''Can't Wait All Night'' is the sixth solo studio album by American

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and

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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 ...

, released by

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in 1984. The album was produced by Richard Landis and is Newton's last studio album to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200, reaching #128.

Overview

''Can't Wait All Night'' marked the end of Newton's run on the pop charts, as it contains her last two songs to date to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100: "A Little Love", which peaked at #44, and the edgy

Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...

-written and produced title track, which peaked at #66. Both songs were aided by popular music videos. The former is also Newton's most recent Top 10 hit on the

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, peaking at #7. Her next album, '' Old Flame'', would mark Newton's return full-force to the country music charts. The album was re-issued on CD by Wounded Bird in 2007.

Critical reception

Jim Allen of

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retrospectively gave the album two out of five stars and wrote that "In the wake of Juice Newton's massive success with her country-pop sound in the early 1980s, she started fiddling with the formula" adding that "while the experimentation process failed to keep her in the charts, it did send her down some different stylistic routes, like the glossy, rock-tinged sound of the album's lead-off cut, "A Little Love," which was the closest thing to a hit on the album."

Track listing

Personnel

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and background vocals *

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*Dennis Belfield –

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*George Doering –

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; keyboards *

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...

– guitar *

Fred Tackett Fred Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat. In addition to his work with Little F ...

– guitar *

Kevin Dukes Kevin Dukes is an American guitarist. A native of Natchez, Mississippi, Dukes attended The University of Southern Mississippi as a Music Theory and Composition major prior to moving to Los Angeles, California in the late 1970s. He has toured and ...

– guitar *

Alan Pasqua Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952) is an American rock and jazz pianist. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music. His album ''Standards'' with drummer Peter Erskine was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008. As a ...

– keyboards *

Reed Nielsen Nielsen Pearson was an American duo consisting of Reed Nielsen and Mark Pearson. They are a one-hit wonder known for their only top 40 single, " If You Should Sail". Mark Pearson was also a member of The Brothers Four. Discography Albums * ''Th ...

– keyboards *

Richard Gibbs Richard "Ribbs" Gibbs (born December 5, 1955) is an American film composer and music producer whose credits include ''Dr. Dolittle'', '' Big Momma's House'', '' Queen of the Damned'', the television series '' Battlestar Galactica'' and the fir ...

– keyboards * Jim Lang –

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*Joe Peskin –

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* Otha Young –

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* Richard Landis – percussion * Tom Kelly –

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* Tom Funderbunk – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals *

Andrew Gold Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop/soft rock sound in the 1970s. Gold played on scores of rec ...

– backing vocals * Kenny Edwards – backing vocals *Greg Prestopino – backing vocals *Gary Durrett – backing vocals *Maxine Anderson – backing vocals *Linda McCrary – backing vocals *Lisa Roberts – backing vocals *Howard Smith – backing vocals *Phyllis St. James – backing vocals *Jon Joyce – backing vocals

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Can't Wait All Night 1984 albums Juice Newton albums Albums produced by Richard Landis RCA Records albums Wounded Bird Records albums