The New Look (album)

The New Look
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Studio album by Fontella Bass
Released	1966
Recorded	November 1965
Studio	Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre	Soul
Length	35:25
Label	Checker Records
Producer	Billy Davis
Fontella Bass chronology
The New Look (1966) Les Stances a Sophie (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]

The New Look is the debut studio album by Fontella Bass released on Checker Records 2997. ^[3] It contains her biggest hit, "Rescue Me". The album also charted on the pop albums chart, being listed for 8 weeks, with a highest position of No. 93. ^[3]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Our Day Will Come" (M. Garson & Bob Hilliard) 3:45
2. "How Glad I Am" (Jimmy Williams & Larry Harrison) 2:41
3. "Oh No Not My Baby" (Gerry Goffin & Carole King) 2:39
4. "Rescue Me" (Carl Smith & Reynard Miner) 2:50
5. "Gee Whiz" (Carla Thomas) 2:28
6. "I'm a Woman" (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) 2:29

Side two

1. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) 3:24
2. "Impossible" (O. Jones & B. F. Flip) 2:49
3. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin''" (Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil 3:24
4. "Soul of the Man" (Oliver Sain) 3:30
5. "Come and Get These Memories" (Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier) 2:18
6. "I Know" (Barbara George) 3:08

^[4]

Charts

Chart (1966)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LP's [5]	93
US Billboard Hot R&B LP's [6]	6

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. The New Look at AllMusic
2. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (February 19, 1966). "Fontana Bass: The New Look" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 258. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
3. The Billboard Albums, 6th ed. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 77. ISBN   0-89820-166-7
4. Checker LP-2997
5. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 15. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
6. Billboard. "Fontella Bass Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2025.