Misfits (Sara Hickman album)

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Misfits
Sara Hickman - Misfits.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997
Genre Folk/pop
Length66:49
Label Shanachie Records [1]
Producer Sara Hickman,
Angelo Badalamenti,
Marvin Etzioni,
Paul Fox
Sara Hickman chronology
Necessary Angels
(1994)
Misfits
(1997)
Two Kinds of Laughter
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Misfits is an album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1997. [3] [4] It was produced in part by Paul Fox. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

The Washington Post called Hickman's original songs "alternately haunting and charming." [6]

Track listing

  1. "Cesar Stasney Introduction" – 0:44
  2. "Strong Woman" (Goldenberg, Hickman) – 3:58
  3. "Dump Truck" (Etzioni, Hickman) – 4:16
  4. "Secrets of Love II" (Hickman, McLemore) – 3:19
  5. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Loesser) – 2:48
  6. "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" (King) – 3:43
  7. "Nobody Goes to the Moon Anymore" (Bramblett) – 2:55
  8. "Satin Sheet for Alice" (Hickman) – 3:11
  9. "Rosie's Theme" (Hickman) – 1:00
  10. "Let Me Take Your Picture" (Hickman) – 3:23
  11. "Hey! Where You Goin'?" (Hickman) – 4:07
  12. "Grandma's Feather Bed" (Connor) – 0:29
  13. "False Pretenses" (Boyd) – 2:47
  14. "I Want to Go Swimming in Your Eyes" (Hickman) – 2:24
  15. "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" (Gilbert, Wrubel) – 3:12
  16. "I Think I Love You" (Romeo) – 4:09
  17. "Take Me With You" (Batteau, Hickman) – 4:11
  18. "Romania" (Hickman) – 5:53
  19. "Like a Collar on a Dog" (Hickman) – 4:52
  20. "Radiation Man" (Hickman) – 5:28

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 10, 1997 via Google Books.
  2. "Misfits - Sara Hickman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Sara Hickman Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. Rowland, Hobart. "She's the Boss". Houston Press.
  5. Thompson, Dave (December 23, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   978-0-87930-607-6 via Google Books.
  6. "Sara Hickman's 'Misfits', aptly subtitled 'A Collection of Odds and Ends'..." The Washington Post. Retrieved December 23, 2021.