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Anthology (Juice Newton album)

Anthology is a compilation album by country pop singer Juice Newton. It was originally released by Renaissance Records on October 13, 1998.[1] The album covers her career from 1975 to 1989 and features 19 songs taken from her albums Juice Newton & Silver Spur, Juice, Quiet Lies, Can't Wait All Night, Old Flame, Emotion, and Ain't Gonna Cry. However, it includes the 1975 take of "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" from the first RCA album, not the 1981 hit version from Juice.

Anthology
Three-quarters head shot of an attractive woman with very long brown hair against a black background
Compilation album by
Juice Newton
ReleasedOctober 13, 1998
Recorded1975–1989
GenreCountry pop
Length1:07:34
LabelRenaissance
Juice Newton chronology
Emotions
(1994) 		Anthology
(1998) 		The Trouble with Angels
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Overview

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Early success

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Juice Newton began her recording career in 1975 and made five albums over the next four years. Initially she recorded for RCA Records but after only two albums she moved to Capitol. During this time she had only moderate success. Her first charted song was a minor hit called "Love is a Word" from her debut album, Juice Newton & Silver Spur (1975).[2]

Newton's "breakthrough" came in 1981 with Juice, an album that reach number 22 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 16 on the Canadian Top 50 album chart.[3][4] Juice was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as gold on August 13, 1981, and platinum on January 5, 1982.[5] The album also gave Newton three hit singles, beginning with "Angel of the Morning". The song, written by Chip Taylor, had been a number eight hit for Merrilee Rush in 1968.[6] Newton's version peaked at number four on the pop charts and number 22 on the country charts.[2][7]

Her second single from the album, "Queen of Hearts", reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the country charts.[2] It used a similar arrangement to Dave Edmunds's version of the song on his 1979 album Repeat When Necessary.[7][8] "Angel of the Morning" and "Queen of Hearts" were certified Gold by the RIAA, respectively, on July 1 and September 2, 1981.[5] The final single from Juice was "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", a song written by Newton's long-time collaborator, Otha Young. It was her biggest hit to date, peaking at number one on the country chart and number seven the pop chart.[2] Newton had recorded the song earlier on Juice Newton & Silver Spur.[9]

Newton followed up Juice with Quiet Lies (1982), another hit album that reached number 20 on the Billboard 200.[3] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 16, 1982.[5] This album also had three singles released from its track line up. The first, "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me", reached number 7 on the Billboard pop chart and number 30 on the Country chart.[10] It brought Newton a Grammy nomination for Pop Female Vocalist.[11] The second, "Break It to Me Gently", had been a hit for Brenda Lee in 1962 when it reached number 4 on the Billboard 100.[12] Newton's version topped the pop chart at number 11 and the country chart at number 2.[10] It also won her the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.[13] The final single from Quiet Lies was "In the Heart of the Night". It reached number 4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and number 25 on the Hot 100.[11]

Newton's next album, Dirty Looks (1983), was not as successful as Juice and Quiet Lies. However, it sold well enough in Canada to be certified Gold on October 1, 1983, by the Canadian Music Industry.[14] The three singles released from this album were "Tell Her No", "Dirty Looks", and "Stranger at My Door". The first two peaked on the pop chart at, respectively, numbers 27 and 90. The third peaked on the country chart at 45.[15] "Tell Her No" was a reworking of The Zombies 1965 hit, which had reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.[16]

Move to country music

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In 1984 Newton returned to RCA Records and began a transition from mainstream pop to country music.[2] Her first album in this period was Can't Wait All Night, from which the title track reached number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart while "A Little Love" reached number 44.[7]

Her next album, Old Flame (1985), was a major success and gave her two number one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "You Make Me Want to Make You Mine" and "Hurt".[17] The latter song had originally been a hit for Roy Hamilton. His version peaked at number eight on the R&B Best Seller chart and spent a total of seven weeks on the chart.[18] In 1961, Timi Yuro's version of the song reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100,[19] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart[20] and No. 22 on the R&B chart.[21] Two other songs from the Old Flame album, the title track and "Cheap Love", peaked at number five and number nine, respectively. "What Can I Do with My Heart", the album's final single release, also peaked at number nine.[22] "Both to Each Other (Friends & Lovers)", a duet by Newton and Eddie Rabbitt, was released as a single in July 1985 and peaked at number one. This song was not included in the original release of Old Flame but was added to the vinyl, cassette, CD reissues.[22]

