Fine Upstanding Citizen

Fine Upstanding Citizen is a 2005 album by American singer-songwriter Maia Sharp.

Reception
Writing for Allmusic, Thom Jurek gave the album three and a half stars out of five. He said that it "won't set the charts on fire" but called it "a mature mark from an under-the-radar artist". He cited the track "Fall Like Margarite" as a highlight, calling it "simply gorgeous." Ronni Radner of Out called the album "an impressive set of thoughtfully crafted songs" and said that it "pays a definite homage to [...] trailblazing femme troubadours" like Bonnie Raitt, Rickie Lee Jones and Carole King.

Track listing

 * 1) "Red Dress" (Richey, Sharp) – 4:02
 * 2) "Something Wild" (Dulaney, Sharp) – 3:57
 * 3) "A Home" (Sharp, Sharp) – 4:37
 * 4) "The Reminder" (Fisher, Sharp) – 3:56
 * 5) "Regular Jane" (Majors, Sharp) – 3:37
 * 6) "Flood" (Robin, Sharp) – 2:30
 * 7) "Kinder Blues" (Addison, Sharp) – 5:06
 * 8) "Firefly" (Poltz, Sharp) – 3:19
 * 9) "Wisdom" (Crowley, Sharp) – 3:21
 * 10) "Fall Like Margarite" (Middleman, Sharp) – 2:50
 * 11) "Come Back to Me" (Batteau, Sharp) – 4:09
 * 12) "Fine Upstanding Citizen" (Coppola, Rowe, Sharp) – 2:18

Personnel

 * Music
 * Mark Addison – bass, mandolin, piano, electric guitar, melodica, Indian banjo
 * David Batteau – acoustic guitar
 * Chris Carmichael – violin, viola
 * Andy Georges – acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, electric guitar
 * Mickey Grimm – percussion, drums
 * David Henry – cello
 * Brad Jones – organ, acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin, piano, bass guitar, harmonium, timpani, vibraphone, nylon string guitar
 * Richard Julian – backing vocals
 * Will Kimbrough – percussion, electric guitar, backing vocals
 * Ronnie Manaog – percussion, drums, tambourine, shaker
 * Greg Morrow – drums
 * Kim Richey – backing vocals
 * Janet Robin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * Joshua Segal – violin, viola
 * Maia Sharp – acoustic guitar, clarinet, flute, electric guitar, piano, saxophone, djembe, vocals
 * Randy Sharp – acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals, bass harmonica
 * Nina Singh – percussion, drums
 * Jill Sobule – voices
 * Josef Zimmerman – bass, bass guitar


 * Production
 * Mark Addison – producer, sampling, loop
 * Tom Briggs – creative director
 * Jeff Chenault – creative director
 * Jim DeMain – mastering
 * Jeremy Ferguson – engineer
 * Andy Georges – sampling
 * Brad Jones – producer, engineer, sampling, mixing, audio production
 * Bonnie Raitt – author
 * Maia Sharp – producer, engineer, audio production
 * Randy Sharp – producer, engineer, sampling
 * Design
 * Jeff Chenault – art direction, design
 * Donna Gast – make-up, hair stylist
 * Zoe Joeright – stylist
 * Mitch Tobias – photography, composite