Fearless (Crystal Lewis album) explained
| Fearless |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Crystal Lewis |
| Cover: | CLFearless.jpg |
| Released: | May 2000 |
| Genre: | CCM |
| Length: | 58:08 |
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| Prev Title: | Gold |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Holy, Holy, Holy |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
Fearless is the 9th studio solo album by Contemporary Christian singer Crystal Lewis.
The album was nominated for a Grammy in 2001. Lewis was previously nominated for her contribution to the Kirk Franklin song "Lean On Me" in 1998.[1] Fearless takes a decidedly more mainstream approach to the artists sound, incorporating elements of both electronica and R&B in many of the songs. The album includes the Kirk Franklin-penned "I Still Believe" which previously made its first appearance on a Touched by an Angel Christmas soundtrack album. Most of Fearless features drumwork by Vinnie Colaiuta. The ballad "Trust Me" features background vocals from R&B singer Rahsaan Patterson. Christian rappers T-Bone and J-Raw (of Priesthood) appear on the song "What a Fool I've Been". The song "Only Fools" is a newer version from the original one from the album Remember.
Personnel
- Crystal Lewis – vocals, backing vocals, BGV arrangements
- Jyro Xhan – keyboards, programming
- Rich Nibble – guitars
- Tim Pierce – guitars
- Andy Prickett – guitars
- Shawn Tubbs – guitars
- Nathan East – bass
- Elijah Thompson – bass
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- John Andrew Schreiner – string arrangements
- Wayne Rodrigues – vinyl manipulation
- Trina Broussard – backing vocals
- Sherree Ford-Payne – backing vocals
- Rahsaan Patterson – backing vocals
- Kirk Franklin – spoken vocals (5), BGV arrangements
- T-Bone – rap (9)
- J-Raw – rap (9)
Production
- Crystal Lewis – executive producer
- Brian Ray – producer (1-4, 6-12)
- Kirk Franklin – producer (5)
- Rhett Lawrence – producer (5), mixing
- Keith Kutcha – engineer
- Steve MacMillan – engineer, mixing
- Lee Manning – engineer
- Scott Osborne – engineer
- Chris Wonzer – engineer
- Jyro Xhan – engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Dave Pensado – mixing
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Chris Lizzote – project coordinator
- Daniel Fairbanks – art direction, layout
- Sonya Koskoff – photography
- Garren Tolkin – make-up
Notes and References
- Web site: Crystal Lewis awards. Los Angeles Times. 2008-08-30.
