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Necessary Angels 
Summary
Necessary Angels is the third album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music).[5][1]
| Necessary Angels | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Congress House, Houston, TX, Arlyn's, Austin, TX, Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY | |||
| Genre | Folk/pop | |||
| Length | 55:48 | |||
| Label | Discovery[1] | |||
| Producer | Sara Hickman Paul Fox[2] Mark Hallman | |||
| Sara Hickman chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
After Hickman was dropped by her label, Elektra Records, her fans contributed to allow her to buy back the unreleased tapes that made up the album.[5]
Critical reception edit
AllMusic called the album Hickman's "boldest, most mature, and most musically sophisticated offering to date."[3] New York called it an "enormously rich album."[6] Billboard wrote that Hickman "eschews some of her earlier wordplay for lyrics that are cleaner and sharper ... Lovely."[7]
Track listing edit
- "Pursuit of Happiness" (Hickman) – 4:55
- "Shadowboxing" (Hickman) – 4:24
- "The Best of Times" (Hickman) – 4:41
- "Sister and Sam" (Hickman) – 5:33
- "Time Will Tell" (Hickman) – 1:59
- "Eye of the Storm" (Hickman) – 6:15
- "Oh, Daddy" (Hickman, David Batteau) – 4:24
- "Room of One's Own" (Hickman, Gerald O'Brien) – 5:26
- "Tiger in a Teacup Town" (Hickman) – 4:32
- "Slippery" (Hickman) – 4:10
- "Joy" (Hickman) – 5:23
- "The Place Where the Garage Used to Stand" (Hickman) – 4:06
Personnel edit
- Sara Hickman – acoustic guitar, flute, guitar, percussion, electric guitar, vocals, background vocals, choir, harmony vocals
- Amy Atchley – choir
- David Batteau – guitar, background vocals
- Adrian Belew – acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, calliope, electric guitar, background vocals
- Jim Cocke – organ, keyboards
- Mike Daane – bass guitar
- Carl Finch – accordion
- Glenn Fukunaga – bass guitar
- Rafael Gayol – drums
- Mark Hallman – percussion, background vocals, choir, shaker, tambo drums
- Ethridge Hill – trumpet
- Bradley Kopp – electric guitar
- Danny Levin – cello
- Tony Levin – bass guitar
- Mitch Marine – drums
- Jerry Marotta – percussion, drums
- Darcy Matthews – background vocals, choir
- Dominic Matthews – choir
- Genevieve Matthews – choir
- Ian Matthews – choir
- Kris McKay – choir
- Brad McLemore – electric guitar
- Pamela Miller – choir
- Paul Pearcy – percussion, drums
- Pierce Pettis – acoustic guitar
- Mark Rubin – upright bass
- David Sancious – piano, keyboards
- Chris Searles – percussion, sound effects, tambourine, noise
- Tommy Taylor (musician) – drums
- Richard Weiss – choir
- Morgan Wommack – choir
- Brad Young – background vocals
Production edit
- Producers: Sara Hickman, Paul Fox, Mark Hallman
- Engineers: Mark Hallman, Marty Lester, Kevin Smith, Ed Thacker
- Assistant engineers: Marty Lester, Allan Queen, Mike Reiter,
- Arranger: Sara Hickman, Paul Fox
- String arrangements: Sara Hickman, Danny Levin
- Mixing: Sara Hickman, Mark Hallman, Marty Lester, Kevin Smith, Ed Thacker
- Remixing: Sara Hickman, Mark Hallman, Marty Lester, Kevin Smith
- Mastering: Joe Gastwirt
- Art direction: Sara Hickman
- Illustrations: Sara Hickman
- Photography: Lynn Sugarman
- Hair stylist: Tony Fielding
- Make-up: Tony Fielding
- Clothing/wardrobe: Cyndy Goodman
References edit
- ^ a b "Sara Smile". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (October 17, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Necessary Angels - Sara Hickman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 275.
- ^ a b "Sara Hickman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Hot Line". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. August 22, 1994 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 23, 1994 – via Google Books.