Fearless (Terri Clark album)
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Fearless is Canadian country music
singer Terri Clark
's fourth studio album. It was released in 2000 on Mercury Nashville. The album produced three singles in "A Little Gasoline", "No Fear" and "Getting There", which respectively reached #13, #27, and #41 on the Billboard
country charts. A fourth single, "Empty", failed to chart. Clark produced the album with Steuart Smith
, except for "No Fear" and "A Little Gasoline," which the two produced with Keith Stegall
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Terri Clark
Terri Clark
Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...
's fourth studio album. It was released in 2000 on Mercury Nashville. The album produced three singles in "A Little Gasoline", "No Fear" and "Getting There", which respectively reached #13, #27, and #41 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts. A fourth single, "Empty", failed to chart. Clark produced the album with Steuart Smith
Steuart Smith
Steuart Smith is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer currently working with American rock band the Eagles. Smith is from Arlington, VA.]].-Current work:...
, except for "No Fear" and "A Little Gasoline," which the two produced with Keith Stegall
Keith Stegall
Robert Keith Stegall is an American country music recording artist and record producer. Active since 1980, Stegall has recorded two-major label studio albums: 1985's Keith Stegall and 1996's Passages...
.
Critical reception
Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, referring to the album as "an attempt at breaking out of the bonds of contemporary country without leaving the music entirely behind" and praising Clark's songwriting.Track listing
- "No Fear" (Mary Chapin CarpenterMary Chapin CarpenterMary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
, Terri Clark) - 3:58 - "Sometimes Goodbye" (Beth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...
, T. Clark, Annie Roboff) - 4:09 - "Take My Time" (Angelo Petraglia, T. Clark) - 3:46
- "Empty" (Gary Butler, T. Clark) - 4:16
- "Getting There" (Gary BurrGary BurrGary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...
, T. Clark) - 3:08 - "Easy from Now On" (Carlene CarterCarlene CarterCarlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith....
, Susanna ClarkSusanna ClarkSusanna Clark may refer to:* Susanna Clark, American songwriter and wife of Guy Clark* Susanna Clarke, British novelist...
) - 3:40 - "A Little GasolineA Little Gasoline"A Little Gasoline" is the title of a song written by Dean Miller and Tammy Rogers and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. Released in July 2000, it was the first single from her album Fearless...
" (Dean MillerDean MillerRoger Dean Miller, Jr. is an American country music artist, known professionally as Dean Miller. He is the son of Roger Miller, a country pop artist who had several hit singles between the 1960s and 1980s...
, Tammy RogersTammy RogersTammy Rogers is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. In addition to releasing three albums on the Dead Reckoning Records label , she works as a studio musician, primarily on fiddle, violin and viola...
) - 3:08 - "The Last Thing I Wanted" (Carpenter, Kim RicheyKim RicheyKimberly Kay "Kim" Richey is an American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts...
) - 3:32 - "To Tell You Everything" (Carpenter, T. Clark) - 3:16
- "The Real Thing" (Petraglia, T. Clark) - 3:29
- "Midnight's Gone" (Burr, T. Clark) - 3:51
- "Good Mother" (Robert Foster, Jann ArdenJann ArdenJann Arden is a Canadian singer-songwriter.-Life and career:Arden was born and raised near Calgary in Springbank, Alberta and attended Springbank Community High School. Her breakthrough came with her critically acclaimed 1993 debut album Time for Mercy and her first single "I Would Die For You"...
) - 4:56
Chart performance
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Country Albums | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 85 |