Juice Newton
Juice Newton was born in Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States on February 18th, 1952 and is the Country Singer. At the age of 72, Juice Newton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Judy Kay "Juice" Newton (born February 18, 1952) is an American pop and country singer, guitarist, and singer.
Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categories, as well as an ACM Award for Best New Female Artist and two Billboard Female Artist of the Year awards (won consecutively).
A People's Choice Award for "Best Female Vocalist" and "Number One International Country Artist" have been among Newton's other distinctions. Newton has a number of Gold and Platinum awards to her name, including Juice, Quiet Lies, and her first Greatest Hits album.
She charted 14 Top-ten hits across the Billboard Country, AC, and Billboard Hot 100 charts in the 1980s, with several of the songs achieving crossover success and six of the songs charting No. 1. 1st place.
Early years
Newton was born in Lakehurst, New Jersey, but he graduated from First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Newton's mother piqued her interest in music, buying her a guitar for her 13th birthday. Newton played folk music in several local coffeehouses after high school graduation. Otha Young, a guitarist and songwriter, formed a folk-rock band and toured bars in Northern California with her band.
Early 1980s pop music success
Newton's third solo album, simply named Juice, was released in 1981. It spawned three top-ten pop hits, including "Angel of the Morning" (written by Chip Taylor), "Queen of Hearts," and an updated version of "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" (the first version appeared on the Silver Spur debut album). 1 Country chart singles. In 1984, Juice's fourth single "Ride 'Em Cowboy" was released to promote Newton's first Greatest Hits album, the Billboard Country Top 40 chart was reached.
Newton's "Angel of the Morning" was the first country-music video to air on MTV, and the 40th video to air on the channel was the first one to air on the channel overall. Newton was the third female solo artist to be included on MTV's first air date (following videos by Pat Benatar and Carly Simon).
Juice released more than a million copies in the United States and then went Triple-Platinum (300,000 copies) in Canada. On the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, "Angel of the Morning" and "The Sweetest Thing" both reached their top positions, where Newton will chart regularly for the next decade. Newton received two Grammy Awards for Best Female Vocalist in 1982: one for "Angel of the Morning" in the Pop category and another for "Queen of Hearts" in the United States.
These two singles became the top sellers in the United States, with each earning RIAA Gold certification. (Note: in 1981 and 1982, when these singles were issued, the RIAA Gold singles were "more than 1 million copies were sold); in 1989, the RIAA lowered the bar to 500,000 for Gold single certifications.) The songs had also been a hit in Canada, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries. For example, "Angel of the Morning" reached No. 1 at No. 1 in the United States. 1 in Canada and No. 1 in the United States. In 1981, there were 43 in the UK Singles Chart. Although "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Know)" did not receive a U.S. license, the song's success pushed album sales from Gold to Platinum, and the album remained in the Top 40 (of the Hot 100) for 18 weeks. In the United Kingdom, "Shot Full Of Love" was released as a single, but it failed to chart.
Newton's fourth solo album, Quiet Lies, has sold 900,000 copies in the United States in the spring of 1982. In Canada, the album reached platinum (100,000 copies). Quiet Lies' hit "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" (which earned her her another Pop Female Vocalist Grammy nomination). "Break It to Me Gently" was the second single and reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 2 on the Billboard chart, as well as #9 in Cash Box and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Newton received her first Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Performance, beating out competitors Dolly Parton, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, and Sylvia. "Heart of the Night," the album's third and final single, debuted on the Adult Contemporary chart in early 1983 and climbed to #25 on the Hot 100.
Newton was also named as the continent's Best International Country Artist" on the album. Newton appeared on "Salem Spirit" double-headliner tour in 1982. (Many acts have been announced for Newton and Alabama.)
Newton's sixth and final Capitol album, 1983's Dirty Looks, was decidedly more modern and experimental than her usual blending of folk, pop, and country styles. "Tell Her No" was a moderately sized hit on the album (Hot 100 No. 6). No. 27/AC No. 87. 14) and the title track, a rock-edged number that fell in the Hot 100. The single "Stranger at My Door" appeared on the country charts for a brief period. The album was a moderate success, selling more than 300,000 copies in the United States and going Gold in Canada (50,000 copies). (The song "Dirty Looks" was written by Dave Robbins and Van Stephenson, who would later become part of the Country group Blackhawk in the 1990s. (Because Newton's 1984 country single "Restless Heart" was also written by the pair.
Newton's return to RCA was prompted by Senate reforms, according to a 1984 front-page article in Billboard magazine. Can't Wait All Night, 1984, a rock-oriented album. Newton's final charting pop singles to date, "A Little Love" and the title track became Newton's final charting pop singles to date, peaking at No. 1 on the launch single. No. 44 and No. The 66th in total, while the "Restless Heart" made No. According to the country chart, the country chart has a rank of 57. Newton's seventh and final top-ten hit on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, landing at No. 104. The 7th spot on the charts. During this time, Newton's final double-header "Salem Spirit" tour with Alabama took place, with Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers as the opening act.
Personal life
Newton bought Puppy, a thoroughbred gelding, in 1983 and stalled him at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Tom Goodspeed, the center's boss, was polo player and coach. Newton married Goodspeed in 1985, and the couple had two children: Jessica and Tyler. Newton, who has since been divorced, lives in San Diego, California.
Newton is also a horse trader, despite being active in the music industry. She concentrates on European horses.
Early music career
Newton, Otha Young, and Tom Kealey formed a band that would eventually be called Juice Newton & Silver Spur, which was released on RCA Records in the 1970s. The group released two albums for RCA between 1975 and 1976, but "Love Is a Word" earned only one charting country single. The band was dropped by RCA and then joined Capitol Records in 1977. The band disbanded shortly after releasing just one more album.
Newton went solo in late 1977, leading to the first female record in Congress, and Silver Spur remained the name of her backing band until 1982. Newton also performed backing vocals on three tracks on Bob Welch's platinum solo debut album, including his hit "Ebony Eyes."
"It's a Heartache" became Newton's first solo record and a major hit in Mexico, where it was eventually awarded Gold, and 1978, she released it in the United States. The first of what would be her 11 "Hot 100" pop hits was "It's a Heartache." In 1978, The Carpenters' version of the Newton/Young songs "Sweet, Sweet Smile" reached the top ten on both the Country and Adult Contemporary charts, and #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Newton officially changed her name from "Judy Kay Newton" to "Juice Newton" in 1978 (Juice" had long been her nickname).
Well Kept Secret, Newton's solo debut album, was released in 1978. Neither Well Kept Secret nor its sole single "Hey Baby" charted, but Capitol Records did renew Newton's deal. Newton's investment in Newton paid off in 1979 as Newton's first Top-40 Country hit "Let's Keep It That Way" (another one-off single). Take Heart featured five modestly-charting singles, including "Befor Tonight," "Any Way That You Want Me," "You Fill My Life," "You Fill My Arms," and "Sunshine" later this year. "You Fill My Life" became Newton's second top-40 country chart single in 1980, becoming No. 2. The 41-year-old's No. 1 on "Until Tonight" was No. 1, and "Until Tonight" was No. 2. 42. Both of Newton's first solo ventures had modest success, but they were unable to have long-term effects on the album charts.