1983 Linda Ronstadt – What’s New
What’s New is an album of traditional pop standards released by American singer Linda Ronstadt in 1983. It represents the first in a trilogy of 1980s albums Ronstadt recorded with arranger Nelson Riddle.
Tracks
1 What’s New (Bob Haggart; Johnny Burke) 03:58
2 I’ve Got A Crush On You (George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin) 03:29
3 Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (Sammy Cahn; Jule Styne) 04:15
4 Crazy He Calls Me (Carl Sigman; Sidney Keith Russell) 03:35
5 Someone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin) 04:13
6 I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Bing Crosby; Ned Washington; Victor Young) 04:09
7 What’ll I Do (Irving Berlin) 04:08
8 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) (Jimmy Davis; Jimmy Sherman; Roger Ramirez) 04:22
9 Goodbye (Gordon Jenkins) 04:51
Musicians
1 What’s New
| Bass | Ray Brown |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
2 I’ve Got A Crush On You
| Bass | Ray Brown |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
3 Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
| Bass | Ray Brown |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
4 Crazy He Calls Me
| Bass | Ray Brown |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Sax | Plas Johnson |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
5 Someone To Watch Over Me
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
6 I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
| Bass | Ray Brown |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
7 What’ll I Do
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Organ | Don Grolnick |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
8 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)
| Bass | Ray Brown |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
9 Goodbye
| Bass | Ray Brown |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
Liner Notes
Producer – Peter Asher
Arranged By – Nelson Riddle
Concertmaster – Leonard Atkins, Nathan Ross
Conductor – Nelson Riddle
Coordinator – Gloria Boyce
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – George Massenburg
Mixed By (Assistant) – Barbara Rooney, Roberto Spano
Recorded By – George Massenburg
Recorded By (Assistant) – Barbara Rooney, Roberto Spano
Art Direction, Design – John Kosh, Ron Larson
Photography – Brian Aris
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At The Complex
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
