''Fearless'' is the 4th studio album by German singer

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. It was released in November 1983 by CBS Records. The German version of the album entitled ''Angstlos'' was also released. Produced by

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and

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, the album was a major musical departure from her previous mostly new wave material. Unlike her

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album '' NunSexMonkRock'' (1982), ''Fearless'' is a

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album with influence of disco. It also incorporates other genres such as hip hop. Upon its release, ''Fearless'' received generally mixed reviews from

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. While some praised her new musical direction, others were critical towards her newly adopted disco sound. Commercially, the album noted a moderate success. It was Hagen's second album to chart in the United States, where it peaked at number 151 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In Germany, it reached number twenty-four and also charted in other countries, such as Austria, Netherlands, and New Zealand. Two singles from the album were released. The lead single " New York New York" was successful in American dance charts, peaking at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs. "Zarah", a cover of

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's song " Ich weiss, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehen", was released as the album's second single. It was also successful in the United States where it peaked at number forty-five on the Dance Club Songs chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Nina Hagen – vocals *

– production *

– production * Karl Rucker – bass, keyboards, arrangements * Steve Schiff – guitar, keyboards, arrangements *

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– guitar *

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– keyboards * Phil Scanel – keyboards * Gary Herbig – horns * Carmen Twillie – backing vocals * Clydene Jackson – backing vocals * Julia Waters – backing vocals * Maxine Waters – backing vocals * John Gilston – Simmons drum programming *

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– mastering * Brian Reeves – engineer * David Concors – engineer * Richard McKernan – engineer * Glenn Feit – engineer * Marva Marrow – photography * Juliana Grigorova – photography

Charts

References

External links

* ''Fearless''at

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