Maia Sharp is a 2002 album by American singer-songwriter Maia Sharp. It was released on the Concord Jazz label and produced by Sharp, her father Randy Sharp, and Mark Addison.[1] Randy Sharp co-wrote the track "Crimes of the Witness".[2]

Maia Sharp
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 11, 2002
GenrePop/rock
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerMark Addison, Maia Sharp, Randy Sharp
Maia Sharp chronology
Hardly Glamour
(1997)
Maia Sharp
(2002)
Fine Upstanding Citizen
(2005)

Reception edit

Writing for Allmusic, Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. gave the album four stars out of five. He praised the songs' "strong sense of melody" as well as the album's musical arrangements and lyrics.[1] He cited the track "One Good Reason" as a highlight, calling it "achingly beautiful".[1] He called the album as a whole "a fine batch of songs, [...] fresh and pleasing."[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Crimes of the Witness" (Sharp, Sharp) — 3:15
  2. "Willing to Burn" (December, James, Sharp) — 3:55
  3. "Long Way Home" (Sharp) — 4:32
  4. "Sinners" (Georges, Sharp) — 4:08
  5. "Crooked Crown" (Batteau, Sharp) — 3:53
  6. "Lightning" (Rose, Sharp) — 4:23
  7. "One Good Reason" (Ashton, Sharp) — 4:00
  8. "Happiness" (Robin, Sharp) — 3:36
  9. "Understudies" (Mondlock, Sharp) — 3:43
  10. "Your Own Justice" (Sharp) — 4:13
  11. "You Can't Lose Them All" (Richey, Sharp, Thorn) — 3:44
  12. "Ghosts" (Sharp, Sharp) — 0:52

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D., "Maia Sharp > Review", AllMusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved December 29, 2009
  2. ^ Jacobs, Jay S. (2002-11-06), "Music Reviews — Maia Sharp", PopEntertainment.com, retrieved December 29, 2009