''Can't Wait All Night'' is the sixth solo studio album by American pop and

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singer

Juice Newton Juice Newton (born Judith Kay Newton; February 18, 1952) is an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categorieswinning once in 198 ...

, released by

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in 1984. The album was produced by

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and is Newton's last studio album to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200, reaching No. 128.

Overview

''Can't Wait All Night'' marked the end of Newton's run on the pop charts, as it contains her last two songs to date to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100: "A Little Love", which peaked at No. 44, and the edgy

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-written and produced title track, which peaked at No. 66. Both songs were aided by popular music videos. The former is also Newton's most recent Top 10 hit on the

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, peaking at No. 7. Her next album, '' Old Flame'', would mark Newton's return full-force to the country music charts. The album was re-issued on CD by Wounded Bird in 2007.

Critical reception

Jim Allen of

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retrospectively gave the album two out of five stars and wrote that "In the wake of Juice Newton's massive success with her country-pop sound in the early 1980s, she started fiddling with the formula" adding that "while the experimentation process failed to keep her in the charts, it did send her down some different stylistic routes, like the glossy, rock-tinged sound of the album's lead-off cut, "A Little Love," which was the closest thing to a hit on the album."

Track listing

Personnel

– lead and background vocals *

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– drums *Dennis Belfield – bass guitar *George Doering – guitar; keyboards *

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– guitar *

Fred Tackett Fredrick O. Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat. In addition to his work with Li ...

– guitar *

Kevin Dukes Kevin Dukes is an American guitarist. A native of Natchez, Mississippi, Dukes attended The University of Southern Mississippi as a Music Theory and Composition major prior to moving to Los Angeles, California in the late 1970s. He has toured and ...

– guitar *

Alan Pasqua Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952) is an American rock and jazz pianist. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music. His album ''Standards'' with drummer Peter Erskine was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008. As a s ...

– keyboards *

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– keyboards *

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– keyboards * Jim Lang –

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*Joe Peskin – saxophone *Otha Young – percussion *

– percussion *Tom Kelly (musician), Tom Kelly – backing vocals *Tom Funderbunk – backing vocals *Bill Champlin – backing vocals *Andrew Gold – backing vocals *Kenny Edwards – backing vocals *Greg Prestopino – backing vocals *Gary Durrett – backing vocals *Maxine Anderson – backing vocals *Linda McCrary – backing vocals *Lisa Roberts – backing vocals *Howard Smith – backing vocals *Phyllis St. James – backing vocals *Jon Joyce – backing vocals

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Can't Wait All Night 1984 albums Juice Newton albums Albums produced by Richard Landis RCA Records albums Wounded Bird Records albums