Later that year, the album Take Heart featured five modestly-charting singles: 'Until Tonight', ' Any Way That You Want Me', 'You Fill My Life', 'Lay Back In The Arms of Someone', and 'Sunshine'. In 1979 Capitol's investment in Newton began to pay off as Newton had her first Top-40 Country hit with 'Let's Keep It That Way' (another one-off single). Neither Well Kept Secret nor its sole single 'Hey Baby' charted, but Capitol Records did renew Newton's contract. Newton's solo debut album Well Kept Secret was released later in 1978. In 1978, Newton legally changed her name from 'Judy Kay Newton' to 'Juice Newton' ('Juice' having long been her nickname). Also in 1978, The Carpenters' version of the Newton/Young-penned song ' Sweet, Sweet Smile' reached the Top 10 on both the Country and Adult Contemporary charts, and #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “It’s a Heartache” became the first of what would eventually be her 11 'Hot 100' pop hits. Near the end of 1977, ' It's a Heartache' became Newton's first solo record and a major hit in Mexico, where it was eventually certified Gold, and in 1978, she released it in the United States.

Newton also sang backing vocals for three tracks on Bob Welch's platinum solo debut album, including his hit ' Ebony Eyes'. In late 1977, Newton went solo, continuing to record for Capitol, and until 1982 Silver Spur remained the name of her backing band. The band broke up shortly after releasing just one more album. The band was dropped by RCA, then joined Capitol Records in 1977. The group released two albums for RCA, in 19, but scored only one charting country single with 'Love Is a Word'. In the early 1970s, Newton, Otha Young and Tom Kealey formed a band that would eventually be called Juice Newton & Silver Spur, which was signed to RCA Records.

She then formed a folk-rock band with guitarist and songwriter Otha Young, and toured bars in Northern California with her band. After high school graduation, Newton attended Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, where she also performed folk music in some local coffeehouses. Her mother encouraged her interest in music, giving Newton a guitar for her 13th birthday. Newton was born in Lakehurst, New Jersey, but graduated from First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. During the 1980s, she charted 14 Top-10 hits across the Billboard Country, AC, and Hot 100 charts, with many of the recordings achieving crossover success and six of the songs hitting the No. 1 position. Newton has several Gold and Platinum records to her credit, including Juice, Quiet Lies and her first Greatest Hits album. Newton's other awards include a People's Choice Award for 'Best Female Vocalist' and the Australian Music Media's 'Number One International Country Artist'. Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categories – winning once in 1983 – as well as an ACM Award for Top New Female Artist and two consecutive Billboard Female Album Artist of the Year awards. Judith Kay ' Juice' Newton (born February 18, 1952) is an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician.

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