Fearless (Keri Noble album)

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Fearless
Keri Noble - Fearless Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 2004
Genre Singer-songwriter, Pop, Piano Pop
Length44:50
Label Manhattan
Producer Rob Arthur, Jeff Arundel
Keri Noble chronology
Fearless
(2004)
Let Go
(2007)
Professional ratings
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Fearless is the debut album of American singer-songwriter Keri Noble. It was released under Manhattan Records on March 9, 2004.

Contents

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of AllMusic concludes his review with, "Fearless is not an album that goes out of its way to push the smile button; at times, Noble's observations can be dark and melancholy. But if Fearless is less than optimistic on the whole, it is also impressively honest and sincere – emotionally, Noble really lays it on the line, and she shows a great deal of promise on this superb debut." [1]

Steve Morse of The Boston Globe has this to say about Fearless. "Rarely will you hear an artist go from tender apology (as in "A Dream About You," in which Noble takes the blame for fumbling a relationship) to no-nonsense anger (as in "I Won't," which, she said, some people have called her "Alanis Morissette song"). It added up to a profound emotional ride – and here's some further news: Noble's album is even better, because it has a band behind her and some string arrangements tastefully done by Mardin. Right now, Noble is being marketed as a "hot adult-contemporary" artist, whatever that means, but if you like piano ballads from the heart and don't care about labels, then she's worth discovering." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Keri Noble, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Look at Me" 4:04
2."Talk To Me" 3:23
3."Piece of My Heart"
  • Keri Noble
  • Jeff Arundel
3:45
4."A Dream About You" 3:54
5."About Me" 3:24
6."Let It Rain"
  • Keri Noble
  • Jeff Arundel
3:53
7."Falling" 2:58
8."Love Is All I Know"
  • Keri Noble
  • Jeff Arundel
4:30
9."Answered Prayer" 3:01
10."Bartender" 4:03
11."I Won't"
  • Keri Noble
  • Jeff Arundel
3:46
12."If No One Will Listen" 4:09
Total length:44:50

Musicians

Additional Musicians

The song "If No One Will Listen" was re-recorded for Kelly Clarkson's 2009 album All I Ever Wanted, which Clarkson received a production credit for. It is the last track on both Noble's and Clarkson's respective albums.

Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes. [3] Some information was adapted from Discogs [4] and AllMusic . [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Henderson, Alex. Fearless at AllMusic
  2. Morse, Steve (April 1, 2004). "Noble's effort indicates depth of singer's talent". boston.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  3. Fearless (liner notes). Keri Noble. Manhattan Records. 2004. 7243 5 95829 0 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "Keri Noble – Fearless". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved February 2, 2020. 7243 5 95829 0 0
  5. "Keri Noble – Fearless". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2020. 7243 5 95829 0 0