New World is the fourth album by the singer/songwriter Karla Bonoff and her first in six years since 1982's Wild Heart of the Young.

[4] In 1989, Linda Ronstadt included three of Bonoff's compositions, "All My Life", "Trouble Again" and "Goodbye My Friend" on her Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind album which featured Aaron Neville.

[7] In 2023, "Way of the Heart" was featured in the 11th episode of And Just Like That... season 2 "The Last Supper Part Two: Entrée" where it was played during Carrie Bradshaw's (Sarah Jessica Parker) dinner party.

AllMusic's William Ruhlmann noted retrospectively that with this album Karla Bonoff "once again demonstrated her talent for plaintive romantic ballads.

"[2] The Washington Post 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.