Country Classics is a compilation album by country pop singer Juice Newton. It was released by EMI America Records on December 3, 2002.[1] The album comprises four songs taken from her "breakthrough" album Juice (1981), four from her follow-up album Quiet Lies (1982), two each from her pre-Juice albums Take Heart (1979) and Well Kept Secret (1978), and the title song from Come to Me.[2][3][4][5][6] Two songs featured in this compilation, "It's a Heartache" and "Let's Keep It That Way" had hitherto been released only as singles, the latter being Newton's first top 40 country hit.[7]
| Country Classics | ||||
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| Released | December 3, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 52:39 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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The CD also includes the rare "country single mix" of "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", which replaced the string arrangement with a steel guitar. This is the only commercial CD to include this version.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "It's a Heartache" | Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolfe | non-album single | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Let's Keep It That Way" | Rafe Van Hoy | non-album single | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Anyway You Want Me" | Chip Taylor | Take Heart | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Sunshine (Jonathan Edwards song)" | Jonathan Edwards | Take Heart | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Angel of the Morning" | Chip Taylor | Juice | 3:49 |
| 6. | "All I Have to Do Is Dream" | Felice and Boudleaux Bryant | Juice | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Queen of Hearts" | Hank DeVito | Juice | 3:25 |
| 8. | "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" | Otha Young | Juice | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Heart of the Night" | John Bettis, Michael Clark | Quiet Lies | 4:06 |
| 10. | "I'm Gonna Be Strong" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | Quiet Lies | 3:36 |
| 11. | "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" | Gary Burr | Quiet Lies | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Break It to Me Gently" | Diane Lambert, Joe Seneca | Quiet Lies | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Come to Me" | Gillman, R. Oppenheimer | Come to Me | 3:27 |
| 14. | "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday)" | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland | Well Kept Secret | 3:29 |
| 15. | "Hey! Baby" | Bruce Channel | Well Kept Secret | 3:08 |
References
edit- ^ Country Classics at AllMusic
- ^ Juice at AllMusic
- ^ Quiet Lies at AllMusic
- ^ Take Heart at AllMusic
- ^ Well Kept Secret at AllMusic
- ^ Come to Me at AllMusic
- ^ O'Regan, John (2011). Come to Me / Well Kept Secret / Take Heart (booklet). Juice Newton. London, England: BGO Records. p. 10-11.