ジュース・ニュートン (Juice Newton)

Juice Newton
Juice Newton was born Judy Kay Cohen 18 February 1952 in Lakehurst, New Jersey and grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is an American pop music and country singer. She mixed folk, rock, blues and pop into a signature sound that led to a successful recording career. To date, Newton has sold more than 13 million albums and notched 20 Top-40 hit singles across the U.S. country, pop and adult contemporary charts (including six #1s and eight additional top-10 hits). She has also won two Album Artist of the Year Billboard Awards, one Grammy and a CMA Award for Best New Female Artist. To date, Newton has received a total of five Grammy nominations for Best Female Vocalist. She has several Gold and Platinum records to her credit, including Juice, Quiet Lies and Greatest Hits.

Juice formed a band in the early 1970's and, due to local success, Juice Newton and Silver Spur was signed to RCA Records. The group released two albums (in 1975 and 1976) and scored only one low-charting country single with "Love Is a Word". The band signed with Capitol in 1977, but disbanded shortly after releasing one album for the label. In 1978, Newton went solo (but remained with Capitol Records), although Silver Spur would remain the name of her backup band until 1982. Later in 1977, the single "It's a Heartache" became Newton's first solo record and her first Hot 100 pop hit. The single became a major hit in Mexico and was certified Gold there by the end of 1978. Also, in 1978, The Carpenters recorded the Newton-penned song "Sweet, Sweet Smile"; the single reached #7 on the Country chart and #44 on the Pop chart.

Later in 1978, Newton had her first country top-40 single with "Let's Keep It That Way" (which was issued only as a single and was not available on her solo debut Well Kept Secret, which had already been released). The 1979 album Take Heart featured five more modestly charting singles: "Until Tonight", "Any Way That You Want Me", "You Fill My Life", "Lay Back In The Arms of Someone" and "Sunshine". The latter became Newton's second top-40 single on the country charts, with "You Fill My Life" reaching #41. Both of Newton's initial solo efforts performed with modest success but failed to have a lasting impact on the album charts...
(Wikipedia: Juice Newton)