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Juice
Studio album by
Juice Newton
ReleasedFebruary 1981
RecordedSeptember – November 1980[1]
GenreCountry pop, country rock
Length34:42
LabelCapitol
ProducerRichard Landis
Juice Newton chronology
Take Heart
(1979) 		Juice
(1981) 		Quiet Lies
(1982)
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 ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Juice is the sixth studio album and third solo album by American country rock singer Juice Newton. The album was released in February 1981 and was her first major international 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-selling 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) neither of which she won. But she did win her first Grammy for her follow-up album Quiet Lies.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Angel of the Morning"Chip Taylor4:10
2."Shot Full of Love"Bob McDill3:22
3."Ride 'Em Cowboy"Paul Davis3:30
4."Queen of Hearts"Hank DeVito3:26
5."River of Love"Juice Newton, Otha Young2:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Have to Do Is Dream"Boudleaux Bryant3:10
2."Headin' for a Heartache"Byron Hill, J. Remington Wilde2:46
3."Country Comfort"Elton John, Bernie Taupin4:17
4."Texas Heartache"Keith Stegall, Chris Waters2:59
5."The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"Young4:04

Personnel

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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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Charting Singles

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Single Peak chart positions
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
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 8 October 2011. Retrieved 12 January 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 6 April 2020.
  8. ^ Newton, Juice. "Top County Albums of 1981". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. ^ Newton, Juice. "Billboard 200 Albums of 1982". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. ^ Newton, Juice. "Top Country Albums of 1982". www,billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "allmusic ((( Juice Newton > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  12. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  13. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  14. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  15. ^ "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  16. ^ "Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  17. ^ "RIAA searchable certification database: Juice Newton". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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