Fierce Heart is the eighth solo album by British musician Jim Capaldi.

[3] Capaldi was not as fond of Fierce Heart as his other works, and as little as five years after its release he was publicly professing that he thought it fell too much into the adult contemporary vein.

Success and Let the Thunder Cry, a significant portion of Fierce Heart drew inspiration from his new second home, Brazil.

[5] In addition, the lyrics to "Gifts of Unknown Things" were inspired by the book of the same name, which in Capaldi's words "deals with the mysteries of life in Brazil".

[5] The minor hit "Living on the Edge" was written while on tour in Germany, with a lyric based on the Nagual Don Juan.