The New You!

The New You! is the fourth album by the London-based acid jazz band Corduroy, released in 1997.[4] "The Joker Is Wild" was released as a single and reached No. 80 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1997.[5]

The New You!
Studio album by Corduroy
Released	1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Acid jazz
Length	46:10
Label	Big Cat Records[1]
Producer	Ben Addison, Scott Addison & Ricky Ricketts
Corduroy chronology
Out of Here (1994) The New You! (1997) Clik! (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
NME	1/10[3]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4.5 stars, with S. T. Erlewine writing: "Working from the same acid-jazz foundation that informed their previous records, the band has added slightly ironic flourishes of lounge music and movie soundtracks while beginning to develop a sophisticated sense of pop craft, largely modeled after Steely Dan."[2] On the other hand, Gill Whyte from NME rated the record 1/10, writing: "From the middle-class funk of Steely Dan meets The Kids From Fame, to the 'hilarious' '60s B-movie soundtracks, complete with Tijuana brass, Corduroy display an embarrassingly indulgent use of irony and ability to tell everyone else's gags very badly indeed."[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Evolver"	Nelson-Smith, Addison, Addison	3:20
2.	"The Joker Is Wild"	Searle, Addison, Addison	3:05
3.	"Winky Wagon"	Addison, Addison	3:06
4.	"Supercrime"	Addison, Addison	3:42
5.	"Season Of The Rich"	Addison, Addison	4:23
6.	"Designosaur"	Addison, Addison	3:29
7.	"The Hand That Rocks The Cradle"	Addison, Addison	3:48
8.	"(I Know Where) The Good Times Have Gone"	Addison, Addison	3:50
9.	"Data 70"	Nelson-Smith, Addison, Addison	3:07
10.	"Crossfire"	Searle, Addison, Addison'	2:53
11.	"Fisherman's Wharf"	Addison, Addison	3:41
12.	"The New You"	Addison, Addison	2:26

Personnel

• Ben Addison – vocals, drums
• Scott Addison – vocals, keyboards
• Simon Nelson-Smith – guitars
• Richard Searle – bass guitar
• Donald Gamble – percussion
• Sid Singh – percussion
• Mike Smith – saxophone
• Dennis Rollins – trombone
• Sid Gauld – trumpet
• The Duke Quartet – strings

Chart positions

Single charts

Year	Title	Chart	Peak Position
1997	"The Joker Is Wild"	UK single charts	#80

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 549.CS1 maint: location (link)
2. Allmusic Review: The New You accessed 16 March 2010
3. Whyte, Gill (29 March 1997). "Corduroy - The New You". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
4. "Corduroy | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. "Corduroy | The Joker is Wild". Official Charts. Retrieved 2018-08-03.