First Time Caller

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"First Time Caller"
Single by Juice Newton
from the album Emotion
B-side "'Til You Cry"
ReleasedJuly 18, 1987
Genre Country
Length3:40
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Reed Nielsen
Producer(s) Richard Landis
Juice Newton singles chronology
"What Can I Do with My Heart"
(1986)
"First Time Caller"
(1987)
"Tell Me True"
(1987)

"First Time Caller" is a song recorded by American country music artist Juice Newton. It was released in July 1987 as the first single from the album Emotion . The song reached #24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Reed Nielsen.

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 24
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[ citation needed ]23

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 240.
  2. "Juice Newton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.