Juice (Juice Newton album)

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Juice
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1981
RecordedSeptember – November 1980 [1]
Genre Country pop, country rock
Length34:42
Label Capitol
Producer Richard 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
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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.

Contents

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-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

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Have to Do Is Dream" Boudleaux Bryant 3:10
2."Headin' for a Heartache" Byron Hill, J. Remington Wilde2:46
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)"Young4:04

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Charting Singles

SinglePeak 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] 2241211652
"Queen of Hearts"142268378
"The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"1711251

Certifications

OrganizationLevelDate
RIAA – USAPlatinum [17] January 5, 1982

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