Newton followed Old Flame with Emotion (1987). This album produced two hits: "First Time Caller" peaked at number 24 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart while "Tell Me True" peaked at number 8. Ain't Gonna Cry (1989), her final album for RCA, featured "When Love Comes Around The Bend", a modest hit that peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.[17]

Reception

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In his review of Anthology Hank Small stated:

The most comprehensive overview of Juice Newton's career to date, a well-assembled 19-track retrospective which includes all of the singer's biggest country-pop hits from 1976 (her first chart entry "Love Is a Word," recorded with Silver Spur) to 1989 ("When Love Comes Around the Bend," her final Top 40 single). In addition to Newton's four Nashville number ones – "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)," "You Make Me Want to Make You Mine," "Hurt" and the Eddie Rabbitt duet "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" – the disc also includes the pop smashes "Angel of the Morning" and "Queen of Hearts."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Angel of the Morning"Chip TaylorJuice4:10
2."Queen of Hearts"Hank DeVitoJuice3:23
3."Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me"Gary BurrQuiet Lies3:12
4."Break It to Me Gently"Diane Lambert, Joe SenecaQuiet Lies4:00
5."Heart of the Night"John Bettis, Michael ClarkQuiet Lies4:06
6."The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"Otha YoungJuice3:33
7."Love Is a Word"Otha YoungJuice Newton and Silver Spur2:46
8."Can't Wait All Night"Bryan Adams, Jim VallanceCan't Wait All Night4:01
9."A Little Love"Todd Sharp, Danny Douma, Richard FeldmanCan't Wait All Night3:54
10."You Make Me Want to Make You Mine"Dave LogginsOld Flame4:08
11."Hurt"Jimmie Crane, Al JacobsOld Flame3:42
12."Old Flame"Reed NielsenOld Flame3:02
13."Cheap Love"Del ShannonOld Flame3:31
14."What Can I Do with My Heart"Otha YoungOld Flame3:34
15."Both to Each Other (Friends & Lovers)" (duet with Eddie Rabbitt)Paul Gordon, Jay GruskaOld Flame3:53
16."First Time Caller"Reed NielsenEmotion3:37
17."Tell Me True"Paul Kennerley, Brent MaherEmotion3:12
18."When Love Comes Around the Bend"Josh Leo, Pam Tillis, Mark WrightAin't Gonna Cry2:24
19."Easy Way Out"Tom Kelly, Billy SteinbergCan't Wait All Night3:26

References

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  1. ^ a b Small, Hank. Review of Anthology at AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Biography of Juice Newton at AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard 200: Juice Newton". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "RPM 50 albums". Library and Archives of Canada. May 2, 1981. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Gold & Plantimum: Juice Newton". RIAA. Retrieved October 18, 2016. Note: click on "more details" for each album
  6. ^ "Merrilee Rush: Biography". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "The Hot 100: Juice Newton". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  8. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Repeat When Necessary at AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Worbois, Jim. Review of Juice Newton & Silver Spur at AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  10. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (2007). Juice / Quiet Lies (booklet). Juice Newton. Ivanhoe East, Victoria, Australia: Raven Records. p. 6. RVCD-256.
  11. ^ a b O'Regan, John (2012). Come to Me / Well Kept Secret / Take Heart (booklet). Juice Newton. London, England: BGO Records. p. 11. RVCD-256.
  12. ^ "The Hot 100: Brenda Lee". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  13. ^ "Grammy Awards: Juice Newton". The Recording Academy. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "Juice Newton". Music Canada. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  15. ^ McFarlane, Ian (2007). Old Flame / Dirty Looks (booklet). Juice Newton. Ivanhoe East, Victoria, Australia: Raven Records. p. 6. RVCD-256.
  16. ^ "The Hot 100: The Zombies". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Hot Country Songs: Juice Newton". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  18. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 243.
  19. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 695.
  20. ^ Timi Yuro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 25, 2015
  21. ^ Hurt - By: Timi Yuro, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 25, 2015
  22. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (2007). Old Flame / Quiet Lies (booklet). Juice Newton. Ivanhoe East, Victoria, Australia: Raven Records. p. 4. RVCD-256.
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