Ronnie Wood, one of the most beloved guitar heroes and accomplished singer songwriters in the world, is to see his 60-years-and-counting recording career celebrated with the release of the new double vinyl and double CD compilation Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025.
The lovingly-curated anthology will feature key tracks from Wood's seven solo studio albums to date as well as co-writes and other key career moments with The Rolling Stones, the Faces, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane and the Jeff Beck Group. The CD edition goes all the way back to his teenage days of the mid-1960s with his first band the Birds and, briefly, the Creation.
Ronnie's worldwide fan base will also be excited by the inclusion of no fewer than four brand new recordings (his first new solo material since 2010’s ‘I Feel Like Playing’).
It’s a rich and varied set of tracks unveiled on this anthology - a version of the 1960s favourite of many British beat groups, 'A Certain Girl' (written by New Orleans ace Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym Naomi Neville) features typically distinctive guest vocals by Chrissie Hynde. Imelda May provides additional vocals on both 'You're So Fine,' an update of the Falcons' 1959 US R&B smash, and an infectious remake of Jamaican star Hopeton Lewis' rocksteady hit 'Take It Easy' also features on the release. The final fresh inclusion is a new composition by Wood, 'Mother Of Pearl.' All four tracks are co-produced by Ronnie's son Jesse and the similarly in-demand Sean Genockey.
The album features an extensive new essay by music writer and author Paul Sexton, who has interviewed Wood and all of the Stones extensively over more than 30 years. The CD collection opens at the exact moment that the sonic story of Ronnie Wood the songwriter performer begins, as the composer and guitarist on the Birds' 'You're On My Mind.' The vinyl edition kicks in with his inspired co-write as part of the Jeff Beck Group, with frontman Rod Stewart and Nicky Hopkins, for the landmark 1969 album Beck-Ola.
As Wood's reputation as a guitarist and a fine writer grew to even greater proportions, so Fearless continues to celebrate his 1970s achievements. All-time Faces classics such as 'Ooh La La' and 'Stay With Me' – recently reprised by Ronnie as Stewart's special guest at Glastonbury – sit alongside his vital contribution to Rod's own rise to solo superstardom. There's also extensive representation of Ronnie's often underrated work in his own name, starting with 1974's 'I've Got My Own Album To Do.'
Wood's arrival in the Stones 50 years ago, and the spiritual home he had always dreamed of, was soon showing itself on 'Hey Negrita,' one of the highlights of their 1976 album 'Black and Blue.' It now features on the CD edition of Fearless, while both formats also include his further Stones co-writes 'Dance (Part 1),' Everything Is Turning To Gold,' 'Black Limousine,' 'No Use In Crying' and 'Pretty Beat Up.' Ronnie's frequent solo adventures are also well reflected in the new set, all the way to his most recent longform studio release, 2010's 'I Feel Like Playing.'
From his earliest steps in the studio right through to its quartet of new tracks, Fearless
celebrates a virtuoso guitarist, gifted songwriter, performer, sometime frontman and international treasure. It's a fitting compendium of 60 years and counting of unique creativity.
2CD TRACKLISTING
CD1
YOU'RE ON MY MIND (Ronnie Wood)
THE BIRDS (1964)
THE GIRLS ARE NAKED (Pickett/Jones/Gardner/Ronnie Wood)
THE CREATION (1968)
PLYNTH (WATER DOWN THE DRAIN) (Nicky Hopkins/Ronnie Wood/Rod Stewart)
JEFF BECK GROUP taken from Beck-Ola (1969)
FLYING (Ronnie Lane/Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
FACES taken from First Step (1970)
GASOLINE ALLEY (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
ROD STEWART taken from Gasoline Alley (1970)
HAD ME A REAL GOOD TIME (Ronnie Lane/Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
FACES taken from Long Player (1971)
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
ROD STEWART taken from Every Picture Tells A Story (1971)
MISS JUDY'S FARM (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
STAY WITH ME (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
TOO BAD (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
FACES taken from A Nod's As Good As A Wink … To A Blind Horse (1971)
