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1988 studio album by Sara Hickman
Equal Scary People
Studio album by Sara Hickman
Released1988
GenreFolk/pop
Length38:42
LabelFour Dots
Elektra
Discoveries
ProducerSara Hickman,
Carl Finch
Sara Hickman chronology
Equal Scary People
(1988) 		Shortstop
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Equal Scary People is the first album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1988 on Four Dots. It was rereleased in 1989 on Elektra Records.

Production

The album was co-produced by Carl Finch.

Critical reception

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." 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."

Track listing

  1. "Simply" (Hickman) – 3:03
  2. "Last Night Was a Big Rain" (Hickman) – 3:19
  3. "500x (The Train Song)" (Hickman) – 5:17
  4. "Song for My Father" (Hickman) – 4:13
  5. "Equal Scary People" (Hickman) – 4:38
  6. "This Is a Man's World" (Brown) – 4:40
  7. "Meant to Be" (Hickman) – 2:48
  8. "Why Don't You" (Hickman) – 4:01
  9. "I Wish I Were a Princess" (Creatore, Peretti, Weiss) – 3:07
  10. "Under the Sycamore Tree" (Hickman) – 3:56

Personnel

  • 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

  • Producer: Sara Hickman, Carl Finch
  • Executive producer: Sara Hickman
  • Engineer: Terry Slemmons
  • Art direction: Sara Hickman
  • Cover art concept: Sara Hickman

References

  1. ^ "Sara Hickman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 275.
  3. "Equal Scary People - Sara Hickman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 319.
  5. "The Edie Effect". Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications. July 16, 1989 – via Google Books.
  6. Rowland, Hobart (May 1, 1997). "She's the Boss". Houston Press.
  7. Joyce, Mike (October 29, 1989). "SAMPLING CONTEMPORARY FOLK" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  8. "Hot Air". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. January 8, 1990 – via Google Books.
  9. "Sara Hickman". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  10. "Sara Hickman's Down-Home Irony". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1990.
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