Equal Scary People
| Equal Scary People | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Folk/pop | |||
| Length | 38:42 | |||
| Label | Four Dots Elektra[1] Discoveries[2] | |||
| Producer | Sara Hickman, Carl Finch | |||
| Sara Hickman chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Equal Scary People is the first album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1988 on Four Dots.[5][6] It was rereleased in 1989 on Elektra Records.[1][7]
Production
[edit]The album was co-produced by Carl Finch.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press wrote that "with winning songs that are emotionally resonant and a little loopy, Equal Scary People ... is an album that easily stands out in a soundalike crowd."[9] The Los Angeles Times wrote that Hickman "offers a hip but down-home, honest but irony-laden mix that fans of Michelle Shocked and k.d. lang should relate to just fine."[10]
Track listing
[edit]- "Simply" (Hickman) – 3:03
- "Last Night Was a Big Rain" (Hickman) – 3:19
- "500x (The Train Song)" (Hickman) – 5:17
- "Song for My Father" (Hickman) – 4:13
- "Equal Scary People" (Hickman) – 4:38
- "This Is a Man's World" (Brown) – 4:40
- "Meant to Be" (Hickman) – 2:48
- "Why Don't You" (Hickman) – 4:01
- "I Wish I Were a Princess" (Creatore, Peretti, Weiss) – 3:07
- "Under the Sycamore Tree" (Hickman) – 3:56
Personnel
[edit]- Sara Hickman – bass guitar, guitar, sound effects, chorus, harmony vocals, drum samples
- Sandy Abernethy – chorus, harmony vocals
- Josh Alan – acoustic guitar
- Maurice Anderson – pedal steel
- Dougie Bryan – guitar, chorus, harmony vocals
- Carl Finch – organ, bass guitar, guitar, percussion, drums, vocals, harmony vocals, bass samples, hi hat
- Bubba Hernandez – bass guitar
- Mitch Marine – drums
- Brad McLemore – classical guitar
- Darryl Melugin – bass guitar
- Scott Murphy
- Reggie Rueffer – violin
- Terry Slemmons – electric guitar, harmony vocals
- Kenny Smith – drums, tambourine, chorus
Production
[edit]- Producer: Sara Hickman, Carl Finch
- Executive producer: Sara Hickman
- Engineer: Terry Slemmons
- Art direction: Sara Hickman
- Cover art concept: Sara Hickman
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sara Hickman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 275.
- ^ "Equal Scary People - Sara Hickman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 319.
- ^ "The Edie Effect". Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications. July 16, 1989 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rowland, Hobart (May 1, 1997). "She's the Boss". Houston Press.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (October 29, 1989). "SAMPLING CONTEMPORARY FOLK" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Hot Air". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. January 8, 1990 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sara Hickman". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "Sara Hickman's Down-Home Irony". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1990.
