![]() ![]() The singles "Let's Keep It That Way" and "Sunshine" stalled at #37 and #35, respectively, on the Country chart. Newton released two albums on the label Well Kept Secret (1978) and Take Heart (1979), both of which failed to chart. Sensing the band had run its course, Juice Newton & Silver Spur decided to just break up.Īfter the split, Newton and Young continued working together with Capitol Records. With Capitol, they released Come To Me, but unfortunately this album had the same result as their previous one. Their next album After The Dust Settles went nowhere, so the band was dropped from RCA and they switched over to Capitol Records. With the help of some of the top session musicians in Los Angeles, the group released their self-titled debut album, which spawned the single "Love Is A Word," a radio hit in 1976. Juice Newton & Silver Spur acquired a substantial fan base that was large enough for them to sign a contract with RCA Records in Los Angeles. ![]() Dixie Peach remained a band for about a year before they split, and Newton and Young formed the band Juice Newton & Silver Spur, which leaned more towards the country genre than their previous band. The pair formed the folk-rock group Dixie Peach with bassist Tom Kealey and continued playing around coffeehouses and local bars around northern California. During the mid-‘70s she met guitarist/songwriter Otha Young, who would play a prominent role during her entire career and with whom she would remain lifelong friends. After graduating high school, Newton moved to Los Altos Hills, CA to pursue a musical career, beginning by playing around small coffeehouses.
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