32 Flavors
"32 Flavors" is a song, written and performed by Ani DiFranco. The song was later covered by Alana Davis. The title of the song is a pun on Canton, Massachusetts-based ice cream store Baskin-Robbins and its well-known "31 flavors" slogan.
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[edit] Ani DiFranco version
| "32 Flavors" | |
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| Song by Ani DiFranco from the album Not a Pretty Girl | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 6:07 |
| Writer | Ani DiFranco |
| Producer | Ani DiFranco |
This song appears on her seventh album, Not a Pretty Girl, released in 1995. A variation of the song, performed by Ani DiFranco, is featured on the movie soundtrack of the 1999 Canadian romantic comedy Better Than Chocolate.[1]
The song was used in an ad campaign by the National Football League in 1999. The ad featured a number of players who have worn the number "32" on their jerseys.[2]
[edit] Alana Davis version
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| Single by Alana Davis | ||||||||||
| from the album Blame It on Me | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Lullaby" | |||||||||
| Released | 1997 | |||||||||
| Format | CD | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:45 | |||||||||
| Label | Elektra | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Ani DiFranco | |||||||||
| Producer | Alana Davis | |||||||||
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A cover version of "32 Flavors" was released as the first single by Manhattan-based singer Alana Davis. The song appears on her debut album Blame It on Me. The CD single also included Davis' song "Lullaby". It received a 3 out of 5 star rating on Allmusic.
Alana's record label A & R representative, Josh Deutsch, suggested she cover Ani DiFranco's version to be the first single released from her new album. Davis was pleased with the finished result but was, at first, uncomfortable with covering the song as she felt she couldn't connect with all of the personal emotions that DiFranco wrote into the song.[3]
[edit] Track listing
- "32 Flavors"
- "Lullaby"
[edit] Charts
| Charts | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 34 |
[edit] External links
- Lyrics from Ani DiFranco's website
- "32 Flavors" by Alana Davis at Allmusic
- The Progressive video and short piece about Ani.
[edit] References
- ^ Better Than Chocolate (1999) IMDb.com
- ^ "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; The National Football League's latest campaign stacks its legends against today's stars. - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1999-09-24. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/24/business/media-business-advertising-national-football-league-s-latest-campaign-stacks-its.html?scp=4&sq=ani+difranco+football&st=nyt. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ Essex, Andrew. "Alana Davis". Rolling Stone. 784 (1998)
