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DTITLE=Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra / What's New (Japa
DTITLE=nese Pressing)
DYEAR=1983
DGENRE=Vocal
TTITLE0=What's New
TTITLE1=I've Got A Crush On You
TTITLE2=Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
TTITLE3=Crazy He Calls Me
TTITLE4=Someone To Watch Over Me
TTITLE5=I Don't Stand A Ghost of A Chance With You
TTITLE6=What'll I Do
TTITLE7=Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)
TTITLE8=Good-bye
EXTD=What's New (Japanese Pressing)\nLinda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddl
EXTD=e Orchestra\n\nOriginally Released 1983\nCD Edition Released 1986
EXTD= ??\nDVD-Audio Edition Released November 19, 2002\n\nAMG EXPERT R
EXTD=EVIEW: Instead of trying to compete with a newer, fashion-conscio
EXTD=us pop marketplace, Linda Ronstadt removed herself from the rat r
EXTD=ace, recording an album of traditional pop standards with Nelson 
EXTD=Riddle. Ronstadt's voice isn't always showcased to a fine effect 
EXTD=on these songs, but the record is an interesting change of pace. 
EXTD=And it would have been more interesting if she hadn't repeated it
EXTD=s formula on her next two records.  -- by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
EXTD=\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGreat Singer-Great Orchestra, F
EXTD=ebruary 25, 2007\nReviewer: J. E. Billmann (West Bend, Wisconsin)
EXTD=\n\nRiddle and Ronstadt recorded these albums at a time when Nels
EXTD=on Riddle was nearing the end of his life. Linda knew it based up
EXTD=on the feeling that she puts forth in these standards. Riddle's a
EXTD=rrangements are impeccable. He arranged beautifully for the strin
EXTD=g section but used some outstanding soloists in Bob Cooper (tenor
EXTD=), Plas Johnson,(tenor) Warren Luehning (trumpet) and Chancey Wel
EXTD=ch.(trombone) to embrace Linda's solos. Welch's solos are tastefu
EXTD=lly played with a smooth, mellow tone. He represents the epitome 
EXTD=of an artist playing the trombone. This is a great album.\n\n\nAM
EXTD=AZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nEnjoyable album from Linda Ronstadt, Ma
EXTD=y 20, 2004\nReviewer: Jake Z "holden84" (Canada)\n\nThis was an i
EXTD=nteresting change of pace in Linda Ronstadt's career. Instead of 
EXTD=competing with everyone else, she decided to do an album of old s
EXTD=tandards with Nelson Riddle. She did three albums like this, and 
EXTD=this is by far my favorite. She would have benefitted from not fo
EXTD=llowing this up with two others, which are not as cohesive or str
EXTD=ong as WHAT'S NEW is. Nevertheless, I think vocally she sounds gr
EXTD=eat on these tracks, and she makes them her own.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM 
EXTD=CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThanks, LR---for bringing old songs to young ear
EXTD=s..., April 24, 2004\nReviewer: William E. Adams (Hobbs, NM USA)\n
EXTD=\nBack in 1983, the so-called "Great American Songbook" was large
EXTD=ly left on the shelf. Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennet
EXTD=t and others who could really sing 'em and swing 'em were not as 
EXTD=big as they used to be, and a generation of record buyers was gro
EXTD=wing up without much exposure to The Gershwins, Cole Porter, Irvi
EXTD=ng Berlin and other great writers of the first half of the centur
EXTD=y. Then Linda, a country/folk/rock artist, hooked up with elder s
EXTD=tatesman bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle for this album of 
EXTD=standards. It sold well, leading to two more collaborations, each
EXTD= of them just about equal to "What's New". (In fact, I might like
