Ronnie Wood Has His Own Anthology To Do

Ronnie Wood will release his first anthology, ‘Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025’, covering his entire career including his time with Jeff Beck, The Faces and The Rolling Stones.

The official press release best covers all the details:

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.

Ronnie Wood, ‘Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025’ Track Listing

CD 1
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) (Nickt Hopkins/Ronnie Wood/Rod Stewart)Jeff Beck Group Beck-Ola (1969)
Flying (Ronnie Lane/Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)Faces First Step (1970)
Gasoline Alley (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)Rod Stewart Gasoline Alley (1970)
Had Me A Real Good Time (Ronnie Lane/Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)Faces Long Player (1971)
Every Picture Tells A Story (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)Rod Stewart 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 Nod’s As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse (1971)
True Blue (Rod Stewart/Ronnie Wood)Rod Stewart Never A Dull Moment (1972)
Ooh La La (Ronnie Lane/Ronnie Wood)Faces Ooh La La (1973)
I Can Feel The Fire (Ronnie Wood)
Mystifies Me (Ronnie Wood)
Far East Man (George Harrison/Ronnie Wood)Ronnie Wood 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) taken from Ronnie Wood Now Look (1975)

CD 2
Hey Negrita (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)The Rolling Stones Black And Blue (1976)
Just For A Moment (Ronnie Wood/Ronnie Lane)Ronnie Wood & Ronnie Lane Mahoney’s Last Stand (1976)
Lost And Lonely (Ronnie Wood)
Seven Days (Bob Dylan)Ronnie Wood Gimme Some Neck (1979)
Dance (Pt 1) (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)The Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue (1980)
Everything Is Turning To Gold (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)The Rolling Stones 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 Tattoo You (1981)
Outlaws (Ronnie Wood/J. Ford)Ronnie Wood 1234 (1981)
Pretty Beat Up (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Ronnie Wood)The Rolling Stones Undercover (1983)
Somebody Else Might (Ronnie Wood/Bernard Fowler)Ronnie Wood Slide On This (1992)
This Little Heart (Ronnie Wood)
Whadd’ya Think (Ronnie Wood)Ronnie Wood 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 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, ‘Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025’ will be released 26 September 2025.

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