Knuckle Down

Knuckle Down
Studio album by Ani DiFranco
Released	January 25, 2005
Genre	Indie rock Folk rock
Length	57:07
Label	Righteous Babe
Producer	Ani DiFranco Joe Henry
Ani DiFranco chronology
Educated Guess (2004) Knuckle Down (2005) Reprieve (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	(B)
Mojo
musicOMH	(positive)
The New York Times	(positive)
PopMatters	(6/10)
Q
Rolling Stone
Slant
Spin	A−
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Knuckle Down is the fourteenth studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. It is the first album that DiFranco has collaborated with a producer; Joe Henry. The record is also her first studio album to feature a string section. It is considered among her most accessible records, and compared to the stark Educated Guess, it is more abundantly produced.

Track listing

1. "Knuckle Down" – 4:34
2. "Studying Stones" – 3:53
3. "Manhole" – 3:45
4. "Sunday Morning" – 4:49
5. "Modulation" – 4:31
6. "Seeing Eye Dog" – 4:02
7. "Lag Time" – 5:13
8. "Parameters" – 5:58
9. "Callous" – 5:46
10. "Paradigm" – 4:33
11. "Minerva" – 4:55
12. "Recoil" – 5:08

Personnel

• Ani DiFranco – guitar, vocals
• Jay Bellerose – percussion, drums
• Andrew Bird – violin, Glockenspiel, whistling
• Tony Scherr – electric guitar
• Todd Sickafoose – Wurlitzer, string bass
• Patrick Warren – piano, sampling, Chamberlin
• Julie Wolf – melodica
• Noe Venable – vocals
• Niki Haris – vocals

Production

• Ani DiFranco – producer, design
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• S. "Husky" Hoskulds – engineer, mixing
• Jason Mott – engineer, assistant
• Danny Clinch – portrait photography
• Eric Frick – photography
• Brian Grunert – design

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2005	The Billboard 200	49
2005	Top Independent Albums	4