EXTD= "Lush Life' just a hair better.) The product proved that Riddle 
EXTD=still could deliver the quality he became famous for in the '50's
EXTD= during collaborations with the greatest singers of that era. And
EXTD= to me, already a Linda fan, it proved that she, in many ways, co
EXTD=uld wear the title "great singer." These nine tracks are mostly m
EXTD=ellow, even melancholy, lyrics about lost love, longing for love,
EXTD= and the loneliness of unrequited love. Well done all around.\n\n
EXTD=\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nTimeless Classics & Excellent Perfo
EXTD=rmances, July 20, 2003\nReviewer: "lothar-the-conqueror" (Lotharv
EXTD=ania, USA)\nI bought this in 1983 when it first came out on vinyl
EXTD= and played the grooves out of it. After not having it for at lea
EXTD=st 15 years I recently picked up a copy on cd and am surprised by
EXTD= how fresh and enjoyable it still is. Technically, it's a very cl
EXTD=ean recording and the performances by Ronstadt and the session mu
EXTD=sicians (including Ray Brown & John Guerin) are excellent. \nI've
EXTD= read that she originally cut the sessions with Jerry Wexler prod
EXTD=ucing in a mode similar to a Billie Holliday & Lester Young style
EXTD= but Ronstadt canned those sessions and re-recorded them with Pet
EXTD=er Asher and a completely different line-up of musicians. It woul
EXTD=d be interesting if future volumes could include some of those or
EXTD=iginal sessions as bonus cuts to juxtapose against what was ultim
EXTD=ately released\n\nRegardless, this is a beautiful set of songs an
EXTD=d performances, my favorite of the three albums she released in t
EXTD=his style.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nRONSTADT & RIDDLE'S S
EXTD=UPREME COLLABORATION, January 25, 2003\nReviewer: HUGO (HOUSTON, 
EXTD=TEXAS United States)\nC'mon people! In it's initial run, WHAT'S N
EXTD=EW, peaked at #3 on the Billboard Album Charts and sold well over
EXTD= three million copies in vinyl alone here in the USA! Her videos 
EXTD=from the album were played on MTV & VH-1 BOTH. A popular "IN CONC
EXTD=ERT" HBO video was issued commercially, as well as a featurette o
EXTD=n ABC's 20/20. To top all that off, LINDA RONSTADT & NELSON RIDDL
EXTD=E, more than any other artists in musical history, bridged the wi
EXTD=de musical gap between Rock And Roll and the very wide ranging cl
EXTD=assic American Standards Songbook of the pre-rock era, with ONE A
EXTD=LBUM. Linda may have lost a few fans during this period, but she 
EXTD=gained millions of new fans, both in her parents & grand parents 
EXTD=age brackets as well as younger fans. Linda Ronstadt longed to ex
EXTD=plore the music before her birth, and she chose the finest orches
EXTD=tra leader-arranger-musician to guide her, NELSON RIDDLE. The phe
EXTD=nomenal success of WHAT'S NEW led to a 2nd album, LUSH LIFE(anoth
EXTD=er platinum seller)and to a third, FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS, durin
EXTD=g whose recording sessions, Nelson Riddle passed away. All three 
EXTD=albums are also included completely in the double cd pacakage: 'R
EXTD=OUND MIDNIGHT - LINDA RONSTADT & NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA. The mus
EXTD=ic chosen by Ronstadt & Riddle is timeless and appeals to every g
EXTD=eneration of music fans. Ronstadt's three Nelson Riddle collabora
EXTD=tions are a tribute to his musical legacy and showcase the master
EXTD= arranger-musician in his prime, decades after his commercial pea
EXTD=k and much celebrated recordings with Frank Sinatra, Ella Fizgera
EXTD=ld, Dean Martin, Eddie Fisher,and many more singers of the post W
EXTD=WII era, as well as his own Nelson Riddle Orchestra best sellers.
