''New World'' is the fourth album by the singer/songwriter

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and her first in six years. In 1989,

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included three of Bonoff's compositions on her ''

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'' album. One, " All My Life," won a Grammy for

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had a country music hit with Bonoff's " Tell Me Why," on which Bonoff played guitar and sang backing vocals.

Reception

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's William Ruhlmann noted retrospectively that with this album Bonoff "once again demonstrated her talent for plaintive romantic ballads." '' MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide'' wrote that the album "contains Bonoff's best batch of songs since her debut." ''

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'' wrote that Bonoff "still creates sweet, simple melodies, and sings them with purity and sincerity, but they are sabotaged by vaporous lyrics that don't develop much beyond repeating titles like 'Tell Me Why' and 'Still Be Getting Over You.'"

Track listing

All songs written by Karla Bonoff, except where noted.

Personnel

– lead vocals, background vocals,

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, acoustic guitar *

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– keyboards,

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, acoustic guitar,

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, programming * Peter Frampton – electric guitar, acoustic guitar *

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– bass guitar *

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–

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– background vocals *Karen Blake – background vocals

References

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