Necessary Angels

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Necessary Angels
Sara Hickman - Necessary Angels.jpg
Studio album by
Sara Hickman
Released1994
RecordedCongress House, Houston, Texas,
Arlyn's, Austin, Texas,
Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Genre Folk/pop
Length55:48
Label Discovery [1]
Producer Sara Hickman
Paul Fox [2]
Mark Hallman
Sara Hickman chronology
Shortstop
(1990)		Necessary Angels
(1994)		 Misfits
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Necessary Angels is the third album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). [5] [1]

Contents

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

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

  1. "Pursuit of Happiness" (Hickman) – 4:55
  2. "Shadowboxing" (Hickman) – 4:24
  3. "The Best of Times" (Hickman) – 4:41
  4. "Sister and Sam" (Hickman) – 5:33
  5. "Time Will Tell" (Hickman) – 1:59
  6. "Eye of the Storm" (Hickman) – 6:15
  7. "Oh, Daddy" (Hickman, David Batteau) – 4:24
  8. "Room of One's Own" (Hickman, Gerald O'Brien) – 5:26
  9. "Tiger in a Teacup Town" (Hickman) – 4:32
  10. "Slippery" (Hickman) – 4:10
  11. "Joy" (Hickman) – 5:23
  12. "The Place Where the Garage Used to Stand" (Hickman) – 4:06

Personnel

Production

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References

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  2. ↑ Thompson, Dave (October 17, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 770. ISBN   9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 "Necessary Angels - Sara Hickman | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic .
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 275.
  5. 1 2 "Sara Hickman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ "Hot Line". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. August 22, 1994. p. 21 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 23, 1994. p. 58 – via Google Books.
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