''Juice'' is the sixth studio album and third solo album by American country-rock singer

Juice Newton Judith Kay "Juice" Newton (born February 18, 1952) is an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categorieswinning once in 1983as well ...

. The album was released in February 1981 and was her first major international success.

Hits

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," the biggest-selling single of Juice Newton's career, which peaked at #2 on both Billboard's Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts''Juice'' - Juice Newton
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'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"

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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

Personnel

*Juice Newton - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals *Chuck Martin, George Doering, Mitch Holder,

Otha Young Otha Young (a.k.a. Robert Otha Young) (May 10, 1943 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and the longtime musical partner of country-pop artist Juice Newton. Otha was born on May 10, 1943 in Tulare, Cal ...

, Tim May - electric guitar *

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- acoustic guitar *

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, Doug Livingston, Jay Dee Maness - pedal steel guitar *

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- keyboards * Neil Stubenhaus, Scott Chambers - bass *

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- drums *Steve Forman - percussion *Brad Felton - banjo *

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, Brock Walsh,

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, Jon Joyce,

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, Lewis Morford, Stan Farber - backing vocals

Production

*Produced by

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*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

Charting Singles

Certifications

References

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