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American Girl

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Juice Newton once more records songs that display her talent and her fantastic band! Juice's emotions can be felt in such songs as "You Can't Say You Don't Love Me Anymore" and "Love Hurts". She takes you on a joy ride with "Ask Lucinda" and "They Never Made It To Memphis". It would be a shame if Country Radio passes this by.

Juice gives her all everytime and this being all new material for her in over 10 years, she gives you one of her best albums ever!

Juice Newton's first studio album of new material in over 10 years is definitely worth the wait! Her voice is better than ever and the songs she chooses are perfect for her sweet, sweet voice. The CD is layered with remarkable instrumentations, bold, interesting song choices and some absolutely brilliant performances. Her cover of Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is surprisingly good as is her rendition of "Love Hurts," a 60s song later made famous by Nazareth. It is, however, the lesser known songs that really showcase Juice's talents. Her finest moments include a heartbreaking track "You Can't Say That You Don't Love Me Anymore" and the smart, catchy love song "Keepin' Me Alive." Many great songwriters are represented here: Nanci Griffith, Tom Petty, Freddy Mercury and Juice Newton herself. All the songs are top-notch entertainment and pure, sweet country. This CD is a great way to get reacquainted with one of the most successful singer/songwriters of the 80s. Highly recommended!!!

For anyone who ever thought Juice Newton was an artist of the past, this album is proof otherwise. With an incredibly clear, mature, and versatile voice, Juice explores a wide range of musical styles - and succeeds with all of them. This album cements her status as a true cross-over artist -- appealing equally to fans of country and pop music. The only disappointment is that Juice didn't write more of the songs herself. Especially since one of the best songs on the album is the one penned by Juice, "Nighttime Without You," a surprising blend of country and big band styles. The heartfelt ballads and rollicking country/pop songs make for a very well-rounded album. It's no surprise that people would celebrate a holiday in honor of Juice Newton. She is terrific.

October 12, 1999 After a year of touring all over the country, Juice Newton has released her second recent new album, "American Girl". The album contains 10 never-before recorded hits, plus two rearranged hits from her "Trouble with Angels" album which was released just last year. The album is produced by Otha Young, Juice's long-standing musical partner, who composes many of her songs, in the past and currently, and who also backs up with vocals and guitar. Just like Juice's Gold albums of the 1980's this album is comprised of a mix of fast-paced upbeat numbers and some slower poingant love songs. These songs deliver to us more of what Juice was famous for in the past, in Juice's famous Grammy-winning voice, which only improves with time. A real fast-paced song "They never made it to Memphis" is a tribute to Elvis, and one number, written by Juice, brings back the old big band sound of the 40's. The banner song "American Girl" was first introduced on the "Trouble with Angels" album and was the inspiration for this new album. The closing number on the album "You Can't Say You Don't Love Me Anymore" is a real tearjerker for anyone has been in the situation depicted. For anybody who ever appreciated Juice Newton in the past, and for you newcomers too, I can tell you, Juice is truly here again for our enjoyment!!!

The Queen of hearts returns with the most impressive collection of songs. I rushed out to get this as soon as it was released. As usual Juice produced a great cd. Every song is wonderful. She wraps her beautiful thick rich voice around these well crafted songs. Personal favorite is "They never Made it to Memphis". I highly recommend this cd. Radio would be smart to put this one on their playlist. Juice is simply the most amazing female singer in the country/pop genre. Before there was ever Faith Hill or Shania Twain, there was Juice Newton. And quite frankly she is much better than either of the mentioned artists. Do yourself a favor and buy this one. You will not be sorry. Enjoy. Scott Cody ( Gastonia, North Carolina).

With "American Girl," Juice Newton proves why she has always been an outsider in the music business. Despite a string of Gold and Platinum albums and twenty Top-40 hits to her credit, Newton never achieved the success that she should have. She is a remarkable singer; if anyone doubts that, just listen to her Grammy-winning rendition of "Break It To Me Gently". The trouble with Newton's career history is a lack of clear direction to the albums; the individual songs are great, but contorting them to make a cohesive album has never been Newton's forte. Many of her albums are a confusing (albeit enjoyable) hodgepodge of rock disguised as country, and vice versa. It is true that several of Newton's eleven solo albums have hit the mark, most notably her superb solo debut 1978's "Well Kept Secret" and 1989's "Ain't Gonna Cry"...and, gladly, "American Girl" can be added to the short list of albums that really showcase Newton's potential. From the opening licks of "Ask Lucinda," Newton reminds us why she was a radio fixture throughout the '80s. She glides effortlessly from rollicking numbers like "They Never Made It To Memphis" and "Listen To The Radio" to heart-wrenching ballads like "You Can't Say You Don't Love Me Anymore." Much of the country-rock material is borrowed from other artists, but Newton does admirably well on the rock classics "Love Hurts" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." A real gem of this collection is Newton's self-penned swing song "Nighttime Without You." With this track, Newton proves that she is an interpreter purely by choice..the lady has a talent for writing a good song! (Other great songwriters are represented on the CD: Tom Petty, Otha Young, and Nanci Griffith, just to name a few.) The single most important factor with "American Girl" is that you can actually sense how much FUN Newton had making the record. That sense of humor translates to some great performances for us, the listeners. So, welcome back, Juice. Let's hope there are more great CDs where this came from!

Juice "American Girl" Newton still packs the power of her smooth vocals with some great music. She is not only the "Queen of Hearts" but now she had covered the diamonds and more. This CD is one worth ordering.

"American Girl" is one of those rare finds---a CD where every tune is a winner! It's great to hear that fabulous Juice voice in fine form, embracing twelve really super songs that show why she's been around for such a long time, and certainly deserves to continue having hits whether in a country or adult/contemporary format!

While all the songs are great, the highlights are: *Listen to the Radio - a marvelous version of Nanci Griffith's homage to country music, an earlier hit for Kathy Mattea; *Love Hurts - the Nazareth heavy metal ballad, which Juice gives her usual heartfelt delivery; *They Never Made It to Memphis- a bright, bouncy and joyful tale of some Elvis fans not quite making their destination; *I've Been Mistreated - one of those "Break It to Me Gently" heart-breakers that Juice does so well; *Crazy Little Thing Called Love - she brings a little bit more "punch" to the Queen/Dwight Yoakam hit; *Nightime Without You- a marvelous Newton-penned swing tune, that is lots of fun; *The Trouble With Angels - she beat Kathy Mattea to the punch on this one, and it's just as good, but in a slightly different way. It's a great song and Juice does very well with it; *You Can't Say You Don't Love Me Anymore - a tear jerker with an emotional performance that once again is definitive of the Newton touch. All in all, a great CD, and a must for anyone who likes good music delivered in a remarkable way! More Juice!!!!!

I've been a Juice Newton fan for three decades. Although it took me a while to get this CD, it was worth the wait. There is so much emotion and experience that you can hear in that voice of hers. The song list is strong, and the arrangements are a perfect match for her vocal abilities. Highly recommend.

There are a lot of copies of her work around. This one does not duplicate the songs I found elsewhere on a digitally-re-recorded disc...not remastered. If you like the music of the 80's and do
mot have this one, you'll like it even if you're not heavy into
Western Music.