Juice/Quiet Lies [Original recording remastered]

Juice Newton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B00065GHW4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,377 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Angel Of The Morning

2. Shot Full Of Love

3. Ride ‘Em Cowboy

4. Queen Of Hearts

5. River Of Love

6. All I Have To Do Is Dream

7. Headin’ For A Heartache

8. Country Comfort

9. Texas Heartache

10. Sweetest Thing (I’Ve Ever Known)

11. Heart Of The Night

12. Love’S Been A Little Bit Hard

13. Break It To Me Gently

14. Love Sail Away

15. I’M Dancing As Fast As I Can

16. I’M Gonna Be Strong

17. Rail Of Tears

18. Adios Mi Corazon

19. Falling In Love

20. Ever True

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The first two and highest-charting albums from the country-pop superstar! In fact, songs like Angel of the Morning; Queen of Hearts; The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) , and Love's Been a Little Hard on Me crossed over from the country charts to become Top 10 pop hits. The core of her career. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two classic albums digitally remastered!, November 16, 2004

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Invisiboy2001 "invisiboy2001" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Juice/Quiet Lies (Audio CD)

In 1982 and 1983, Juice Newton was Billboard's Album Artist of the Year ... and the albums contained on this disc are why! And the music here is BEAUTIFULLY REMASTERED! The CD contains Newton's two platinum-selling efforts from the early '80s. The hits everyone knows are here, but there's some stunning non-hit material as well, such as the beautifully painful "I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can," which acts as a wonderful complement to "Angel of the Morning" since both songs are about one-night stands. Another treasure on this CD is the Newton-penned "River of Love," a meditation on the elusive nature of love.

The collection traverses through a variety of styles, including classic country, roots rock, torch music, and very-'80s pop (e.g., the smash "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me"). Newton's voice is strong throughout, with just the right amount of power and vulnerability. Standout tracks include "I'm Gonna Be Strong," "Shot Full Of Love," "The Sweetest Thing," "Break It To Me Gently" (for which Newton finally won a Grammy for Best Female Vocalist) and "Adios Mi Corazon."

As a bonus track, Raven records included "It's A Heartache," which was a minor hit (Pop #85) for Newton in 1978 before it became a blockbuster (Pop #3) for Bonnie Tyler later that same year. The inclusion of this track is underwhelming, since it is poorly produced and not even from the same period of Newton's career as the rest of the CD. Furthermore, the track has been released on no fewer than three Newton CDs in the last 17 years. Wouldn't a real "bonus" track have been a previously unreleased track, or a song never available on CD?

Still, the CD is loaded with wonderful Urban Cowboy-era music. Stow your Shania Twain CDs and give a listen to the lady who paved the way for artists like Twain.

For another great Juice Newton CD from Raven Records, pick up the 2007 "Old Flame"/"Dirty Looks" compilation!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly great CD, but get the Australian version!, January 30, 2007

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Invisiboy2001 "invisiboy2001" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Juice / Quiet Lies (Audio CD)

The five stars above are for the actual work by Juice Newton and company -- and the review of the actual CD is down below. This paragraph exists solely to inform you that Raven Records, an Australian label, put out a beautifully REMASTERED version of this collection in 2003. The Collectables edition is not remastered and therefore has inferior sound quality to the Australian version, which even features a bonus track of a Juice Newton hit! Spend your money wisely; shell out the extra few dollars and grab the Raven version. This edition is simply music from the original masters pasted on to a CD and not digitially enhanced to preserve its original sound quality. The import is better, and it doesn't cost much more!

Now for the review of the music ...

In 1982 and 1983, Juice Newton was Billboard's Album Artist of the Year ... and the albums contained on this disc are why! This compilation contains Newton's two platinum-selling efforts from the early '80s. The hits everyone knows are here, but there's some stunning non-hit material as well, such as the beautifully painful "I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can," which acts as a wonderful complement to "Angel of the Morning" since both songs are about the fallout from one-night stands. Another treasure on this CD is the Newton-penned "River of Love," a meditation on the elusive nature of love.

The collection traverses through a variety of styles, including classic country ("Falling In Love", "Texas Heartache"), roots rock ("Queen of Hearts", "Trail of Tears"), torch music ("Break It To Me Gently", "I'm Gonna Be Strong"), and very-'80s pop ("Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me", a huge hit in 1982). While one would doubt that the vocalist could attain and enhance all these styles, Newton's voice is multi-layered, expressive and strong throughout, with just the right amount of power and vulnerability. Standout tracks include "Break It To Me Gently," (for which Newton finally won a Grammy for Best Female Vocalist in 1983) "Shot Full Of Love," "The Sweetest Thing," "River of Love" and "I'm Gonna Be Strong."

This CD is loaded with wonderful Urban Cowboy-era music. Stow your Shania Twain CDs and give a listen to the lady who paved the way for artists like Twain.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for the music, 0 stars for the sound quality, August 25, 2008

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80s Music Fiend "Don" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Juice / Quiet Lies (Audio CD)

As the first reviewer has already so eloquently explained, the mastering on this issue is abyssmal. Something he failed to mention is the fact that every single track is cut-off before the fade completes. Listening on my car stereo I was stunned that this was the case. It's painfully obvious on a couple of tracks, including "Queen of Hearts" and "Heart of the Night."

These are two wonderful albums, so pick up the Australian version on Raven Records. Not only is the mastering fantastic, there are detailed liner notes as well, something that is conspicuously missing on this cheap pressing.