Juice Newton
Juice Newton ( born February 18, 1952 in Lakehurst Naval Base, New Jersey, real name Judith Kay Cohen ) is a Grammy award-winning American country pop singer, who celebrated their biggest success in the 1980s. Between 1976 and 1989 you get 26 hits on the American country charts. Among the awarded Gold Singles Angel of the Morning and Queen of Hearts, who had international success in 1981 also.
Career
Newton, known since early childhood, " Juice", grew up in Virginia. At the age of 13, she began to play the guitar. They first preferred Rhythm & Blues, but was captured in the late 1960s by the blazing in the U.S. enthusiasm for folk music. During her college years she played small clubs and coffee houses. Besides music, horses and Polo were her passion.
With her boyfriend, guitarist and songwriter Otha Young, she founded the rock band Dixie Peach and a year later, the folk - rock trio Juice Newton & Silver Spur. In 1975, she moved to Los Angeles, where they were taken a little later by the RCA label under contract. It was released two moderately successful albums and several singles. 1978 changed Newton & Silver Spur Capitol. The first album with the new label also sold poorly and then Silver broke track on. From now on, Newton was a soloist. It was supported further by Otha Young.
After Newton was in the late 1970s to place several singles on the country charts, it managed in 1981 with the LP Juice final commercial breakthrough. The well-established under the producer Richard Landis album has sold over a million copies and certified platinum. The coupled- Singles Angel of the Morning (original by Merrilee Rush, 1968) and Queen of Hearts achieved high rankings in both the pop and country charts in the. With the book written by Otah Young The Sweetest Thing ( I've Ever Known ) she was able to record their first number 1 hit in the country charts. In the same year she was selected by the Academy of Country Music for Best Young Singer of the Year.
Their next album, in 1982, published Quiet Lies, was similarly successful. Again several hit singles were released: Love 's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me, Break It to Me Gently and Heart of the Night. The album reached gold status and earned her a Grammy. This was followed by a short dry spell, which in 1984 was quickly overcome by a return to RCA. The highlight was a performance in front of President Ronald Reagan.
A stronger orientation towards country music was the reason for their success streak in the mid- 1980s. In quick succession several number - one hits and Top 10 rankings have been achieved. You Make Me Want to Make You Mine, Hurt ( both 1985) as well as the sung by Eddie Rabbitt Both to Each Other (Friends & Lovers ) ( 1986) were placed at number one on the country charts. In the late 1980s went their sales figures and chart positions back, but she published further albums and tours still regularly by the United States.
2005 Newton took part in the American version of the comeback show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time and sang alongside her hit Queen of Hearts and Pieces of Me by Ashlee Simpson. She had to in the first round but P.M. Dawn admit defeat. In autumn 2010, followed by an album of duets, including Melissa Manchester, Glen Campbell and Willie Nelson.
Private
Juice Newton is married to Tom Goodspeed since 1985. They have two children: Jessica and Tyler. The family lives in San Diego.
Discography
Albums with Silver Spur
Solo albums
Compilations
It also appeared on countless compilations budget labels, some with new recordings of their great successes.