Fearless (Family album)

Fearless
Studio album by
Released29 October 1971
Recorded1971
StudioOlympic Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length38:06
LabelReprise (UK), United Artists (US)
ProducerFamily, George Chkiantz
Family chronology
Old Songs New Songs
(1971)
Fearless
(1971)
Bandstand
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA:1/2[4]
Uncut[5]

Fearless is the fifth album by the British progressive rock band Family, which was released on 29 October 1971, on Reprise Records in the UK and United Artists Records in the US. It is known for its innovative cover design by John Kosh, using layered-page album headshots of the band's members melding into a single blur.

  1. ^ "allmusic ((( Fearless > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ "Review: Family — Fearless" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 147. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Huxley, Peter (November 1997). "Family: Fearless / Bandstand / It's Only a Movie". Uncut. No. 6. p. 89.