| New Feelin' | ||||
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| Released | October 19, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | Spring–Summer 1970, Muscle Shoals Alabama | |||
| Genre | Pop, vocal, traditional | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Rex Kramer | |||
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New Feelin' is Liza Minnelli's sixth album, released in the United States on October 19, 1970. It was her third and last studio album with A&M Records;[1] Minnelli's fourth and final release on the label is her live album Live at the Olympia in Paris, released two years later in 1972. New Feelin' sees Minnelli following a new formula of mixing old songs with contemporary production.
Following the underperformance of her previous album, titled Come Saturday Morning A&M Records sought an alternative way to make Minnelli a successful recording artist, considering her success in theater, film (she received Oscar nominations), and live shows.[2]
As rock music was on the rise, it was noted that her traditional music style was out of sync with the contemporary music scene.[2] In this context, the idea emerged to record songs from the Great American Songbook that she liked but with modern arrangements in styles like country-soul.[2]
The recordings took place in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, during the spring and summer of 1970. Mickey Buckins and Sonny Limbo were the recording engineers, and the art direction was handled by Tom Wilkes. The album was produced, arranged, and photographed (the cover and back cover) by Rex Kramer (lead vocalist of The Bojangles). The arrangements included twangy guitars, pulsating electric bass, organ, an energetic brass section, and female backing vocals with a gospel touch.[2] The tracklist includes a selection of covers dating from 1917 to 1940.[2]
The album was released on October 19, 1970.[3] For promotional purposes, Minnelli appeared on various television shows such as "This Is Tom Jones" and "The Ed Sullivan Show,"[4] and "The Johnny Cash Show." Additionally, she performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
A fourth album to follow the relative success of New Feelin' was planned to be recorded in early 1971 but was scrapped as the singer was getting ready to give the performance that would put her on the map forever, the role of Sally Bowles in the movie adaptation of the musical Cabaret.
Similar to previous albums from the A&M Records label, this album was never released on its own in CD format, but all the tracks in the original order are included in the compilation The Complete A&M Recordings, released in 2008.[5]
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- ^ "Liza Minnelli "If I Were In Your Shoes" on The Ed Sullivan Show". The Ed Sullivan Show. January 27, 2021. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "Liza Minnelli - The Complete A&M Recordings Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2023.