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Well Kept Secret (Juice Newton album)

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Well Kept Secret
Right profile shot (turned sideways) showing a young woman with long brown hair looking upward.
Studio album by
Released1978
GenreCountry rock
Length35:34
LabelCapitol
ProducerOtha Young, Juice Newton, John Palladino
Juice Newton chronology
Come to Me
(1977)
Well Kept Secret
(1978)
Take Heart
(1979)
Singles from Well Kept Secret
  1. "Hey! Baby"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Well Kept Secret is the fourth studio album by country pop singer Juice Newton. Her first three albums – Juice Newton and Silver Spur (1975) and After the Dust Settles (1976) for RCA Records, and Come to Me for Capitol (1977) – were credited to the group Juice Newton and Silver Spur. Well Kept Secret was released by Capitol in 1978 and is Newton's first album as a solo artist, though Silver Spur remained her backing band for five more years.[2] The album marked Newton's most rock-oriented record up to that time and features five songs written by her long-time collaborator Otha Young. Other songs on the album include cover versions of Bruce Channel's 1961 hit "Hey! Baby" and the Holland–Dozier–Holland song, "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)", which was originally recorded in 1963 by Martha and the Vandellas as the B-side to their hit single "Heat Wave".[3][2] Newton's rendition of "Hey! Baby" was the only single released from Well Kept Secret. Neither charted, prompting rock critic Jim Worbois to note: "The title of this album seems to apply to her career as much as anything. She was still a couple years away from any substantial success. Newton seems to be without direction on this record and, as such, is trying some harder-edged material."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Many Ways"Curtis Stone2:59
2."Close Enough"Otha Young3:25
3."I'll Never Love Again"Micky McGee3:18
4."Go Easy On Me"Otha Young3:48
5."A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday)"Holland–Dozier–Holland3:32
6."Hey! Baby"Bruce Channel3:13
7."Tell My Baby Goodbye"Otha Young3:05
8."No Reason"Curtis Stone3:58
9."It's Not Impossible"Otha Young3:36
10."If There Could Be"Otha Young4:40

References

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  1. ^ a b Worbois, Jim. Well Kept Secret at AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2016. (overview)
  2. ^ a b O'Regan, John (2012). Come to Me / Well Kept Secret / Take Heart (booklet). Juice Newton. London, England: BGO Records. p. 10-11. RVCD-256.
  3. ^ 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1962-1972 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records