TRUE BLUE (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
ROD STEWART taken from Never A Dull Moment (1972)
OOH LA LA (Ronnie Lane/Ronnie Wood)
FACES taken from Ooh La La (1973)
I CAN FEEL THE FIRE (Ronnie Wood)
MYSTIFIES ME (Ronnie Wood)
FAR EAST MAN (George Harrison/Ronnie Wood)
RONNIE WOOD taken from I've Got My Own Album To Do (1974)
BREATHE ON ME (Ronnie Wood)
I CAN SAY SHE'S ALRIGHT (Ronnie Wood/Bobby Womack)
NOW LOOK (Ronnie Wood)
RONNIE WOOD taken from Now Look (1975)
CD2
HEY NEGRITA (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)
THE ROLLING STONES taken from Black And Blue (1976)
JUST FOR A MOMENT (Ronnie Wood/Ronnie Lane)
RONNIE WOOD & RONNIE LANE taken from Mahoney's Last Stand Original Soundtrack (1976)
LOST AND LONELY (Ronnie Wood)
SEVEN DAYS (Bob Dylan)
RONNIE WOOD taken from Gimme Some Neck (1979)
DANCE (PT 1) (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
THE ROLLING STONES taken from Emotional Rescue (1980)
EVERYTHING IS TURNING TO GOLD (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
THE ROLLING STONES taken from Sucking In The Seventies (1981)
BLACK LIMOUSINE (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
NO USE IN CRYING (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
THE ROLLING STONES taken from Tattoo You (1981)
OUTLAWS (Ronnie Wood/J. Ford)
RONNIE WOOD taken from 1234 (1981)
PRETTY BEAT UP (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
THE ROLLING STONES taken from Undercover (1983)
SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT (Ronnie Wood/Bernard Fowler)
RONNIE WOOD taken from Slide On This (1992)
THIS LITTLE HEART (Ronnie Wood)
WHADD'YA THINK (Ronnie Wood)
RONNIE WOOD taken from Not For Beginners (2001)
I GOTTA SEE (Ronnie Wood/Bernard Fowler)
THING ABOUT YOU (Ronnie Wood/Billy Gibbons/Bernard Fowler)
WHY YOU WANNA GO DO A THING LIKE THAT (Ronnie Wood/Kris Kristofferson)
RONNIE WOOD taken from I Feel Like Playing (2010)
MOTHER OF PEARL (Ronnie Wood) original composition
A CERTAIN GIRL featuring Chrissie Hynde (Naomi Neville) original recording by Ernie K-Doe
TAKE IT EASY (Hopeton Lewis) original recording by Hopeton Lewis
YOU'RE SO FINE (Lance Finney/Willie Schofield/Robert West) originally performed by The Falcons
RONNIE WOOD previously unreleased and new to this 2025 collection
2LP TRACKLISTING
SIDE A
PLYNTH (WATER DOWN THE DRAIN) (Nicky Hopkins/Ronnie Wood/Rod Stewart)
JEFF BECK GROUP taken from Beck-Ola (1969)
FLYING (Ronnie Lane/Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
FACES taken from First Step (1970)
GASOLINE ALLEY (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
ROD STEWART taken from Gasoline Alley (1970)
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
ROD STEWART taken from Every Picture Tells A Story (1971)
STAY WITH ME (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)
FACES taken from A Nod's As Good As A Wink … To A Blind Horse (1971)
SIDE B
OOH LA LA (Ronnie Lane/Ronnie Wood)
FACES taken from Ooh La La (1973)
I CAN FEEL THE FIRE (Ronnie Wood)
FAR EAST MAN (George Harrison/Ronnie Wood)
RONNIE WOOD taken from I've Got My Own Album To Do (1974)
I CAN SAY SHE'S ALRIGHT (Ronnie Wood/Bobby Womack)
RONNIE WOOD taken from Now Look (1975)
SIDE C
DANCE (PT 1) (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
THE ROLLING STONES taken from Emotional Rescue (1980)
EVERYTHING IS TURNING TO GOLD (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
THE ROLLING STONES taken from Sucking In The Seventies (1981)
BLACK LIMOUSINE (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
NO USE IN CRYING (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
THE ROLLING STONES taken from Tattoo You (1981)
PRETTY BEAT UP (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)
THE ROLLING STONES taken from Undercover (1983)
SIDE D
WHADD'YA THINK (Ronnie Wood)
RONNIE WOOD taken from Not For Beginners (2001)
THING ABOUT YOU (Ronnie Wood/Billy Gibbons/Bernard Fowler)
RONNIE WOOD taken from I Feel Like Playing (2010)
MOTHER OF PEARL (Ronnie Wood) original composition
A CERTAIN GIRL featuring Chrissie Hynde (Naomi Neville) original recording by Ernie K-Doe
TAKE IT EASY (Hopeton Lewis) original recording by Hopeton Lewis
YOU'RE SO FINE (Lance Finney/Willie Schofield/Robert West) originally performed by The Falcons
RONNIE WOOD previously unreleased and new to this 2025 collection
