Angstlos

Angstlos is the second solo (and fourth overall) studio album by German singer Nina Hagen. It was released in September 1983 by CBS Records. The English version of the album entitled Fearless was released in November 1983. Produced by Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey, the album was a major musical departure from her previous mostly new wave material. Unlike her experimental album NunSexMonkRock (1982), Fearless is a dance-pop album with influence of disco. It also incorporates other genres such as hip hop.

Upon its release, Fearless received generally mixed reviews from music critics. While some praised her new musical direction, others were critical towards her newly adopted disco sound. Commercially, the album noted a moderate success. It was Hagen's second album to chart in the United States, where it peaked at number 151 on the Billboard 200. In Germany, it reached number twenty-four and also charted in other countries, such as Austria, Netherlands, and New Zealand.

Two singles from the album were released. The lead single "New York New York" was successful in American dance charts, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. "Zarah", a cover of Zarah Leander's song "Ich weiss, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehen", was released as the album's second single. It was also successful in the United States where it peaked at number forty-five on the Dance Club Songs chart.

The album is also notable for the song "What It Is", which was written by Flea and Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The song was released nearly a year before the band released their 1984 debut album. The Chili Peppers also recorded a demo version of the song around the same time as Hagen recorded her version and it can be found on their 1994 Out in L.A. album.

Personnel

 * Nina Hagen – vocals
 * Giorgio Moroder – production
 * Keith Forsey – production
 * Karl Rucker – bass, keyboards, arrangements
 * Steve Schiff – guitar, keyboards, arrangements
 * Richie Zito – guitar
 * Arthur Barrow – keyboards
 * John Philip Shenale – keyboards
 * Gary Herbig – horns
 * Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
 * Clydene Jackson – backing vocals
 * Julia Waters – backing vocals
 * Maxine Waters – backing vocals


 * John Gilston – Simmons drum programming
 * Vlado Meller – mastering
 * Brian Reeves – engineer
 * David Concors – engineer
 * Richard McKernan – engineer
 * Glenn Feit – engineer
 * Marva Marrow – photography
 * Juliana Grigorova – photography