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{{Infobox album
| name       = Emotion
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[Juice Newton]]
| cover      = File:JuiceEmotion.jpg
| alt        = Sepia-toned head shot of an attractive woman with tousled brown hair
| released   = 1987
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = * [[Country pop]]
* [[country rock]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=32|s=33}}
| label      = [[RCA Victor]]
| producer   = [[Richard Landis]]
| prev_title = [[Old Flame (Juice Newton album)|Old Flame]]
| prev_year  = 1985
| next_title = [[Ain't Gonna Cry]]
| next_year  = 1989
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Emotion
| type        = Studio
| single1     = First Time Caller
| single1date = September 12, 1987
| single2     = Tell Me True
| single2date = February 27, 1988
}}
}}
'''''Emotion''''' is the eighth solo studio album by American [[country pop]] singer [[Juice Newton]].  It was released by [[RCA Records]] in 1987 and was the last of Newton's albums to appear on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] charts.
== Overview ==
Juice Newton began her recording career in 1975 but did not achieve major stardom until the release of her 1981 album ''[[Juice (Juice Newton album)|Juice]]''.  The album was a [[crossover music|crossover]] success and yielded three hit singles, "[[Angel of the Morning]]", "[[Queen of Hearts (Hank DeVito song)|Queen of Hearts]]", and "[[The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)]]".  The last of these peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Chart.<ref name=All>{{AllMusic | class= album | id= mn0000837946| title= Biography of Juice Newton | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | accessdate= October 19, 2016}}</ref> She followed ''Juice'' with ''[[Quiet Lies]]'' (1982), an album that brought her two more hits, "[[Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me]]" and "[[Break It to Me Gently]]", of which the latter earned her the [[Grammy Award]] for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.<ref name=All/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=%22Juice+Newton%22&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=All |title=Grammy Awards: Juice Newton |publisher=The Recording Academy | accessdate= October 18, 2016}}</ref>  Newton's 1985 album ''[[Old Flame (Juice Newton album)|Old Flame]]'' was her country breakthrough, spawning three number one hits "[[You Make Me Want to Make You Mine]]",  "[[Hurt (Roy Hamilton song)|Hurt]]", and the duet with [[Eddie Rabbitt]] "[[Friends and Lovers (Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson song)|Both to Each Other (Friends & Lovers)]]" and also three additional Top Ten hits: "[[Old Flame (Juice Newton song)|Old Flame]]", "[[Cheap Love]]", and "[[What Can I Do with My Heart]]".
Regarding her music Newton stated in 1987, "It's country-rock or pop-country or Nashville rock or some word like that, but I feel it's the same kind of music that [[Fleetwood Mac]] was. To me, that music was folk-rock."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-11-24/entertainment/8503210397_1_radio-stations-country-music-association-awards-sing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043142/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-11-24/entertainment/8503210397_1_radio-stations-country-music-association-awards-sing |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 30, 2011 |title=On Stage And Off, Singer Juice Newton Squeezes Everything She Can From Life |first= Jack |last=Hurst |date=November 24, 1985 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref>
''Emotion'' was released by [[RCA Records]] in 1987.<ref>{{AllMusic | class= album | id= mw0000651131| title= Emotion | accessdate= October 24, 2016}}</ref> It was the last of Newton's albums to appear on Billboard's Top Country album chart and peaked at number 59.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/305351/juice-newton/chart?f=320 |title=Top Country albums: Juice Newton |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref> The album had two single releases. "[[First Time Caller]]" peaked at number 24 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart on September 12, 1987, while "Tell Me True" peaked at number 8 on the same chart on February 27, 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/305351/juice-newton/chart?f=357&sort=date |title=Hot Country Songs: Juice Newton |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref>  Also featured on the album are "[[Emotions (Brenda Lee song)|Emotions]]", a song originally recorded by [[Brenda Lee]] that peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961, and "'Til You Cry", which later became a hit for country singer [[Eddy Raven]], peaking at number 4 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/297111/brenda-lee/chart?page=1&f=379 |title=The Hot 100: Brenda Lee |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301437/eddy-raven/chart?page=1&f=357 |title=Hot Country Songs: Eddy Raven |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref>
In discussing ''Emotion'', music  historian [[Neil Daniels]] noted:
:With ''Emotion'', Newton chose not to follow in the country rock footsteps of ''Old Flame'' and instead opted for a more dulcet, thoughtful sounding release.  ''Emotion'''s more upbeat songs are "Tell Me True" and "Walkin' Into Trouble", with the rest of the material being a far more quiet affair such as the beautiful "First Time Caller". Nevertheless her vocals are truly magnetic. Other standout performances include "The Old Bye And Bye", written by her longtime collaborator [[Otha Young]] and a rich version of [[Deborah Allen]]'s "If I Didn’t Love You". "I Still Love You" and "Someone Believed" are both sung with enviable passion. ''Emotion'' is a daunting album rich in emotional texture and a mellow vibe. It was misunderstood upon its original release.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Can't Wait All Night / Old Flame / Emotion |others=[[Juice Newton]] |year=2015 |first=Neil |last=Daniels |authorlink= Neil Daniels |page=16 |type=booklet |publisher=BGO Records |location=[[London]], [[England]]}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| title1  = [[First Time Caller]]
| writer1 = Reed Nielsen
| length1 = 3:40
| title2  = [[Tell Me True]]
| writer2 = [[Brent Maher]], [[Paul Kennerley]]
| length2 = 3:10
| title3  = [[Emotions (Brenda Lee song)|Emotions]]
| writer3 = [[Mel Tillis]], Ramsey Kearney
| length3 = 3:05
| title4  = Walkin' into Trouble
| writer4 = [[Gary Burr]], Nielsen
| length4 = 2:55
| title5  = If I Didn't Love You
| writer5 = [[Deborah Allen]], Rafe Van Hoy
| length5 = 3:44
| title6  = I Still Love You
| writer6 = [[Otha Young]]
| length6 = 4:25
| title7  = Someone Believed
| writer7 = Joanne Christy, Johnny Pierce, Paul Solomon
| length7 = 3:42
| title8  = Old Bye and Bye
| writer8 = David Scheibner, Young
| length8 = 3:47
| title9  = [['Til You Cry]]
| writer9 = Rick Giles, Steve Bogard
| length9 = 4:05
}}
== Personnel ==
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* Juice Newton – vocals
* [[Dean Parks]], Johnny Pierce – acoustic guitar
* Beth Anderson – backing vocals
* Donna Davidson – backing vocals
* [[Herb Pedersen]] – backing vocals
* Jerry Whitman – backing vocals
* [[Jim Haas]] – backing vocals
* Jon Joyce – backing vocals
* Susan Boyd – backing vocals
* [[Vince Gill]] – backing vocals
* [[Neil Stubenhaus]] – bass
* [[Carlos Vega]], [[John Robinson (drummer)|John Robinson]] – drums
* [[Dann Huff]] – electric guitar
* George Doering – electric guitar
* [[Tommy Morgan]] – harmonica
* Jim Lang – organ
* Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
* [[Richard Landis]] – percussion, synthesizer
* Philip Aaberg – piano
* David Woodford – saxophone
* [[Alan Pasqua]] – synthesizer
* Luis Cabaza – synthesizer
{{div col end}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{discogs master|508626}}
{{Juice Newton}}
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