The exquisitely arranged Loves Been a Little Bit Hard on Me reached #1 on Billboards Adult Contemporary Charts. In 1982, Newton received Grammy nominations for Best Female Vocalist in both the Pop and Country Categories. The LP sold more than a million copies in the U.S. The release of the LP Juice in 1981 proved to be a sentinel event for Newton as it spawned three consecutive Top Ten Pop Hits: Queen of Hearts Angel of The Morning The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known). It was a great song and climbed up to the Top Ten in the Country Charts. In retrospect it was a clever strategy as evidenced by the success of her one off single Let’s Keep it That Way. Though it didn’t chart, it created a buzz that persisted even as she shifted her focus to country music. Her first solo release Well Kept Secret was a rock & roll album of the first degree that put Newton’s versatility on display and hit you like a punch. By 1978 she went solo and never looked back. Together they penned Sweet Sweet Smile intended for their band Silver Spur but picked up by the Carpenters who rode it to the top of the charts. Juice Newton penetrated the dharma and found that still point between inertia and action when she formed what proved to be a long-term collaboration with guitarist/songwriter Otha Young.
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