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
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
