Necessary Angels is the third album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music).

[5][1] After Hickman was dropped by her label, Elektra Records, her fans contributed to allow her to buy back the unreleased tapes that made up the album.

[5] AllMusic called the album Hickman's "boldest, most mature, and most musically sophisticated offering to date.

"[3] New York called it an "enormously rich album.

"[6] Billboard wrote that Hickman "eschews some of her earlier wordplay for lyrics that are cleaner and sharper ...