Fear No Evil is an album by the American musician Robert Ward, released in 1991.[1][2] He is credited with his band, the Black Top All-Stars.[3] Ward supported the album with a North American tour.[4]Ann Peebles covered the title track on her 1992 album, Full Time Love.[5]
Production
Recorded in New Orleans, Fear No Evil was produced by Hammond Scott.[6][7] Ward used a pronounced tremolo in his guitar playing.[8]George Porter Jr. played bass on the album.[9]Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff led the horn section.[10] Some songs dated to Ward's Ohio Untouchables days.[11] Ward's wife, Roberta, sang on "Strictly Reserved for You".[12]
USA Today called Ward "an overlooked virtuoso."[16]OffBeat considered Fear No Evil "one of the great soul discs of recent years."[17] The Chicago Tribune wrote that it "crackles with funky, Memphis soul arrangements, gospel-blues vocals ... and, most of all, Ward's distinctive guitar playing."[12]Robert Christgau considered Ward to be "a better-than-average writer, a hooky arranger, and a sneaky soloist you remember for the wobbly sound of his Magnatone amp alone."[14]
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