Necessary Angels
Necessary Angels is the third album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). After Hickman was dropped by her label, Elektra Records, her fans contributed to allow her to buy back the unreleased tapes that made up the album. Critical reception. AllMusic called the album Hickman's "boldest, most mature, and most musically sophisticated offering to date." "New York" called it an "enormously rich album." "Billboard" wrote that Hickman "eschews some of her earlier wordplay for lyrics that are cleaner and sharper ... Lovely."