![]() ![]() Newton's first album for the label, Can't Wait All Night, was a transitionary album, seeing her move away from pop and begin to concentrate on country. In 1984, she switched labels, signing with RCA. The record marked the first time Newton failed to crack either the pop or country Top 40. Dirty Looks, her third solo album, was released in 1983. It was also a hit, spawning the pop Top Ten "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" and the number two country hit "Break It to Me Gently." The album won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female it also went gold by the end of the year. Newton's follow-up album to Juice, Quiet Lies, was released in the spring of 1982. "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)," the third single taken from Juice, was her biggest country hit, peaking at number one on the pop charts, it hit number seven. "Queen of Hearts" was a bigger hit, reaching number two on the pop charts and number 14 on the country charts. The first single from the record, "Angel of the Morning," reached number four on the pop charts, and it peaked at 22 on the country charts. The result, Juice, was released in early 1981 and quickly became a crossover hit. Newton still had a contract with Capitol, and the pair immediately began working on her solo debut. ![]() Though Silver Spur had broken up, Newton and Young continued to work together. Like its predecessor, the album was more or less ignored, causing the Silver Spur to disband. The band signed with Capitol Records, releasing Come to Me in 1978. Later that year, the group released After the Dust Settles, which didn't attract much attention, and RCA dropped them after its release. In 1975, Juice Newton & Silver Spur signed to RCA Records and released an eponymous debut which spawned the minor hit single "Love Is a Word" in early 1976. ![]() Their fan base was large enough to convince the band to go to Los Angeles and try to land a record contract. After the band broke up, Newton and Young formed Juice Newton & Silver Spur, which had more country leanings than Dixie Peach. The two formed a folk-rock band called Dixie Peach and began playing bars around northern California.ĭixie Peach only lasted a year, but they did gain a local following while they were active. During this time, she met Otha Young, a fellow guitarist and songwriter. After graduating from high school, she attended Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA, where she continued to play folk in coffeehouses. As she entered high school, her mother gave her a guitar, prompting her infatuation with folk music. That's why she managed pop crossover hits in the early '80s and also why she was able to sustain country success throughout the decade.Īlthough Newton was born in New Jersey, she was raised in Virginia. "Angel of the Morning" and "Queen of Hearts," her two crossover hits, have country-pop arrangements, but their roots are in '60s pop and new wave roots rock, respectively. Juice Newton (born Judith Kay Newton, February 18, 1952, Lakehurst, NJ) was part of the first wave of country singers raised on rock, folk-rock, and singer/songwriters, which is evident from her hit singles. ![]()
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