Sarah Masen (album) explained
Sarah Masen is the first major-label studio album by the singer/songwriter Sarah Masen, released on June 25, 1996. It is her second album, overall.
Critical reception
Rodney Batdorf of AllMusic writes that, "Sarah Masen's self-titled album showcases her emotional, moving vocals, as well as her evocative lyrics." and finishes with, "the album suggests that she'll blossom into one of the most creative and lovely CCM talents of the latter-half of the '90s."
This album peaked at no. 27 on October 12, 1996 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums.[1]
Jan Willem Vink writes in his Cross Rhythms interview with Masen that, "There's something more compelling about Sarah Masen than the simple fact that she's the first artist to be signed to Charlie Peacock's new label Re:Think. In fact, her self-titled album needed only a few of Charlie's wide range of production twists to expose its class."[2]
Track listing
Personnel
- Sarah Masen – vocals, backing vocals (5, 9, 10)
- Tim Lauer – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 3, 6), Hammond B3 organ (1, 3-6, 9, 10), pump organ (3, 5, 9), harmonica (5)
- Charlie Peacock – Wurlitzer electric piano (2), backing vocals (5)
- Matt Hudson – electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (1-6, 9)
- George Cocchini – guitar solo (1), electric guitar solo (4), electric guitar (7, 8, 9)
- Gary Burnette – acoustic guitar (3, 6, 7, 9, 10), mandolin (3, 10), electric guitar (10)
- Mark Hill – bass
- Dave Masen – drums (1, 3-8, 10)
- Chris McHugh – drums (1, 2, 9)
- Eric Darken – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6, 10)
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola (2)
- David Davidson – violin (2)
- Doug Moffet – clarinet (5)
- Molly Ashworth – backing vocals (5)
- Sam Ashworth – backing vocals (5)
- Brent Bourgeois – backing vocals (6, 10)
- Molly Felder – backing vocals (6, 10)
Handclaps on "Break Hard the Wishbone"
- Molly Ashworth, Nick Barré, Mark Hill, Katy Krippaehne, Sarah Masen, Chris McHugh, Charlie Peacock and Jay Swartzendruber
Production
- Charlie Peacock – producer
- Shane D. Wilson – recording, mixing
- Richard Rose – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Terry Watson – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Katy Krippaehne – production coordinator
- Andi Ashworth – budget administration
- Nick Barré – art direction
- Unidea Design – design, additional photography
- Ron Keith – cover photography
Notes and References
- Web site: Top Christian Albums . 12 October 1996 . billboard.com . Billboard . 15 December 2019 .
- Web site: Sarah Masen: The singer/songwriter from Detroit . Vink . Jan Willem . 1 August 1996 . crossrhythms.co.uk . Cross Rhythms . 15 December 2019 .
- Sarah Masen . Sarah Masen . liner notes . 1996 . re:think.
