Equal Scary People
# 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. It was rereleased in 1989 on Elektra Records.

## Production

The album was co-produced by Carl Finch.

## 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." 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."

## Track listing

* "Simply" (Hickman) – 3:03
* "Last Night Was a Big Rain" (Hickman) – 3:19
* "500x (The Train Song)" (Hickman) – 5:17
* "Song for My Father" (Hickman) – 4:13
* "Equal Scary People" (Hickman) – 4:38
* "This Is a Man's World" (Brown) – 4:40
* "Meant to Be" (Hickman) – 2:48
* "Why Don't You" (Hickman) – 4:01
* "I Wish I Were a Princess" (Creatore, Peretti, Weiss) – 3:07
* "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
