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Juice | ||||
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Released | February 1981 | |||
Recorded | September – November 1980 [1] | |||
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Length | 34:42 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Richard Landis | |||
Juice Newton chronology | ||||
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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.
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.
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).
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" |
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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 |
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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 | — | — |
Organization | Level | Date |
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RIAA – USA | Platinum [17] | January 5, 1982 |