Equal Scary People

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Equal Scary People is the first album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1988 on Four Dots.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was rereleased in 1989 on Elektra Records.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Production

The album was co-produced by Carl Finch.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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."<ref name="TP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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