Juice (Juice Newton album)
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| Released | February 1981 | |||
| Recorded | September – November 1980[1] | |||
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| Length | 34:42 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Richard Landis | |||
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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 February 1981 by Capitol Records and was her first major success.
Hits
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 the Billboard 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 Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
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 Newton'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
Juice garnered 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 studio album Quiet Lies (1982).
Track listing
| No. | 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" | 2:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "All I Have to Do Is Dream" | Boudleaux Bryant | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Headin' for a Heartache" |
| 2:46 |
| 8. | "Country Comfort" | 4:17 | |
| 9. | "Texas Heartache" | 2:59 | |
| 10. | "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" | Young | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 34:42 | ||
Personnel
- 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
- 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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Charting Singles
| 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
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – USA | Platinum[17] | January 5, 1982 |
References
- ^ "Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Juice Newton". countrydiscography.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Juice at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ Campbell, Mary (April 15, 1981). "Juice Newton is into Pop". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Lewiston, Maine. p. 6. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ Juice - Juice Newton AllMusic.com Singles charts and awards
- ^ a b Juice - Juice Newton AllMusic.com Album charts and awards
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 216. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Newton, Juice. "Billboard 200 of 1981". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Newton, Juice. "Top County Albums of 1981". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Newton, Juice. "Billboard 200 Albums of 1982". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Newton, Juice. "Top Country Albums of 1982". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c "allmusic ((( Juice Newton > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "RIAA searchable certification database: Juice Newton". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 10, 2020.