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Quiet Lies is a 1982 album by American pop-country star Juice Newton. It reached #20 on the Billboard 200, her highest position on the chart, and included three major hits, "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me", "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.

Quiet Lies
Studio album by Juice Newton
Released	1982
Recorded	January - March 1982[1]
Genre	Country rock
Label	Capitol
Producer	Richard Landis
Juice Newton chronology
Juice (1981) Quiet Lies (1982) Dirty Looks (1983)

Hits

"Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" 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 Billboard Hot 100 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 Brenda Lee) -- 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 John Bettis 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)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1, 2, 3)
• Richard Tee – keyboards (3)
• George Doering – electric guitar (1-8), guitar solo (1, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (9, 10)
• Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar
• Andrew Gold – guitar (2), guitar solo (2), backing vocals (2, 4, 6-10)
• Chuck Martin – electric guitar (3, 7), guitar solo (3, 7)
• Doug Livingston – pedal steel guitar (9, 10)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 2, 4-10)
• Rick Shlosser – drums (1, 2, 3, 7)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Steve Forman – percussion (1, 2, 6, 7, 9), Jew's harp (9)
• David Landis – percussion (4)
• Emil Richards – vibraphone (6), chimes (6)
• David Boruff – saxophone (7)
• Jim Horn – saxophone (7)
• Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (7)
• Tom Scott – saxophone (7)
• Charlie Calello – arrangements
• Joe Chemay – backing vocals (1)
• Steve George – backing vocals (1)
• Jim Haas – 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)
• Harry Stinson – 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
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Kathy Anaya – production coordinator
• Roy Kohara – art direction
• Henry Marquez – art direction
• Charles Bush – photography

Chart performance

Weekly Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	7
U.S. Billboard 200	20
Canadian RPM Top Albums	36

Year End Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	34
U.S. Billboard 200	81

Charting Singles

Single	Chart	Position
Love's Been A Little Hard on Me	Australian (ARIA Chart)	90
	Canada (RPM)	14
	Canada Country Songs (RPM)	24
	Canada Adult Contemporary	3
	Official New Zealand Music Chart	36
	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	7
	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	4
	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	30
Break It To Me Gently	Canada Country Songs (RPM)	2
	Canada Adult Contemporary	1
	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	11
	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	1
	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	2
Heart of The Night	Canada Adult Contemporary	9
	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	25
	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	4
	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	53

References

External links

• Quiet Lies at AllMusic

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