Equal Scary People

Equal Scary People
Studio album by Sara Hickman
Released	1988
Genre	Folk/pop
Length	38:42
Label	Four Dots Elektra[1] Discoveries[2]
Producer	Sara Hickman, Carl Finch
Sara Hickman chronology
Equal Scary People (1988) Shortstop (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Equal Scary People is the first album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1988 on Four Dots.^[5][6] It was rereleased in 1989 on Elektra Records.^[1][7]

Production

The album was co-produced by Carl Finch.^[8]

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."^[9] 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."^[10]

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.