''New Arrangement'' is an album by

Jackie DeShannon Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers, August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwr ...

, released by

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

(PC 33500) in 1975. It contains the first recording of "

Bette Davis Eyes "Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was originally recorded by DeShannon in that year for her album '' New Arrangement'' but it was made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 wh ...

", written by

Donna Weiss Donna Terry Weiss is an American singer and songwriter. She won a Grammy Award in 1982 for co-writing "Bette Davis Eyes" (1974) with Jackie DeShannon. Songwriter/composer credits * "Bette Davis Eyes" (1974) with Jackie DeShannon - In 1982, Weis ...

and Jackie DeShannon in 1974 and later turned into a massive hit by

Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a sess ...

on the album ''

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'' (1981). Another song, "Boat to Sail," that features

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...

and then-wife Marilyn singing backing vocals, was covered by

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in their 1976 album '' A Kind of Hush''.

Robert Christgau Robert Thomas Christgau ( ; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist. Among the most well-known and influential music critics, he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and ...

wrote about ''New Arrangement'': "As an American songwriter who has escaped the confessional mode, and as a woman who can sing about subjects other than men, DeShannon exemplifies several healthy trends. The main thing this well-made record reveals, however, is an intelligent professionalism that matters about as much as a surge in enrollment in creative writing classes or women's liberation for female executives."

Track listing:

# "Let the Sailors Dance" (

Randy Edelman Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras, and later went on to produce solo albums for songs that were picked up by ...

, DeShannon) – 4:00 # "Boat to Sail" (DeShannon) – 3:30 # "Sweet Baby Gene" (DeShannon,

Donna Terry Weiss Donna Terry Weiss is an American singer and songwriter. She won a Grammy Award in 1982 for co-writing "Bette Davis Eyes" (1974) with Jackie DeShannon. Songwriter/composer credits * "Bette Davis Eyes" (1974) with Jackie DeShannon - In 1982, Weis ...

) – 2:53 # "A New Arrangement" (Glen Ballentyne, DeShannon) – 3:16 # "Over My Head Again" (

John Bettis John Gregory Bettis (born October 24, 1946) is an American lyricist. He was originally part of the band Spectrum, which also featured Richard and Karen Carpenter. He wrote the lyrics for " Top of the World", a hit for both Lynn Anderson and Th ...

, DeShannon) – 3:00 # "

" (Donna Terry Weiss, DeShannon) – 2:45 # "Queen of the Rodeo" (Donna Terry Weiss, DeShannon) – 3:20 # "I Wanted It All" (John Bettis, DeShannon) – 2:48 # "Murphy" (Glen Ballentyne, DeShannon) – 3:11 # "Barefoot Boys and Barefoot Girls" (DeShannon, Donna Terry Weiss) – 3:04 # "Dreamin' as One" ( David Palmer,

William "Smitty" Smith William Daniel "Smitty" Smith (August 30, 1944 – November 28, 1997) was a Canadian keyboardist and session musician. Background He had been playing together with Steve Kennedy, Eric Mercury, Eric "Mouse" Johnson, Terry Logan and Diane Brooks ...

) – 3:30

CD bonus tracks

"Pure Natural Love" (Jackie DeShannon) – 2:45

# "Deep into Paradise" (John Bettis, DeShannon) – 3:42 # "Somebody Turn the Music On" (John Bettis, DeShannon) – 3:39 # "All Night Desire" (John Bettis, DeShannon) – 3:34 # "Fire in the City" (John Bettis, DeShannon) – 3:25

Personnel:

* Jackie DeShannon – guitar, vocals * Joe Clayton – conga, cymbal *

Jesse Ed Davis Jesse Edwin Davis III (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist and solo performer, was a member of Taj Mahal's backing band and played with musicians such as Eric Clapton, J ...

– guitar *

Mike Deasy Michael William Deasy (born February 4, 1941) is an American rock and jazz guitarist. As a session musician, he played on numerous hit singles and albums recorded in Los Angeles in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He is sometimes credited as Mike De ...

– guitar *

John Kahn John Kahn (June 13, 1947 – May 30, 1996) was an American electric and acoustic bassist. From 1970 to 1995, Kahn was Jerry Garcia's principal musical collaborator outside of the Grateful Dead. Biography John Kahn was born in Memphis, Tennessee ...

– bass *

Larry Knechtel Lawrence William Knechtel (August 4, 1940 – August 20, 2009) was an American keyboard player and bassist who was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a collection of Los Angeles-based session musicians who worked with such renowned artists as Simon ...

– keyboards * Michael Stewart – guitar *

Ron Tutt Ronald Ellis Tutt (March 12, 1938 – October 16, 2021) was an American drummer who played concerts and recording sessions for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia. Early life Born in Dallas, Texas, United ...

– drums *

Waddy Wachtel Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Kim Carnes, Randy N ...

– guitar * Laura Creamer – background vocals * Mark Creamer – background vocals * Susan Steward – background vocals ;Additional personnel * Bob Claire – flute (3) * Mark Creamer – guitar (7) *

Gary Dalton Dalton & Dubarri was an American rock band active in the 1970s, led by Gary Dalton and Kent Dubarri. They mainly played as support acts for artists such as The Beach Boys, Elvin Bishop, The Doobie Brothers, Loggins and Messina, Dave Mason, Boz S ...

– electric guitar and solo (4)https://www.facebook.com/gary.dalton.9883 *

– piano (1, 2) *

Buddy Emmons Buddy Gene Emmons (January 27, 1937 – July 21, 2015) was an American musician who is widely regarded as the world's foremost pedal steel guitarist of his day. He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1981. Affectionately known by ...

– steel guitar (5, 6) * Barry Fasman – Moog synthesizer *

Victor Feldman Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English jazz musician who played mainly piano, vibraphone, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually earning acclaim in the UK jazz scene as ...

– vibes (3) *

– string ARP solo (11) * Peter Marshall – bass (3) *

Kenny Rankin Kenneth Joseph Rankin (February 10, 1940 – June 7, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter in the folk rock and singer-songwriter genres; he was influenced by jazz. Rankin would often sing notes in a high range to express emotion. Biogr ...

– guitar (3) * Seychelles Singers – vocals (10) *

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...

– bass (11) *

– background vocals (2) * Marilyn Rovell Wilson – background vocals (2) * Michael Stewart – producer, arranger * Nick DeCaro – string arrangements (1) *

Jimmie Haskell Jimmie Haskell (born Sheridan Pearlman, November 7, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer and arranger for motion pictures and a wide variety of popular artists, including Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steely Da ...

– string arrangements (11) * Steve Madeo – arranger *

Ron Malo Ronald Clements Malo (August 29, 1935 in Illinois – August 15, 1992 in Burbank, California) was an American engineer for Chicago's Chess Studios from 1959 until 1970. He was the engineer for the first sessions the Rolling Stones did in the US, i ...

– recording

References

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