FLAC (tracks) | Genre: Pop, Easy Listening | 30 min | Label: Capitol Records | 104 MB01. Who’s Afraid02. Any Old Time Of Day03. I’m Looking (Uh-Huh)04. Little Things Mean A Lot05. Once Upon A Time Impossible06. (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me07. Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)08. Before The Rain09. Smile10. My Love, My Love11. Goodbye Darling, Hello Friend12. Walk On ByNew & Now channels influences spanning from bossa nova to sunshine pop to vault Sue Raney into the mod world.

Though still rooted in jazz, Billy Byers’ arrangements owe as much to swingin’ London as to swing itself, and the material draws more from the contemporary pop charts than the Great American Song Book, embracing hits from “Georgy Girl” to “Groovin’.

” It wouldn’t work if Raney didn’t embrace the makeover in full, and her vocals reveal a maturity and strength often absent from previous sessions.

Moreover, the production subjects her voice to a series of effects and treatments, and at every turn she blends seamlessly with her pop-art surroundings.