Fearless (Eighth Wonder album)
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Fearless is the 1988 debut album by British
United Kingdom
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 pop group Eighth Wonder
Eighth Wonder
Eighth Wonder were a British pop band in the 1980s. They formed in 1983 and enjoyed major success in Japan and Italy between 1985 and 1987, before having hit singles in the UK and across Europe in 1988.-Early years:...

. It is the group's only UK album release, is entirely uptempo, and contains six UK-issued singles (the earliest, "Stay With Me", dating back to 1985) including their highest-selling and best-remembered track, the Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....

-produced and written "I'm Not Scared
I'm Not Scared (song)
"I'm Not Scared" is a 1988 song recorded by British pop band Eighth Wonder. It was the first single from the album Fearless and group's fifth single, and was released in 1988. It achieved success in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and UK, where it was a top ten hit. Written by the Pet Shop...

" (a #7 hit), and "Cross My Heart" (#13). Fearless peaked at #47 on the UK Albums Chart
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. Eighth Wonder split up in 1989, with lead singer Patsy Kensit
Patsy Kensit
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 going on to devote herself to her acting career.

Fearless was reissued in the UK by Cherry Red Records in January 2010, with the addition of five bonus tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Cross My Heart" (Michael Jay) – 3:27
  2. "When the Phone Stops Ringing" (Holly Knight
    Holly Knight
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    , Bernie Taupin
    Bernie Taupin
    Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history.In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in...

    )
    – 3:48
  3. "Baby Baby" (John Forte, Sam Dominges) – 4:00
  4. "Will You Remember?" (London McDaniels, K. McDaniels, P. Roy) – 4:31
  5. "Wild Love" (David Bryant, Franne Golde) – 3:55
  6. "I'm Not Scared
    I'm Not Scared (song)
    "I'm Not Scared" is a 1988 song recorded by British pop band Eighth Wonder. It was the first single from the album Fearless and group's fifth single, and was released in 1988. It achieved success in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and UK, where it was a top ten hit. Written by the Pet Shop...

    " (Neil Tennant
    Neil Tennant
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    , Chris Lowe
    Chris Lowe
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    )
    – 4:30
  7. "Use Me" (Billy Steinberg
    Billy Steinberg
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    , Tom Kelly
    Tom Kelly (musician)
    Thomas F. Kelly is an American musician, best known for his songwriting partnership with Billy Steinberg. Steinberg and Kelly co-wrote numerous hit songs for popular music artists, including five number-one singles on the Billboard Top 100 chart in the 1980s....

    )
    – 3:34
  8. "Anything At All" (Mark Tanner, Esther Terry) – 3:57
  9. "My Baby's Heartbeat" (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) – 3:43
  10. "The Dress" (James House, Debrah Neal) – 3:51
  11. "Stay With Me" (Patsy Kensit
    Patsy Kensit
    Patricia Jude Francis "Patsy" Kensit is an English actress, singer, model and former child star, known for her television and film appearances. Her films include Lethal Weapon 2 and she has been married to rock stars Jim Kerr and Liam Gallagher, as well as herself fronting the band Eighth Wonder...

    , Geoff Beauchamp)
    – 3:16

2010 reissue bonus tracks


  1. "Cross My Heart" (Dance mix) – 7:07
  2. "Let Me In" (Kensit, Geoff Beauchamp, Alexander Richard Godson) – 4:36
  3. "Baby Baby" (Dance mix) – 4:01
  4. "I'm Not Scared" (Disco mix) – 7:45
  5. "J'ai Pas Peur" (French version) – 5:51

Singles

UK Singles Chart
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positions
  • 1985: "Stay With Me" (#65)
  • 1987: "Will You Remember?" (#83)
  • 1987: "When the Phone Stops Ringing" (–)
  • 1988: "I'm Not Scared" (#7)
  • 1988: "Cross My Heart" (#13)
  • 1988: "Baby Baby" (#65)
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