Necessary Angels

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

Necessary Angels
Studio album by
Sara Hickman
Released1994
RecordedCongress House, Houston, TX,
Arlyn's, Austin, TX,
Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
GenreFolk/pop
Length55:48
LabelDiscovery[1]
ProducerSara Hickman
Paul Fox[2]
Mark Hallman
Sara Hickman chronology
Shortstop
(1990)		 Necessary Angels
(1994)		 Misfits
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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