EXTD= Thank you NELSON, for the great music you made with my favorite 
EXTD=girl singer...she must be very proud. These were Nelson's final e
EXTD=ncores.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nBreathtaking - Must Have
EXTD=, August 11, 2001\nReviewer: "gemini_j" (Canada)\nUnless you coun
EXTD=t Ringo Starr's SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY, 1983's WHAT'S NEW, the first
EXTD= of three albums Linda Ronstadt recorded with arranger Nelson Rid
EXTD=dle, is perhaps the first major attempt by a bona fide rock artis
EXTD=t to come to terms with the Great American Songbook of the Gershw
EXTD=ins, Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter and the other great songwriters 
EXTD=who set the musical tone for American life and love before the ad
EXTD=vent of rock & roll. Possessed of considerable yet unpretentious 
EXTD=vocal chops, Ronstadt is a good candidate for this formidable tas
EXTD=k. She clearly reveres this music and acquits herself winningly b
EXTD=y turning in a well-chosen, well-performed set of familiar Sinatr
EXTD=a and Billie Holiday-associated songs. Riddle's arrangements ligh
EXTD=tly support the singer and never upstage her. This late in the ga
EXTD=me, the master arranger's famous taste is fully in evidence.\n\n\n
EXTD=Half.com Details \nContributing artists: Plas Johnson \nProducer:
EXTD= Peter Asher \n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel includes: Linda Ronstadt 
EXTD=(vocals); Nelson Riddle (leader); Tommy Tedesco, Dennis Budimir (
EXTD=guitar); Bob Cooper, Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone); Anthony Terr
EXTD=an (trumpet); Chancy Welsch (trombone); Don Grolnick (piano); Ray
EXTD= Brown, James Hughart (bass); John Guerin (drums).\n\nUnless you 
EXTD=count Ringo Starr's SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY, 1983's WHAT'S NEW, the f
EXTD=irst of three albums Linda Ronstadt recorded with arranger Nelson
EXTD= Riddle, is perhaps the first major attempt by a bona fide rock a
EXTD=rtist to come to terms with the Great American Songbook of the Ge
EXTD=rshwins, Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter and the other great songwrit
EXTD=ers who set the musical tone for American life and love before th
EXTD=e advent of rock & roll. Possessed of considerable yet unpretenti
EXTD=ous vocal chops, Ronstadt is a good candidate for this formidable
EXTD= task. She clearly reveres this music and acquits herself winning
EXTD=ly by turning in a well-chosen, well-performed set of familiar Si
EXTD=natra and Billie Holiday-associated songs. Riddle's arrangements 
EXTD=lightly support the singer and never upstage her. This late in th
EXTD=e game, the master arranger's famous taste is fully in evidence.\n
EXTD=\n\nROLLING STONE REVIEW\nGive Linda Ronstadt her due. From her e
EXTD=arliest days, the first lady of rock has been a great technical s
EXTD=inger with no interpretative ability, no nuance. What should a si
EXTD=nger who needs work on her interpretative ability do? Study the g
EXTD=reat singers of the past several decades--Billie Holiday, Frank S
EXTD=inatra, Ella Fitzgerald. To Ronstadt's considerable credit, she's
EXTD= done precisely that. The result is an album of standards called 
EXTD=What's New, and it's a long way from the sacrilege some might hav
EXTD=e feared.\n\nHer version of George and Ira Gershwin's "Someone to
EXTD= Watch over Me," for example, is poutily poignant and enticingly 
EXTD=languorous, especially when she wraps her chops around the song's
EXTD= soaring title line. "Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry" lacks 
EXTD=the emotional force of Frank Sinatra's version, but when Linda wa
EXTD=ils, "Then one day he passed me right by/Oh, well, I guess I'll h
EXTD=ang my tears out to dry," by God, you notice. As always, if there
EXTD= are walls to be moved with sheer volume and beauty of vocal tone
EXTD=, Ronstadt can do the job.\n\nIn the past, Ronstadt has compensat
EXTD=ed for her too-straightforward style by adopting--some would say 
EXTD=affecting -- an overly careful approach, as if she were aiming th
EXTD=e notes instead of singing them. Happily, she's started to overco
EXTD=me this trait. Her version of "Crazy He Calls Me" pales next to B
EXTD=illie Holiday's, but Ronstadt's relaxed phrasing shows surprising
EXTD= growth.\n\nAh, but what's the point of this record, anyway? If t
EXTD=his were your favorite type of music, you probably wouldn't be re
EXTD=ading this magazine. An album of standards may not have been a ba
EXTD=d idea, but recording them with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra was. 
EXTD=Sure, the arrangements are nice, but they'd suit Eydie Gorme just
EXTD= as nicely. Not to place these songs into some kind of contempora
EXTD=ry context--as Rickie Lee Jones did on Girl at Her Volcano--is to
EXTD= turn them into museum pieces, and to make Ronstadt's own contrib
EXTD=ution into a feat, a stunt, fascinating but lifeless.\n\nThat Lin
EXTD=da Ronstadt has learned a lot about singing from her exposure to 
EXTD=these standards is readily apparent. But had she cast these songs
EXTD= in new settings, she might have introduced them to a whole new a
EXTD=udience and proved their lasting greatness in the process. (RS 40
EXTD=6 - Oct 13, 1983)  -- CHRISTOPHER CONNELLY
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