Fear Yourself
title: "Fear Yourself" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["daniel-johnston-albums", "2003-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Yourself" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fear Yourself |
| type | Album |
| artist | Daniel Johnston |
| cover | Fear_yourself.JPG |
| released | 2003 |
| label | Gammon |
| producer | Mark Linkous |
| prev_title | Rejected Unknown |
| prev_year | 2001 |
| next_title | Freak Brain |
| next_year | 2005 |
| :: |
| name = Fear Yourself | type = Album | artist = Daniel Johnston | cover = Fear_yourself.JPG | alt = | released = 2003 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = Gammon | producer = Mark Linkous | prev_title = Rejected Unknown | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Freak Brain | next_year = 2005 Fear Yourself is an album by the American musician Daniel Johnston, released in 2003. It was produced by Mark Linkous. The album included an 8-page booklet with exclusive Daniel Johnston drawings.
Critical reception
The Independent wrote that the "fancy production ... works to a point, but, by the end, you find yourself preferring Johnston's usual eerie starkness." The Washington Post determined that "Johnston's pained, humble songs are eerie and sensuous, emotionally textured in a way that demands only amplification, and Linkous's vintage box of tricks suits the songs beautifully." The New York Times concluded that Linkous's contribution to the music "reveals the cracked, epic romances hidden within Mr. Johnston's singsong."
Track listing
| all_writing = Daniel Johnston | title1 = Now | length1 = 2:26 | title2 = Syrup of Tears | length2 = 4:11 | title3 = Mountain Top | length3 = 2:04 | title4 = Love Enchanted | length4 = 3:45 | title5 = Must | length5 = 4:08 | title6 = Fish | length6 = 3:11 | title7 = The Power of Love | length7 = 5:23 | title8 = Forever Your Love | length8 = 4:50 | title9 = Love Not Dead | length9 = 4:10 | title10 = You Hurt Me | length10 = 4:24 | title11 = Wish | length11 = 3:26 | title12 = Living It For The Moment | length12 = 4:15
Personnel
Daniel Johnston - vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
Mark Linkous - backing vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, synthesizer, Mellotron, Optigan, Orchestron, Theremin, laptop, glockenspiel, vibraphone, string arrangements, harp, timpani, cymbals, English horn, choir
Additional Personnel
Alan Weatherhead - recording engineer, guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, Mellotron, Chamberlin, Orchestron, synthesizer, electric piano, celeste, vibraphone, French horn, string arrangements
Miguel Urbiztondo - drums
Melissa Moore - violin, bass guitar,
Bob Rupe - bass guitar
Jess Hofia - saw
References
References
- (1 Mar 2003). "Staying in CDs". The Daily Telegraph.
- (Mar 22, 2003). "'Fear Yourself' finds Johnston working with Linkous, feeling blessed".
- (18 Feb 2003). "Troubled genius Daniel Johnston...". Philadelphia Daily News.
- (8 Mar 2003). "Pop". The Independent.
- (26 Mar 2003). "Johnston and Linkous: Music from the Inside Out". The Washington Post.
- (6 Apr 2003). "Daniel Johnston: 'Fear Yourself'". The New York Times.
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