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, released in 1990 by her own record label, Helen Reddy, Inc.. The album included new recordings of some of her hits ("

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") and two songs from her 1983 ''

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'' album ("Let's Go Up" and "Looks Like Love") as well as four new songs. It has been reissued by many other independent labels under various names and with varying track lists, some of which include some or all of three additional re-recordings of " Delta Dawn", " I Don't Know How to Love Him", and "

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Background

Since Helen Reddy's acrimonious divorce from American manager Jeffrey Wald in 1983 due to a custody battle with their son, she became her own manager and booking agent by forming her eponymous production company and record label, Helen Reddy Inc., at

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, to exert artistic and legal controls and "own the masters to these songs". The album ''Feel So Young'' was conceived as "a record of how they sounded now", in Reddy's words, which contains new recordings of previous hits. The album was recorded at Jackson Browne's

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Studio, Santa Monica, California in August 1990. At the time of the initial release, the album was distributed primarily in the United States, Japan and England by Helen Reddy Records,

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and Pickwick Records, respectively, on CD and cassette tapes. In the United States, the album was released as a mail order in an "environmentally sensitive packaging", as stated in one of her advertisements.

Reissue history

Reception

Critic Al Campbell of

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wrote retrospectively: "While a few of the remakes are adequate, the majority are not in the same league as the originals." He also advises, "Other compilations are available containing the definitive versions of these hits so don't waste your money on this set."

Track listing

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Harriet Schock Harriet Schock (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, teacher, author, and actress. She made three albums for a major label in the 1970s, scoring gold and platinum awards for her Grammy-nominated "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lad ...

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) – 2:57 # " That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 4:27 ; Reissue bonus tracks # "

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Linda Laurie Linda Maxine Laurie was an American singer and songwriter, best known for the novelty record "Ambrose (Part 5)", which went to #52 on the '' Billboard'' chart while she was still a high school student in 1959. "Ambrose (Part 5)" While attendin ...

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) – 3:15 # " Delta Dawn" ( Larry Collins, Alex Harvey) – 3:08

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals *Milton Ruth – drums *Wally Minko – piano *Bill Breland – bass; background vocals *Teresa Russell – guitar; background vocals *Doug Norwine – alto and tenor sax *Rick Baptist – flugelhorn and trumpet *Jessica Williams – solo background vocalist Production *Helen Reddy – executive producer *Milton Ruth – producer *Dan Garcia – producer; recording engineer; mixing engineer *

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– assistant engineer

Notes

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