1975 Juice Newton – Juice Newton & Silver Spur

Hall Blaine, Jeffrey Porcaro, Juice Newton, Silver Spur

Juice Newton & Silver Spur is the debut album by country-rock singer Juice Newton, credited as Juice Newton & Silver Spur. The album contains Newton’s first charting single, “Love Is a Word,” and the original version of “The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known),” which was re-recorded in 1981 and became a #1 hit.

Tracks

1 Catwillow River (Otha Young) 2:52
2 Just Remember Who Your Friends Are (Otha Young) 3:12
3 Love Is A Word (Otha Young) 2:50
4 The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known) (Otha Young) 3:34
5 Roll On, Truckers (Otha Young) 2:35
6 Won’t You Stay (Just A Little Bit Longer) (Otha Young) 3:13
7 It’s High Time (Tom Kealey) 3:23
8 You Please Me (Tom Kealey) 2:48
9 The Shelter Of Your Love (Otha Young) 3:08
10 Stand By Me, Jesus (Otha Young) 3:26

Biography

Juice Newton

Musicians

1 Catwillow River

Bass	Tom Kealey
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Otha Young
Acoustic Guitar	Juice Newton
Acoustic Guitar	Otha Young
Vocals	Juice Newton
Background Vocals	Tom Kealey
Background Vocals	Otha Young

2 Just Remember Who Your Friends Are

Bass	Tom Kealey
Drums	Hal Blaine
Guitar	Otha Young
Acoustic Guitar	Otha Young
Acoustic Guitar	Juice Newton
Piano	Mike Melvoin
Percussion	Hal Blaine
Vocals	Juice Newton
Background Vocals	Otha Young
Background Vocals	Tom Kealey

3 Love Is A Word

Bass	Tom Kealey
Drums	Hal Blaine
Pedal Steel Guitar	Rusty Young
Acoustic Guitar	Juice Newton
Piano	Mike Melvoin
Vocals	Juice Newton
Background Vocals	Otha Young
Background Vocals	Tom Kealey

4 The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)

Bass	Tom Kealey
Drums	Hal Blaine
Pedal Steel Guitar	Rusty Young
Acoustic Guitar	Otha Young
Piano	Mike Melvoin
Vocals	Juice Newton

5 Roll On, Truckers

Bass	Tom Kealey
Percussion	Hal Blaine
Pedal Steel Guitar	Rusty Young
Acoustic Guitar	Otha Young
Acoustic Guitar	Juice Newton
Dobro	Rusty Young
Piano	Mike Melvoin
Vocals	Otha Young
Background Vocals	Tom Kealey
Background Vocals	Juice Newton

6 Won’t You Stay (Just A Little Bit Longer)

Bass	Tom Kealey
Drums	Hal Blaine
Guitar	Otha Young
Acoustic Guitar	Juice Newton
Acoustic Guitar	Otha Young
Vocals	Juice Newton
Background Vocals	Otha Young
Background Vocals	Tom Kealey

7 It’s High Time

Bass	Tom Kealey
Drums	Hal Blaine
Guitar	Otha Young
Acoustic Guitar	Juice Newton
Vocals	Juice Newton
Organ	Mike Melvoin
Piano	Mike Melvoin
Background Vocals	Otha Young
Background Vocals	Tom Kealey

8 You Please Me

Bass	Tom Kealey
Drums	Hal Blaine
Piano	Mike Melvoin
Guitar	Otha Young
Pedal Steel Guitar	Rusty Young
Acoustic Guitar	Otha Young
Acoustic Guitar	Juice Newton
Vocals	Tom Kealey
Background Vocals	Juice Newton
Background Vocals	Otha Young

9 The Shelter Of Your Love

Bass	Tom Kealey
Drums	Hal Blaine
Guitar	Otha Young
Guitar	Juice Newton
Vocals	Juice Newton
Background Vocals	Otha Young
Background Vocals	Tom Kealey

10 Stand By Me, Jesus

Bass	Tom Kealey
Drums	Hal Blaine
Acoustic Guitar	Otha Young
Acoustic Guitar	Juice Newton
Organ	Mike Melvoin
Piano	Mike Melvoin
Vocals	Juice Newton
Background Vocals	Otha Young
Background Vocals	Tom Kealey

Liner Notes

Producer – Bones Howe
Co Producer – Jerry Stroud
Engineer – Bones Howe, Geoff Howe
Mastered By – Kevin Gray

Art Direction – Frank Mulvey
Design, Graphics – Gribbitt!
Photography – Buddy Rosenberg

Engineered At Wally Heider Recording Studio, LA
Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright RCA
Copyright RCA