Juice (Juice Newton album)

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1981 studio album by Juice Newton

Juice

Studio album by

Juice Newton

Released| February 1981
Recorded| September – November 1980[1]
Genre| Country pop, country rock
Length| 34:42
Label| Capitol
Producer| Richard Landis
Juice Newton chronology
| Take Heart
(1979)  | Juice
(1981)  | Quiet Lies
(1982)

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Singles from  Juice

1. "Angel of the Morning"
Released: February 1981
2. "Queen of Hearts"
Released: June 8, 1981
3. "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"
Released: October 24, 1981

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

Juice is the million selling plus sixth studio album and third solo album by American country rock singer Juice Newton. The album was released in early 1981 and was her first major success.

## Hits

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"Angel of the Morning"

Newton remade the 1968 Merrilee Rush hit at the suggestion of Steve Meyer, who promoted Capitol Records product to radio stations and felt it would be a strong candidate to attain airplay for Newton.[3]

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The album features two #1 hits, "Angel of the Morning" and "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)". It also contains "Queen of Hearts," the biggest single of Juice Newton's career, which peaked at #2 on both Billboard's Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts[4] ("Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie prevented the song from reaching #1). "Queen of Hearts" was a popular music video during the summer of MTV's debut. Newton would go on to have more hit songs and albums, but this remains the album for which she is best known.

In 1984, a fourth track from Juice, titled "Ride 'Em Cowboy", was released in support of Newton's first Greatest Hits album. The single reached #32 on the U.S. Billboard Country charts.

Two versions of the album exist. Early releases feature the original pedal steel guitar-heavy country version of "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)," subsequently replaced by the more pop-friendly remix that was issued as a single. Early editions have the artist's name in blue outlined letters on the front of the jacket. Later editions with this remix have the artists name with the lettering filled in with cream or off white.

## Awards

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Juice garnered Juice Newton two "Best Female Vocalist" Grammy Award nominations (in the Pop and Country categories, respectively). She lost out to Lena Horne and Dolly Parton but won a Grammy for her follow-up album Quiet Lies.

## Track listing

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Angel of the Morning"| Chip Taylor| 4:10
2.| "Shot Full of Love"| Bob McDill| 3:22
3.| "Ride 'Em Cowboy"| Paul Davis| 3:30
4.| "Queen of Hearts"| Hank DeVito| 3:26
5.| "River of Love"| Juice Newton, Otha Young| 2:53

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "All I Have to Do Is Dream"| Boudleaux Bryant| 3:10
2.| "Headin' for a Heartache"| Byron Hill, J. Remington Wilde| 2:46
3.| "Country Comfort"| Elton John, Bernie Taupin| 4:17
4.| "Texas Heartache"| Keith Stegall, Chris Waters| 2:59
5.| "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"| Young| 4:04

## Personnel

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* Juice Newton - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
* Chuck Martin, George Doering, Mitch Holder, Otha Young, Tim May - electric guitar
* Billy Joe Walker Jr., Dennis Budimir, Fred Tackett \- acoustic guitar
* Dan Dugmore, Doug Livingston, Jay Dee Maness - pedal steel guitar
* Philip Aaberg \- keyboards
* Neil Stubenhaus, Scott Chambers - bass
* Rick Shlosser \- drums
* Steve Forman - percussion
* Brad Felton - banjo
* Andrew Gold, Brock Walsh, Harry Stinson, Jim Haas, Jon Joyce, Kenny Edwards, Lewis Morford, Stan Farber - backing vocals

## Production

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* Produced by Richard Landis
* Associate Producer: Otha Young
* Engineered by Joe Chiccarelli
* Assistant Engineers: David Cole, Hugh Davies, Mitch Gibson, Karen Siegel
* Mixing: Michael Verdick
* Mastering: Wally Traugott

## Chart performance

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| Chart (1981)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top LPs[5] | 22
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[5] | 4
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 46
Canadian RPM Top Albums  | 16
| Year End Chart (1981)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top LPs[7] | 24
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[8] | 18
| Year End Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top LPs[9] | 33
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[10] | 15

### Charting Singles

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Single  | Peak chart positions

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US Country
[11] | US
[11] | US AC
[11] | CAN Country
[12] | CAN
[13] | CAN AC
[14] | NZ
[15] | AUS
[16]
"Angel of the Morning"[A] | 22  | 4  | 1  | 21  | 1  | 6  | 5  | 2
"Queen of Hearts"  | 14  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 8  | 3  | 7  | 8
"The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"  | 1  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 25  | 1  | —  | —

## Certifications

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Organization  | Level  | Date

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RIAA – USA  | Platinum[17] | January 5, 1982

## References

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1. ^ "Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Juice Newton". countrydiscography.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
2. ^ Juice at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
3. ^ Campbell, Mary (April 15, 1981). "Juice Newton is into Pop". Lewiston Daily Sun. Lewiston, Maine. p. 6. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
4. ^ Juice \- Juice Newton AllMusic.com Singles charts and awards
5. ^ a b Juice \- Juice Newton AllMusic.com Album charts and awards
6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 216\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
7. ^ Newton, Juice. "Billboard 200 of 1981". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
8. ^ Newton, Juice. "Top County Albums of 1981". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
9. ^ Newton, Juice. "Billboard 200 Albums of 1982". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
10. ^ Newton, Juice. "Top Country Albums of 1982". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
11. ^ a b c "allmusic ((( Juice Newton > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
12. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
13. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
14. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
15. ^ "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
16. ^ "Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
17. ^ "RIAA searchable certification database: Juice Newton". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

* v
* t
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Juice Newton

Studio albums|

* Juice Newton & Silver Spur
* After the Dust Settles
* Come to Me
* Well Kept Secret
* Take Heart
* Juice
* Quiet Lies
* Dirty Looks
* Can't Wait All Night
* Old Flame
* Emotion
* Ain't Gonna Cry
* The Trouble with Angels
* American Girl
* The Gift of Christmas
* Duets: Friends & Memories

Live albums|

* Every Road Leads Back to You

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits
* Emotions
* Anthology
* Country Classics
* The Ultimate Hits Collection

Notable singles|

* "It's a Heartache"
* "Hey! Baby"
* "Sunshine"
* "Angel of the Morning"
* "Queen of Hearts"
* "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"
* "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me"
* "Break It to Me Gently"
* "Tell Her No"
* "Ride 'Em Cowboy"
* "You Make Me Want to Make You Mine"
* "Hurt"
* "Old Flame"
* "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" (with Eddie Rabbitt)
* "Cheap Love"
* "What Can I Do with My Heart"
* "First Time Caller"
* "Tell Me True"
* "When Love Comes Around the Bend"
* "Funny How Time Slips Away" (with Willie Nelson)

Guest appearances|

* "Ebony Eyes" (Bob Welch song)
* Have Harmony, Will Travel (Carla Olson album)

Related topics|

* Discography
* Otha Young

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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