What's New" was the title of a 1983 album by Linda Ronstadt, and was the first of three albums of recordings of standards by Linda Ronstadt singing with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra with arrangements by Riddle.

Round Midnight is a two-disc box set that compiles all three of the traditional pop albums Linda Ronstadt recorded with Nelson Riddle (What's New, Lush Life, and For Sentimental Reasons). Only dedicated fans will need to own all three of the albums, and, for those listeners, this is a classy way to purchase them.

What's New is an album of traditional pop standards released by American oducer Linda Ronstadt in 1983. It represents the first in a trilogy of 1980s albums Ronstadt recorded with bandleader/arranger Nelson Riddle. John Kosh designed the album covers for all three albums. The album spawned a major change in popular culture because Ronstadt was then considered the leading female vocalist in rock.

Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra ‎– What's New. Label: Asylum Records ‎– 9 60260-4, Asylum Records ‎– 60260-4. What's New. A2. I've Got A Crush On You.

So when What’s New was released it really opened the eyes to a generation that wasn’t all that familiar with the works of George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin (except during the Holidays) but this album changed that. Yes, they were known to a point, but not like they should have been. This really did change all that. I loved the rocker Linda Ronstadt and was a little disappointed when I heard of this albums upcoming release. Then I got a copy of it. No, I didn’t play it when the gang was over on a Saturday night, but I did end up playing this very often. I loved it. It was new to me in many ways even though it was very old. At least the writing was.

Album · 1986 · 32 Songs. What's New? (for Round Midnight).

A new version of Last. Patricia Janečková, Orchester Viva Musica! & Oskar Rozsa Patricia Janečková, Orchester Viva Musica! & Oskar Rozsa.

Linda Ronstadt - Nelson Riddle Orchestra - What's New. posh pressing Original Master Recording - MFSL.

Linda Ronstadt: The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Whats New. Jules Styne. 1 x Vinyl LP, Album Germany 1983. A1. 3:55.

In ''What's New,'' a collection of nine prerock torch songs, Miss Ronstadt and Mr. Riddle (who arranged Frank Sinatra's greatest 1950's albums) fashioned what may be a pop masterpiece. While the record pays its full respects to the idealistic romantic traditions and the naive formal glamour of a bygone pop era, Miss Ronstadt's serene folkish vocal personality is a voice very much of the rock era. So it was at the first of Miss Ronstadt's and Mr. Riddle's two Radio City Music Hall performances.