Angstlos

Fearless
Studio album by Nina Hagen
Released	November 1983
Recorded	1983
Studio	Various Musicland West Studios (Munich, Germany) Sunset Sound Oasis Recording Studios Sunset Sound Factory Georgios Spaceschiff (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Dance-pop disco
Length	41:37 (US Version) 37:01 (German Version)
Label	CBS
Producer	Giorgio Moroder Keith Forsey
Nina Hagen chronology
NunSexMonkRock (1982) Fearless (1983) Nina Hagen in Ekstasy (1985)
Singles from Fearless
"Zarah" Released: 1983 "New York New York" Released: 1983

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Fearless is the second studio album by German singer Nina Hagen. It was released in November 1983 by CBS Records. The German version of the album entitled Angstlos was also released. Produced by Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey, the album was a major musical departure from her previous mostly new wave material. Unlike her experimental debut NunSexMonkRock (1982), Fearless is a dance-pop album with influence of disco. It also incorporates other genres such as hip hop.

Upon its release, Fearless received generally mixed reviews from music critics. While some praised her new musical direction, others were critical towards her newly adopted disco sound. Comercially, 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 Zarah Leander'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 listings

Fearless
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New York New York"	Nina Hagen Steve Schiff Karl Rucker	5:16
2.	"My Sensation"	Hagen Schiff	4:04
3.	"Flying Saucers"	Hagen Rucker	3:11
4.	"I Love Paul"	Hagen Rucker	3:50
5.	"The Change"	Hagen Rucker	4:40
6.	"Silent Love"	Hagen Schiff	4:07
7.	"What It Is"	Michael Balzary Anthony Kiedis	4:18
8.	"T.V. Snooze"	Hagen Schiff Michael Dorian	3:58
9.	"Springtime in Paris"	Hagen Schiff	3:35
10.	"Zarah"	Michael Jary Bruno Balz	4:38
Total length:			41:37

Angstlos
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New York / N.Y."	Nina Hagen Steve Schiff Karl Rucker	4:59
2.	"Was es ist"	Hagen Michael Balzary Anthony Kiedis	4:19
3.	"Lorelei"	Hagen Rucker Juliana Grigorova	2:35
4.	"Zarah (Ich weiss, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehen)"	Michael Jary Bruno Balz Hagen	5:02
5.	"Frühling in Paris"	Hagen Schiff	3:35
6.	"I Love Paul"	Hagen Rucker	3:50
7.	"My Sensation"	Hagen Schiff	4:03
8.	"Newsflash"	Hagen Schiff Michael Dorian	3:58
9.	"The Change"	Hagen Rucker	4:40
Total length:			37:01

Credits and personnel

Nina Hagen – vocals Giorgio Moroder – production Keith Forsey – production Karl Rucker – bass, keyboards, arrangements, composition Steve Schiff – guitar, keyboards, arrangements, composition Richie Zito – guitar Arthur Barrow – keyboards Phil Scannel – keyboards Gary Herbik – horns Carmen Twillie – background vocals Clydine Jackson – background vocals Julia Waters – background vocals Maxine Waters – background vocals

John Gilson – drum programming Vlado Meller – mastering Brian Reeves – engineer David Concors – engineer Richard McKernan – engineer Glenn Feit – engineer Marva Marrow – photography Juliana Grigorova – photography

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3]	24
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[4]	40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	47
US Billboard 200[6]	151

References

1. Carpenter, Bil. "Fearless - Nina Hagen". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Nina Hagen – Angstlos" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
3. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nina Hagen – Angstlos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
5. "Charts.org.nz – Nina Hagen – Fearless". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
6. "Nina Hagen – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Nina Hagen. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

External links

• Fearless at AllMusic
• Fearless at Discogs (list of releases)