Friday, 29 September 2017

Family - Fearless (1971) (Vinyl)

Year: 29 October 1971 (LP ????)
Label: Teldec Import Service Records (Germany), TIS 8103
Style: Rock, Progressive rock
Country: Leicester, England
Time: 37:59
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 226 Mb

After completing their second US tour in mid 1971, John Weider left the band and was replaced by John Wetton on bass and vocals . The band's direction was notably changed with Wetton bringing along his trademark propulsive performance style, as evidenced on the album opener "Between Blue and Me". After only a year and one more album, Wetton left to join the latest line-up of King Crimson and was replaced by Jim Cregan. Fearless was the first Family album to chart in the United States, reaching #177 on the Billboard 200 in March 1972, and staying on the charts for 7 weeks.

Highest chart position (UK) - #14
Highest chart position (USA) - #177 (Billboard)
(This was Family's first appearance on the Billboard charts in the U.S.)

Roger Chapman (born 8 April 1942) – lead vocals, guitars, percussion
Charlie Whitney (born 24 June 1944) – guitars, mandolin, percussion
John "Poli" Palmer (born 26 May 1943) – keyboards, backing vocals, vibes, flute, percussion
John Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) – bass, backing vocals, guitars, contracts, keyboards
Rob Townsend (born 7 July 1947) – drums, paiste cymbals, percussion

01. A1 Between Blue And Me (05:00)
02. A2 Sat'd'y Barfly (03:57)
03. A3 Larf And Sing (02:46)
04. A4 Spanish Tide (04:00)
05. A5 Save Some For Thee (03:40)
06. B1 Take Your Partners (06:23)
07. B2 Children (02:19)
08. B3 Crinkly Grin (01:05)
09. B4 Blind (04:03)
10. B5 Burning Bridges (04:43)

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