''Quiet Lies'' is a 1982 album by American pop-country star

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. It reached #20 on the ''Billboard'' 200, her highest position on the chart, and included three major hits, "

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", " Break It to Me Gently" and "Heart of the Night". ''Quiet Lies'' sold more than 900,000 copies in the United States in 1982 (earning Newton her fourth RIAA Gold certification) and was re-issued on CD in 1990 and 2006.

Hits

" was the first single released from the 1982 album, for which Newton received a "Best Female Vocalist - Pop" Grammy nomination. The video for this song received the "Video of the Year" award from the American Video Association. The song reached the Top 10 of the

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and Adult Contemporary charts. It peaked at #30 on the Country chart. The album's second single -- " Break It to Me Gently" (originally a 1962 hit for

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) -- won Juice Newton her first Grammy in 1983, in the category of "Best Female Vocalist - Country." The song hit number one on the adult contemporary chart, number two on the country chart and number 11 on the Hot 100. "Heart of the Night", written by

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and Michael Clark, was the opening track for the album. It was released as the third and final single, reaching number four on the adult contemporary chart and 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1983.

Track list

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Personnel

* Juice Newton – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 8) * Philip Aaberg – keyboards (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10), synthesizers (4) *

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– synthesizers (1, 2, 3) *

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– keyboards (3) * George Doering – electric guitar (1-8), guitar solo (1, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (9, 10) *

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– acoustic guitar *

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– guitar (2), guitar solo (2), backing vocals (2, 4, 6-10) * Chuck Martin – electric guitar (3, 7), guitar solo (3, 7) * Doug Livingston –

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(9, 10) * Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 2, 4-10) *

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– drums (1, 2, 3, 7) *

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– drums (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) * Steve Forman – percussion (1, 2, 6, 7, 9),

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(9) * David Landis – percussion (4) *

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–

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(6), chimes (6) * David Boruff – saxophone (7) *

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– saxophone (7) * Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (7) * Tom Scott – saxophone (7) * Charlie Calello – arrangements * Joe Chemay – backing vocals (1) * Steve George – backing vocals (1) *

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– backing vocals (1) * George Hawkins – backing vocals (1), bass (3) * Jon Joyce – backing vocals (1) * Richard Page – backing vocals (1) * Otha Young – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8), electric guitar (2, 4), acoustic guitar (8) * Chris Montan – backing vocals (2, 4, 6-10) *

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– backing vocals (2, 4, 6-10)

Production

* Richard Landis – producer, management * Otha Young – associate producer * Joe Chiccarelli – recording * Peter Granet – recording * Ed Thacker – mixing * Mitch Gibson – recording assistant, mix assistant * Paul Ray – recording assistant * Mark Sackett – recording assistant *

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– mastering * Kathy Anaya – production coordinator * Roy Kohara – art direction * Henry Marquez – art direction * Charles Bush – photography

Chart performance

Weekly Charts

Year End Charts

Charting Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1982 albums Juice Newton albums Capitol Records albums Albums arranged by Charles Calello Albums produced by Richard Landis