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Tim Curry "Fearless" LP (Front Cover)Tim Curry "Fearless" LP (Back Cover)

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

  1. Right On The Money (3:14) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry, Dick Wagner. Music: Dick Wagner, Michael Kamen.
  2. Hide This Face (2:54) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Dick Wagner.
  3. I Do The Rock (4:45) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Michael Kamen.
  4. S.O.S. (4:16) - Song lyrics available. Words and Music: Dick Wagner.
  5. Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire (3:34) - Song lyrics available. Words and Music: Joni Mitchell.

Side 2

  1. Paradise Garage (6:12) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Dick Wagner, Bob Babbitt, Charles Collins.
  2. No Love On The Street (4:52) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Michael Kamen.
  3. Something Short Of Paradise (3:20) - Song lyrics available. Words and Music: Dick Wagner.
  4. Charge It (5:16) - Song lyrics available. Words: Tim Curry. Music: Dick Wagner.
Charge It (1979-12-13) by Tim CurryCharge 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) by Tim CurryHide 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 by Tim CurryI 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) by Tim CurryI 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 by Tim CurryParadise 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)

Tim Curry - Television

ALBUM IMAGES

Tim Curry "Fearless" LP (Front Cover)
LP Front Cover
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Tim Curry "Fearless" LP (Back Cover)
LP Back Cover
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Tim Curry "Fearless" LP (Inner Sleeve)
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Tim Curry "Fearless" LP (Inner Sleeve Back)
LP Inner Sleeve Back
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Tim Curry "Fearless" LP (Disc Label Side One)
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Tim Curry "Fearless" LP (Disc Label Side Two)
LP Disc Label Side Two
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PHOTOS

Tim Curry Concert Ticket (1979)
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Tim Curry Concert (1978-10-01)
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Tim Curry Concert (1978-11-06)
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Tim Curry (A&M Records Fearless LP Promo)
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Tim Curry Concert (1978-10-01)
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Tim Curry Concert (1978-11-06)
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Tim Curry Concert (1978-11-06)
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Tim Curry Concert (1978-11-06)
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Tim Curry Concert (1978-11-06)
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Tim Curry Concert (1978-11-06)
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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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