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Sister Sweetly
Sister Sweetly
Studio album by Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Released	1993
Recorded	June–August 1992
Studio	Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US
Genre	Rock
Length	48:35
Label	Giant
Producer	David Z
Big Head Todd and the Monsters chronology
Singles from Lost in Love
	"Bittersweet"; Released: 1993; "Broken Hearted Savior"; Released: 1993; "Circle"; Released: 1993;

Sister Sweetly is the third album by the Colorado rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, released in 1993.^[1]^[2] It was the band's first album with Giant Records.^[3] Sister Sweetly sold more than 1,000,000 copies, going platinum.^[4]

The album was on the charts for more than a year, but never hit the top half of the Billboard 200, peaking at number 117. The first single was "Broken Hearted Savior".^[5] The band supported the album by touring with 4 Non Blondes.^[6]

Production

The album was produced by David Z.^[7] All of its songs were written by frontman Todd Park Mohr.^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[9]
Calgary Herald	C^[10]

Trouser Press called the album "a revelation," writing that "by taking on mostly shorter songs, Mohr forces his writing to be tighter and more economical."^[11] The Calgary Herald deemed it "flavorless, emotionless music that`s easy enough to enjoy but just as easy to forget."^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by All songs written by Todd Park Mohr

*Sister Sweetly* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Broken Hearted Savior"	4:21
2.	"Sister Sweetly"	4:33
3.	"Turn the Light Out"	3:37
4.	"Tomorrow Never Comes"	5:20
5.	"It's Alright"	4:00
6.	"Groove Thing"	3:00
7.	"Soul for Every Cowboy"	3:07
8.	"Ellis Island"	4:58
9.	"Bittersweet"	6:16
10.	"Circle"	6:10
11.	"Brother John"	3:13
Total length:		48:35

Personnel

Todd Park Mohr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Rob Squires – bass, backing vocals
Brian Nevin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
David Z – additional guitar, additional percussion, producer, mixer, engineer
Bruce McCabe – piano on track 1
Jevetta Steele – vocals on track 5
Leo Kottke – guitar on track 7
Brian Poer – engineer
George Marino – mastering
Ray Hahnfeldt – additional engineer
Tom Garneau – additional engineer
Tom Tucker – additional engineer
John Burris – pre-production engineer
Jeff Aldrich – A&R
Janet Levinson – art direction, design
Melodie McDaniel – photography

References

^ "Big Head Todd & the Monsters Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
^ Moran, John (14 Apr 1993). "Monsters rocking their way to success". Hartford Courant. p. D3.
^ Renzhofer, Martin (24 Mar 1993). "SUCCESS SMILES 'SWEETLY' ON BIG HEAD TODD". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C5.
^ "Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Music for Free". NPR. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ Heim, Chris (26 Mar 1993). "Picks of the week". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. O.
^ Allan, Marc D. (4 Apr 1993). "Studio's fine, but Big Head Todd prefers road". The Indianapolis Star. p. G5.
^ "Sister Sweetly by Big Head Todd & The Monsters". Billboard. 105 (12): 64. Mar 20, 1993.
^ Snider, Eric (16 Mar 1993). "Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Sister Sweetly". St. Petersburg Times. p. 5B.
^ "Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Sister Sweetly Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ ^a ^b Alberts, Sheldon (4 Apr 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
^ "Big Head Todd and the Monsters". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 December 2022.