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This LP was Tim Curry's second album, and is widely considered to be the best of his three albums as a solo artist (1978's Read My Lips and 1981's Simplicity were the other two). "I Do The Rock" actually reached #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1979 (Tim Curry's one and only 'hit' single). Both "I Do The Rock" and "Paradise Garage" (a popular song in its own right) had videos made for MTV airplay that were also commonly played before midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. So this album certainly represents the peak of his solo musical career.
Unlike Tim Curry's other albums, almost all of the songs on "Fearless" are original with Tim Curry himself writing most of the lyrics. The only remake on this album is "Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire", originally by Joni Mitchell. The songs "I Do The Rock", "S.O.S.", "Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire", "Paradise Garage", "No Love On The Street", and "Charge It" were all re-released on CD format in 1989 as part of the Best Of Tim Curry CD. Other tracks from this album ("Right On The Money", "Hide This Face", and "Something Short Of Paradise") have never been reissued.
USA ©1979 A&M Records, Inc. (SP 4773)
Released by A&M Records, Inc.
UPC: 075021477315
September 1979. Picture and complete song lyrics on inner sleeve.
UK ©1979 A&M Records, Inc. (AMLH 64773)
Released by A&M Records Ltd.
Australia ©1979 A&M Records, Inc. (L 36947)
Released by Festival Records Pty. Ltd.
Side 1
- Right On The Money (3:14) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry, Dick Wagner. Music: Dick Wagner, Michael Kamen.
- Hide This Face (2:54) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Dick Wagner.
- I Do The Rock (4:45) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Michael Kamen.
- S.O.S. (4:16) - Song lyrics available. Words and Music: Dick Wagner.
- Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire (3:34) - Song lyrics available. Words and Music: Joni Mitchell.
Side 2
- Paradise Garage (6:12) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Dick Wagner, Bob Babbitt, Charles Collins.
- No Love On The Street (4:52) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Michael Kamen.
- Something Short Of Paradise (3:20) - Song lyrics available. Words and Music: Dick Wagner.
- Charge It (5:16) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Dick Wagner.
 | Charge It (1979-12-13) - 4 minutes 35 seconds (320x240, 25 fps, 10.8 MB). Tim Curry performs live on the West German "Der Musikladen" (The Music Shop) television program. Here he performs "Charge It", in support of his Fearless LP. Originally aired on December 13th, 1979. |
 | Hide This Face (1979-12-13) - 2 minutes 18 seconds (320x240, 25 fps, 5.4 MB). Tim Curry performs live on the West German "Der Musikladen" (The Music Shop) television program. Here he performs "Hide This Face", in support of his Fearless LP. Originally aired on December 13th, 1979. |
 | I Do The Rock - 4 minutes 21 seconds (320x240, 30 fps, 10.3 MB). Tim Curry's I Do The Rock (it's stimulating!) is certainly the best known song of his relatively short career as a solo artist, from the 1979 Fearless album. This music video was made for MTV, but was often played before midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show as well. |
 | I Do The Rock (1979-12-13) - 4 minutes 34 seconds (320x240, 25 fps, 10.7 MB). Tim Curry performs live on the West German "Der Musikladen" (The Music Shop) television program. Here he performs his hit single (relatively speaking) "I Do The Rock", in support of his Fearless LP. Originally aired on December 13th, 1979. |
 | Paradise Garage - 3 minutes 59 seconds (320x240, 30 fps, 9.5 MB). Tim Curry's Paradise Garage is a fairly well known song from his rather short career as a solo artist. Only I Do The Rock, also from the 1979 Fearless album, was more popular as a single. This music video was made for MTV, but was often played before midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show as well. |
Tim Curry - Live At The Bottom Line (1979-07-26)
- Charge It - 6:06, 235 kbps MP3, 10.3 MB (38.4 MB lossless FLAC also available). Words: Tim Curry. Music: Dick Wagner.
- Hide This Face - 4:08, 231 kbps MP3, 6.8 MB (25.7 MB lossless FLAC also available). Words: Tim Curry. Music: Dick Wagner.
- Paradise Garage - 8:04, 235 kbps MP3, 13.6 MB (48.3 MB lossless FLAC also available). Words: Tim Curry. Music: Dick Wagner, Bob Babbitt, Charles Collins.
- S.O.S. - 4:56, 246 kbps MP3, 8.7 MB (29.5 MB lossless FLAC also available). Words and Music: Dick Wagner.
- Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire - 5:36, 236 kbps MP3, 9.4 MB (33.7 MB lossless FLAC also available). Words and Music: Joni Mitchell.
- No Love On The Street - 5:04, 236 kbps MP3, 8.6 MB (30.7 MB lossless FLAC also available). Words: Tim Curry. Music: Michael Kamen.
- Right On The Money - 3:12, 232 kbps MP3, 5.3 MB (19.4 MB lossless FLAC also available). Words: Tim Curry, Dick Wagner. Music: Dick Wagner, Michael Kamen.
- I Do The Rock - 6:00, 231 kbps MP3, 9.9 MB (36.3 MB lossless FLAC also available). Words: Tim Curry. Music: Michael Kamen.
Tim Curry - Television
- I Do The Rock (Alternate Version) - 1:30, 214 kbps MP3, 2.3 MB (9.2 MB lossless FLAC also available). From the third season of The Tracey Ullman Show, originally aired on February 26th, 1989. Tracey Ullman sings along a bit, and a new verse with more topical lyrics is added ("Ronald Reagan's quite upset, Ollie's been indicted...").
- Tim Curry "Fearless" LP (1979 Press Release) - Promotional release from A&M Records for Tim Curry's second solo album, Fearless. 719 word HTML document, 5 KB.
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PRODUCED BY DICK WAGNER AND MICHAEL KAMEN
TIM CURRY - Vocals
DICK WAGNER - Lead & Acoustic Guitar
MICHAEL KAMEN - Keyboards, Oboe & Arps
BOB BABBITT - Bass
CHARLES COLLINS - Drums, Percussion
BOB KULICK - Guitars (Solo on "Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire")
BETTE SUSSMAN - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet & Organ
MICHAEL TSCHUDIN - Synthesizer
DAVID SANBORD - Alto Sax
ALLAN SCHWARTZBERG - Mouth Percussion
JIMMY MAELAN - Percussion
DAVID LASLEY, ARNOLD McCULLER, ULA HEDWIG - Background Vocals
David Sanborn appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
Tim Curry is managed by Clodagh Wallace
An Early Frost / Mother Fortune Production
Art Direction: Roland Young
Photography and Design: Larry Williams and Paula Greif
Engineered by Kevin Herron, Bruce Tergesen.
Assistant Engineers: Dave Prentice, Scott Macpherson, Jon Smith and Jesse Henderson.
Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York, Long View Farm Recording Studio, Massachusetts.
Mastered at Master Disc, New York by Bob Ludwig.
Special thanks to Jeffrey Lyons, Tim Wright and George Sanders, Morris Newman, Valerie Horst, Gil Markle and Martin and Gail for Severe Development.
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