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. Retrieved September 4, 2025.