46
10.
"Distracted" (from Living in Clip (1997))
1:08
11.
"Gravel" (from Living in Clip (1997); original studio recording on Little Plastic Castle (1998))
4:13
12.
"Untouchable Face" (from Living in Clip (1997); original studio recording on Dilate (1996))
3:37
13.
"Joyful Girl" (from Living in Clip (1997); original studio recording on Dilate (1996))
4:29
14.
"Little Plastic Castle" (from Little Plastic Castle (1998))
4:03
15.
"Fuel" (from Little Plastic Castle (1998))
4:00
16.
"As Is" (from Little Plastic Castle (1998))
4:06
17.
"Napoleon" (New version recorded in 2007; originally on Dilate (1996))
4:37
18.
"Shameless" (New version recorded in 2007; originally on Dilate (1996))
4:11
Canon Two
All tracks are written by Ani DiFranco
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Hello Birmingham" (from To the Teeth (1999))
5:18
2.
"This Box Contains" (from Reckoning (2001))
0:28
3.
"Grey" (from Reckoning (2001))
5:10
4.
"Prison Prism" (from Reckoning (2001))
1:34
5.
"Marrow" (from Revelling (2001))
5:18
6.
"Here For Now" (from Evolve (2003))
3:06
7.
"Subdivision" (from Reckoning (2001))
3:45
8.
"Rain Check" (from Educated Guess (2004))
4:00
9.
"Swim" (from Educated Guess (2004))
3:05
10.
"Paradigm" (from Knuckle Down (2005))
4:33
11.
"Manhole" (from Knuckle Down (2005))
3:44
12.
"Studying Stones" (from Knuckle Down (2005))
3:50
13.
"Hypnotized" (from Reprieve (2006))
4:11
14.
"78% H2O" (from Reprieve (2006))
3:30
15.
"Millennium Theater" (from Reprieve (2006))
3:16
16.
"Your Next Bold Move" (New version recorded in 2007; originally on Reckoning (2001))
4:58
17.
"Both Hands" (New version recorded in 2007; originally on Ani DiFranco (1990))
3:21
18.
"Overlap" (New version recorded in 2007; originally on Out of Range (1994))
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