Fine Upstanding Citizen

Upstanding Citizen
Studio album by Maia Sharp
Released	March 22, 2005
Genre	Pop/rock
Label	Koch
Producer	Mark Addison, Brad Jones, Maia Sharp, Randy Sharp
Maia Sharp chronology
Maia Sharp (2002) Fine Upstanding Citizen (2005) Echo (2009)

Fine Upstanding Citizen is a 2005 album by American singer-songwriter Maia Sharp.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, Thom Jurek gave the album three and a half stars out of five. He said that it "won't set the charts on fire" but called it "a mature mark from an under-the-radar artist".^[1] He cited the track "Fall Like Margarite" as a highlight, calling it "simply gorgeous."^[1] Ronni Radner of Out called the album "an impressive set of thoughtfully crafted songs" and said that it "pays a definite homage to [...] trailblazing femme troubadours" like Bonnie Raitt, Rickie Lee Jones and Carole King.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Red Dress" (Richey, Sharp) – 4:02
2. "Something Wild" (Dulaney, Sharp) – 3:57
3. "A Home" (Sharp, Sharp) – 4:37
4. "The Reminder" (Fisher, Sharp) – 3:56
5. "Regular Jane" (Majors, Sharp) – 3:37
6. "Flood" (Robin, Sharp) – 2:30
7. "Kinder Blues" (Addison, Sharp) – 5:06
8. "Firefly" (Poltz, Sharp) – 3:19
9. "Wisdom" (Crowley, Sharp) – 3:21
10. "Fall Like Margarite" (Middleman, Sharp) – 2:50
11. "Come Back to Me" (Batteau, Sharp) – 4:09
12. "Fine Upstanding Citizen" (Coppola, Rowe, Sharp) – 2:18

Personnel

Music[3] Mark Addison – bass, mandolin, piano, electric guitar, melodica, Indian banjo David Batteau – acoustic guitar Chris Carmichael – violin, viola Andy Georges – acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, electric guitar Mickey Grimm – percussion, drums David Henry – cello Brad Jones – organ, acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin, piano, bass guitar, harmonium, timpani, vibraphone, nylon string guitar Richard Julian – backing vocals Will Kimbrough – percussion, electric guitar, backing vocals Ronnie Manaog – percussion, drums, tambourine, shaker Greg Morrow – drums Kim Richey – backing vocals Janet Robin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Joshua Segal – violin, viola Maia Sharp – acoustic guitar, clarinet, flute, electric guitar, piano, saxophone, djembe, vocals Randy Sharp – acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals, bass harmonica Nina Singh – percussion, drums Jill Sobule – voices Josef Zimmerman – bass, bass guitar

Production[3] Mark Addison – producer, sampling, loop Tom Briggs – creative director Jeff Chenault – creative director Jim DeMain – mastering Jeremy Ferguson – engineer Andy Georges – sampling Brad Jones – producer, engineer, sampling, mixing, audio production Bonnie Raitt – author Maia Sharp – producer, engineer, audio production Randy Sharp – producer, engineer, sampling Design[3] Jeff Chenault – art direction, design Donna Gast – make-up, hair stylist Zoe Joeright – stylist Mitch Tobias – photography, composite

References

1. Jurek, Thom, "Fine Upstanding Citizen > Review", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), retrieved May 11, 2010
2. Radner, Ronni (April 2005), ">> Music — Maia Sharp — Fine Upstanding Citizen", Out (Regent Entertainment), p. 40, retrieved May 11, 2010
3. "Fine Upstanding Citizen > Credits", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), retrieved May 11, 2010