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.
Shot Full Of Love
Juice Newton Lyrics
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Love to me was only for fun
I'd make a mark for each broken heart
Like notches on the butt of a gun
Once I had a trick up my sleeve
And a reputation all over town
I was heartless and cold wherever I'd go
Yes I used to be a moonlight bandit
I used to be a heartbreak kid
Then I met you and the next thing I knew
There I was oh shot full of love
Well who'd have thought that someone like you
Could take a desperado like me
But oh here I am I'm as meek as a lamb
With my bleeding heart there at your feet
Yes I used to be a moonlight bandit
Yes I used to be a moonlight bandit
Juice Newton’s “Shot Full of Love” is a touching song that talks about a transformation that takes place in the singer’s life after meeting someone special. The song starts with the singer describing his past self as someone who had a heart that was as cold as ice. Love, for him, was just a thing that he enjoyed for fun and would mark every heart he broke like notches on a gun. He had a reputation all over town as someone who was heartless and would shoot down every young boy he found.
However, everything changes when he meets someone special, and he falls in love. The transformation takes place, and he’s no longer the “moonlight bandit” or the “heartbreak kid” that he used to be. Instead, he’s shot full of love, and he’s now a changed man. He’s as meek as a lamb, and his bleeding heart is now at his lover’s feet. The song captures the character’s life as a rebel, who was careless and, at times, even ruthless, but after meeting someone special, everything changes, and he becomes vulnerable and open.
In conclusion, “Shot Full of Love” is an inspiring song that highlights how love can transform someone from being heartless and cold to vulnerable and open. It’s a song that encourages people to take a chance on love and believe in its transformative power.
Line by Line Meaning
Once I had a heart cold as ice
In the past, my heart lacked warmth and emotion.
Love to me was only for fun
I saw love as a game rather than a serious emotion.
I'd make a mark for each broken heart / Like notches on the butt of a gun
I kept track of all the hearts I broke as if they were a badge of honor.
Once I had a trick up my sleeve / And a reputation all over town / I was heartless and cold wherever I'd go / I shot down every young boy I found
I was known for my cunning and cold-hearted behavior, and I would reject every young man who came my way.
Yes I used to be a moonlight bandit / I used to be a heartbreak kid
I was once a notorious heartbreaker who would cause pain and heartache to others.
Then I met you and the next thing I knew / There I was oh shot full of love
After meeting you, my heart was suddenly filled with love and emotion.
Well who'd have thought that someone like you / Could take a desperado like me
I never would have guessed that someone as kind and caring as you could change someone like me, who was once cold and uncaring.
But oh here I am I'm as meek as a lamb / With my bleeding heart there at your feet
Now, I am vulnerable and submissive to you, with my heart literally in your hands.
Yes I used to be a moonlight bandit
I cannot stress enough how much I've changed from my heartless past.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BOB MCDILL
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