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) 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". He cited the track "Fall Like Margarite" as a highlight, calling it "simply gorgeous." 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.

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

• 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

• 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

• Jeff Chenault – art direction, design
• Donna Gast – make-up, hair stylist
• Zoe Joeright – stylist
• Mitch Tobias – photography, composite