Shortly after high school, Juice and her band Silver Spur were signed to RCA Records. They released three albums and had only one charted single, "Love Is a Word". Juice signed with Capitol in 1978, dropping the Silver Spur name (though they would remain the backup band). That year, she had her first country top-40 single in Let's Keep It That Way, followed by the single It's a Heartache, which was quickly overshadowed by Bonnie Tyler's version. The 1980 album Take Heart featured five more charted singles, including the covers of the '60s Elvie Sands hit Any Way That You Want Me and the 1972 John Edwards classic Sunshine. The latter became her second top-40 single on the country charts.
In 1981, Juice's breakthrough album, simply titled Juice, was released. It spawned her biggest country hits so far, each crossing over into the pop top 10: Angel of the Morning (a hit for Merrilee Rush in 1968, written by Chip Taylor), Queen of Hearts, and a song recycled from 1975, The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known), which earned her her first country #1. A fourth top-40 country hit Ride 'em Cowboy was released from her 1984 Greatest Hits (And More) collection. Juice sold over a million copies in the US and 300,000 in Canada.
In 1982, Juice released the successful follow-up, Quiet Lies which went gold in the US and platinum in Canada. From it came the pop top-40 hits "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard On Me", "Break It to Me Gently" (which stayed at #1 on the Adult Contemporary for three weeks, hit #2 on the Billboard country charts and won her a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance), and "Heart of the Night".
The direction for Juice's third (and final) Capitol album Dirty Looks was decidedly more rock than usual, as evident on her #27 pop hit "Tell Her No" (a '60s hit for the Zombies) and the title track. The country-oriented single "Stranger at My Door" had a very brief appearance on with the country charts, while the title track only hit #90. The album was a moderate success and went gold in Canada.
Juice left Capitol to return to RCA in 1984. Her first album Can't Wait All Night continued with a more rock sound. First single "A Little Love" and the title track became her final Top 40 pop singles reaching #42 and #66 respectively while "Restless Heart" made it to 57 on the country chart. The following year, Juice had her most successful country album yet in Old Flame, featuring five top-10 country hits (including the #1s "You Make Me Want to Make You Mine" and "Hurt"). In 1986, she dueted on "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" with Eddie Rabbit, giving her another country #1. She continued her top-10 streak the next year with "Tell Me True" from Emotion while another single "First Time Caller" peaked at 24. However, her final album of the decade "Ain't Gonna Cry", released in 1989, didn't chart but did spawn her final Top-40 country hit, "When Love Comes around the Bend".
Juice recorded a duet album in the early 90s but it was met with legal issues, resulting in a very low-impact release of the Platinum & Gold Series of duets. Juice spent the next 9 years touring, horseback riding, and focusing on family life. She returned in 1998 with "the Trouble with Angels," a collection of re-recorded favorites and several new tracks. Followed by American Girl in 1999, which featured tracks written by Queen and Tom Petty. Every Road Leads Back to You (consisting of live material) in 2002, and American Girl Vol. II which is available only at her shows. In 2005 she appeared on the TV show "Hit me Baby One More Time" where she performed Ashlee Simpson's "Pieces of You" and "Queen of Hearts" which online voters selected as the best performance of the night.
Newton continues to tour extensively.
Falling In Love
Juice Newton Lyrics
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Thought I was through givin' my heart
It's only a game, tears you apart
Falling in love
My poor soul was about to mend
Honey, then you smiled at me and then
Falling in love
Falling in love, falling in love
When will I learn?
I think I'll get burned
Looking back through the bridges I've burned
Each heartache was a page I turned
Never forget the lessons I've learned
Falling in love
And I was all through
'Til we met
Never gonna love again and yet
Funny how we all forget
Falling in love
And I'm falling in love, falling in love
When will I learn?
I think I'll get burned
Falling in love
Nothing is worse than a fool like me
Think that I would finally see
Heaven knows I shouldn't be
Falling in love
But it's not easy to understand
In between a woman and a man
I saw you where you are in
Falling in love
And I'm falling in love, falling in love
When will I learn?
I think I'll get burned
Falling in love
And I'm falling in love. falling in love
When will I learn?
I think I'll get burned
Falling in love
The lyrical content of Juice Newton's "Falling in Love" speaks to the experience of falling in love and the struggles that come with it. The opening lines of the song acknowledge the hesitancy that comes with opening oneself up to love after experiencing heartbreak. The singer confesses to thinking that she was too smart for love and believed that she was done with giving her heart away. However, the pain of love is so powerful that it can tear a person apart. Despite this knowledge, the singer cannot help falling in love, as demonstrated in the refrain of the song.
The second verse of the song describes the process of healing from heartbreak and feeling like you are ready to move on. Yet, the singer's resolve is weakened when the person they are falling in love with smiles at them. This moment signifies the start of a new relationship and reignites the feeling of falling in love once again. The desire to love is so strong that it overpowers the rational thinking behind protecting oneself from getting hurt.
The final verse of the song speaks to the contradictions and complexities of love. The singer acknowledges that they shouldn't be falling in love but also recognizes that it can be difficult to understand the power of attraction between a man and woman. The song ultimately serves as a reminder that love is a complicated emotion but worth the risk of getting hurt because of the joy it brings.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought by now I was too smart
I believed that I was too experienced to make the same mistake of falling in love.
Thought I was through givin' my heart
I thought that I had already given enough love prior to this moment.
It's only a game, tears you apart
Love is nothing but a game that often leads to emotional pain.
My poor soul was about to mend
I was just starting to recover emotionally after experiencing a heartbreak.
Honey, then you smiled at me and then
Then you came along and showed me a sign of affection that made me feel important.
Lord help me, here I go again
Despite trying to avoid it, I am falling in love again and it scares me.
Looking back through the bridges I've burned
Reflecting on all the relationships that went wrong.
Each heartache was a page I turned
I was able to use my previous relationships to learn valuable lessons.
Never forget the lessons I've learned
I will make sure to keep the lessons I learned in past relationships in mind for future ones.
And I was all through
I was convinced that love was not for me.
'Til we met
But then I met you.
Never gonna love again and yet
I was confident that I would never fall in love again and yet here we are.
Funny how we all forget
It's amusing how easily we tend to forget our previous pain and get our hopes up again.
Nothing is worse than a fool like me
There's nothing more embarrassing than having to admit that you fell for love again.
Think that I would finally see
I was sure that by now I would learn not to fall prey to love's charm.
Heaven knows I shouldn't be
I know that falling in love is not wise for me, but I can't help it.
But it's not easy to understand
Falling in love is not something you can fully comprehend, especially for me.
In between a woman and a man
Love is the complicated space between two people in a romantic relationship.
I saw you where you are in
I saw where you are in your life and felt myself drawn to you.
Falling in love
Despite my attempts to avoid it, I am once again falling in love.
And I'm falling in love, falling in love
I can feel myself falling deeper and deeper in love.
When will I learn?
Despite all of this, I still wonder when I'll learn not to fall in love so easily.
I think I'll get burned
Deep down, I know that I will most likely end up getting my heart broken again.
Falling in love
Despite everything, I cannot help but fall in love once again.
Contributed by Joshua L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.