# Sparrows Point (album)

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1992 studio album by Richard Shindell

Sparrows Point Studio album by Richard Shindell Released 1992 Genre Folk Label Shanachie Producer David Seitz, Richard Shindell Richard Shindell chronology Sparrows Point (1992) Blue Divide (1995)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] Fast Folk Musical Magazine favorable[2]

***Sparrows Point*** is the debut album by the American musician [Richard Shindell](/source/Richard_Shindell), released in 1992.[3][4]

## Track listing

1. "Are You Happy Now?" – 3:49

1. "Castaway" – 3:55

1. "By Now" – 5:16

1. "The Courier" – 4:18

1. "Sparrows Point" – 4:47

1. "The Kenworth of My Dreams" – 3:44

1. "On a Sea of Fleur-de-Lis" – 4:22

1. "Memory of You" – 3:38

1. "You Again" – 2:59

1. "Nora" – 3:59

1. "Howling at the Trouble" – 3:42

## Personnel

**Musicians:**

- [Richard Shindell](/source/Richard_Shindell) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar

- [Steve Addabbo](/source/Steve_Addabbo) – electric guitar, harmony

- Greg Anderson – bass, cittern, electric guitar

- Chris Bishop – bass

- [Kenneth Blevins](/source/Kenneth_Blevins) – drums

- [Larry Campbell](/source/Larry_Campbell_(musician)) – pedal steel, banjo, violin

- Diane Chodkowski – harmony

- Mark Dann – bass

- [John Gorka](/source/John_Gorka) – harmony

- Mark Hamza – hammond organ

- [Jack Hardy](/source/Jack_Hardy_(singer-songwriter)) – harmony

- Margo Hennebach – hammond organ

- [Winifred Horan](/source/Winifred_Horan) – violin

- [Lucy Kaplansky](/source/Lucy_Kaplansky) – harmony

- [Joanie Madden](/source/Joanie_Madden) – Irish whistle

- Mark McColl – percussion

- Marshall Rosenberg – percussion

- Ilene Weiss – harmony

- [Howie Wyeth](/source/Howie_Wyeth) – drums

**Production**

- Produced by David Seitz and Richard Shindell - tracks 2, 5 & 10 by [Steve Addabbo](/source/Steve_Addabbo), Richard Shindell & David Seitz - at Synergy Sound, [Great Neck, New York](/source/Great_Neck%2C_New_York) - and at [Shelter Island Sound](/source/Shelter_Island_Sound_(recording_studio)), New York City

- Mixed by David Seitz, [Richard Meyer](/source/Richard_Meyer_(folk_music)), Judy Aweiman and Greg Anderson - at Synergy sound

- Mastered by Robert Vosgien, CMS Digital

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-amg_1-0)** Renner, Chip & [Meyer, Richard](/source/Richard_Meyer_(folk_music)), ["Review: *Sparrows Point*"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r97064), [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ff_2-0)** Allen, Jim, ["The Ten Best Albums of 1992"](http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/fast_folk/FFFF609.pdf), *[Fast Folk Musical Magazine](/source/Fast_Folk_Musical_Magazine)*, **6:9–10**, (February 1993) p.12-13

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Robins, Wayne (February 16, 1992). "Fast Folk: Keeping the Faith". Fanfare. *Newsday*. p. 15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Shapiro, Stephanie (September 20, 1992). "Sunday Snapshots". *The Baltimore Sun*. p. 1K.

## External links

- [*Sparrows Point*](http://www.richardshindell.com/index.php?page=cds&display=54) page at richardshindell.com

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