Sparrows Point (album)

Sparrows Point is the 1992 debut album of singer-songwriter Richard Shindell.

Sparrows Point
Studio album by Richard Shindell
Released	March 20, 1992
Genre	Folk, singer-songwriter
Label	Shanachie
Producer	David Seitz and Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell chronology
Sparrows Point (1992) Blue Divide (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1] link
Fast Folk	favorable[2]
Fretplay	link

Track listing

1. "Are You Happy Now?" – 3:49
2. "Castaway" – 3:55
3. "By Now" – 5:16
4. "The Courier" – 4:18
5. "Sparrows Point" – 4:47
6. "The Kenworth of My Dreams" – 3:44
7. "On a Sea of Fleur-de-Lis" – 4:22
8. "Memory of You" – 3:38
9. "You Again" – 2:59
10. "Nora" – 3:59
11. "Howling at the Trouble" – 3:42

Personnel

Musicians:

• Richard Shindell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
• Steve Addabbo – electric guitar, harmony
• Greg Anderson – bass, cittern, electric guitar
• Chris Bishop – bass
• Kenneth Blevins – drums
• Larry Campbell – pedal steel, banjo, violin
• Diane Chodkowski – harmony
• Mark Dann – bass
• John Gorka – harmony
• Mark Hamza – hammond organ
• Jack Hardy – harmony
• Margo Hennebach – hammond organ
• Winifred Horan – violin
• Lucy Kaplansky – harmony
• Joanie Madden – Irish whistle
• Mark McColl – percussion
• Marshall Rosenberg – percussion
• Ilene Weiss – harmony
• Howie Wyeth – drums

Production

• Produced by David Seitz and Richard Shindell
  • tracks 2, 5 & 10 by Steve Addabbo, Richard Shindell & David Seitz
  • at Synergy Sound, Great Neck, New York
  • and at Shelter Island Sound, New York City
• Mixed by David Seitz, Richard Meyer, Judy Aweiman and Greg Anderson
  • at Synergy sound
• Mastered by Robert Vosgien, CMS Digital

References

1. Renner, Chip & Meyer, Richard, "Review: Sparrows Point", Allmusic
2. Allen, Jim, "The Ten Best Albums of 1992", Fast Folk Musical Magazine, 6:9–10, (February 1993) p.12-13

External links

• Sparrows Point page at richardshindell.com