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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]

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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

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

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