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Shortstop (album)

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Shortstop
Studio album by
Sara Hickman
Released1990
RecordedSummer 1990, Powertrax Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreAdult contemporary
Length55:05
LabelElektra[1]
ProducerSara Hickman, David Kershenbaum[2]
Sara Hickman chronology
Equal Scary People
(1989)
Shortstop
(1990)
Necessary Angels
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Shortstop is the second album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1990.[7]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press called the album a "sleek commercial effort," writing that Hickman "rises to the challenge with exquisite vocal control and clever, inventive songs on such diverse topics as Salvador Dali, American hostages, sisterly love and the foibles of male sexuality."[2]

Release

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"I Couldn't Help Myself" was an adult contemporary hit.[7] Shortstop was Hickman's sole album for Elektra; she was dropped after its release, in part, because she did not include her Arachnophobia soundtrack song, "Blue Eyes Are Sensitive to the Light."[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Fields"Sara Hickman4:37
2."Shortstop"Sara Hickman4:38
3."Aurora"Sara Hickman6:07
4."I Couldn't Help Myself"Sara Hickman; Debbie Talasek5:26
5."If We Sent Our Hearts over Now"Sara Hickman4:56
6."The Very Thing"Sara Hickman; Sandy Abernathy4:38
7."Salvador"Sara Hickman4:50
8."Don't Give Up"Sara Hickman4:47
9."Too Fast"Sara Hickman3:54
10."Claim on My Heart"Sara Hickman4:06
11."Take It Like a Man"Sara Hickman7:06
12."Little Blue Man"Sara Hickman1:07
Total length:56:20
  • Track 12 is not listed on the back cover.

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producers: Sara Hickman, David Kershenbaum
  • Engineers: Marc DeSisto, Paul McKenna
  • Assistant engineer: Al Phillips
  • Arranger: Sara Hickman
  • Horn arrangements: Sara Hickman, Ian Ritchie
  • Choir arrangement: Charity McCrary, Alfie Silas, Rose Stone
  • Art direction: Sara Hickman, Tiffany Shope
  • Design: Sara Hickman, Tiffany Shope
  • Set painting: Kelly Stribling

References

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  1. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (February 14, 2002). "Sara Hickman". Dallas Observer.
  2. ^ a b "Sara Hickman". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Shortstop - 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. ^ "Shortstop". EW.com.
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 319.
  7. ^ a b "Sara Hickman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ Bass, Shermakaye (April 23, 1998). "A mother's kisses". Dallas Observer.