The New You!
# The New You!

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| NME | 1/10 |

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

## 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." 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."

## 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 |
