*** Kim Carnes - Complete Discography ***
Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Pasadena, California) is an American singer-songwriter. She is noted for her distinctive, raspy voice which she attributes to many hours spent singing in smoky bars and clubs.
Early career
Carnes was a member of The New Christy Minstrels in 1967. During this time, Carnes met and married Dave Ellingson with whom she would write most of her songs. For a short while in the early 1970s, she and Ellingson formed the unsuccessful folk duo Kim and Dave. Carnes wrote the song "Sing Out for Jesus", which was used in the movie Vanishing Point and sung by Big Mama Thornton.
She began releasing albums during the early 1970s. Her self-titled album in 1975 contained her first charted hit, "You're A Part Of Me" (No. 32 AC). This album was followed in 1976 with Sailin'. One track, "Love Comes from Unexpected Places", won best song at the 1977 American Song Festival and gained some additional notice after it was recorded by Barbra Streisand on her 1977 album Streisand Superman. Streisand also recorded Carnes' "Stay Away" on her 1978 album Songbird. Carnes' Top 40 breakthrough occurred in 1978 when she was recruited by Gene Cotton to record a duet version of "You're a Part of Me" which reached No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1980, her duet with fellow ex-New Christy Minstrel Kenny Rogers, "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer", became a major hit on the Pop (No. 4), Country (No. 3) and AC (No. 2) charts. The song was culled from Rogers' concept album, Gideon, which was written entirely by Carnes and Ellingson. Later that year, her cover version of the Smokey Robinson & The Miracles song "More Love" became her first solo Top 10 hit single (No. 10 Pop, No. 6 AC).
"Bette Davis Eyes"
In 1981, she recorded the Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss song "Bette Davis Eyes". As the first single released from the album Mistaken Identity, it spent nine weeks at number one on the US singles charts and became a worldwide hit. The song's success propelled the album to No. 1 for four weeks. The single became biggest hit of the entire year of 1981 and is second only to Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" as the biggest hit of the 1980s.[citation needed] The song earned both the Record of the Year and Song of the Year awards at the 1982 Grammys and Carnes was nominated for Best Pop Female. Two follow-up singles, "Draw Of The Cards" and "Mistaken Identity" were released during 1981.
"Bette Davis Eyes" was written in 1974 and originally rejected by Carnes. It was only after a new instrumental arrangement was done by Bill Cuomo that Carnes agreed to record the song and it became a huge hit. Bette Davis admitted to being a fan of the song and approached Carnes and the songwriters to thank them. Davis wrote to Carnes after the song was released and stated that she was very pleased with the song as it made her seem very up-to-date with her grandson. She had Carnes sing the song live for her at a tribute held just before her death. The song was also used in a 1982 advertising campaign for 7 Up, with the lyrics slightly altered and Pac-Man characters starring in the commercial spots. It was also used in a 2008 Clairol Nice 'n Easy advert in the UK. The song was also played in an episode of Dream Team 80's in 2006.
Later career
Carnes released several albums after Mistaken Identity, but she was never able to approach the success of "Bette Davis Eyes". She never charted higher than No. 15 on the Hot 100 which she achieved twice with "Crazy in the Night" (from Barking at Airplanes) and "What About Me?" with Kenny Rogers and James Ingram. Carnes did reach the AC Top 10 three times after "Bette Davis Eyes" with "I Pretend" (No. 9), "What About Me?" (No. 1) and "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" with Barbra Streisand.
Carnes remained a highly respected artist and songwriter. As a songwriter, she has had two No. 1 country singles. Her duet with Barbra Streisand was re-recorded as "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" by Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers which was a No. 1 Country and No. 42 AC hit in 1987. Carnes also wrote "The Heart Won't Lie", a No. 1 duet for Reba McEntire and Vince Gill in 1993. Co-writing with others, Carnes has had songs covered by such country stars as Deana Carter, Kevin Sharp, Sawyer Brown, Suzy Bogguss, Pam Tillis, Tim McGraw and Tanya Tucker.
Carnes was nominated for two more Grammys - Best Pop Female for "Voyeur" and Best Rock Female for "Invisible Hands". In 1983, Kim's song, "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is", was included on the Flashdance soundtrack which received a Grammy for Best Album Of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture. Carnes was one of the singers invited to perform on USA for Africa's 1985 famine relief fundraising single "We Are the World" and can be heard singing the last line of the song's bridge with Huey Lewis and Cyndi Lauper. In 1987 she sang the song "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" in a duet with Jeffrey Osborne for the soundtrack to the movie Spaceballs.
In 2004, she re-appeared with a self-released album Chasin' Wild Trains. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with husband Dave Ellingson. She has two sons, Collin and Ry. Her son Ry is named after musician Ry Cooder, who guests on the song "Rough Edges" from her Barking at Airplanes album. Son Collin is also featured on that album at the beginning of the song "Crazy in the Night".
*** Albums Kim Carnes ***
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Rest on Me 1971
01 Sweet Love Song to My Soul 2:49
02 Everything Has Got to Be Free 2:54
03 Do You Wanna Dance 2:46
04 I Won't Call You Back 2:58
05 To Love 2:54
06 To Love Somebody 3:25
07 Fell in Love with Poet 3:06
08 One More River to Cross 2:23
09 You Can Do It to Me Anytime 2:59
10 Rest on Me 4:37
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Kim Carnes 1975
01 You're A Part Of Me.
02 Bad Seed.
03 And Still Be Loving You.
04 Hang On To Your Airplane (Honeymoon).
05 Do You Love Her.
06 Somewhere In The Night.
07 Nothing Makes Me Feel As Good As A Love Song.
08 It Could Have Been Better.
09 Waiting For The Pain To Go Away.
10 What Good Is Love (Later On The Equator).
11 Good Old Days.
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Sailin' 1976
01 The Best of You (Has Got the Best of Me)
02 Warm Love
03 All He Did Was Tell Me Lies
04 He'll Come Home
05 Sailin'
06 It's Not the Spotlight
07 Last Thing You Ever Wanted to Do
08 Let Your Love Come Easy
09 Tubin'
10 Love Comes from Unexpected Places
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St Vincent's Court 1979
01 What Am I Gonna Do 3:01
02 Jamaica Sunday Morning 4:32
03 Stay Away 4:09
04 Lookin' for a Big Night 3:55
05 Paris Without You 5:17
06 It Hurts So Bad 3:01
07 Lose in Love 3:50
08 Skeptical Shuffle 3:31
09 Take Me Home 3:13
10 Blinded by Love 3:03
11 Goodnight Moon 3:42
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Romance Dance 1980
01 Swept Me Off My Feet
02 Cry Like a Baby
03 Will You Remember Me
04 Tear Me Apart
05 Changin'
06 More Love
07 In the Chill of the Night
08 Where Is Your Heart
09 And Still Be Loving You
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Mistaken Identity 1981
01 Bette Davis Eyes 3:50
02 Hit & Run 3:19
03 Mistaken Identity 4:52
04 When I'm Away from You 3:39
05 Draw of the Cards 4:59
06 Break the Rules Tonight (Out of School) 3:17
07 Still Hold On 4:40
08 Don't Call It Love 3:10
09 Miss You Tonite 5:16
10 My Old Pals 3:20
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Live at Savoy 1981
01 Under My Thumb 5:50
02 Break the Rules Tonite (Out of School) 3:15
03 Hit and Run 3:53
04 Do You Love Her 5:14
05 More Love 4:05
06 Cry Like a Baby 3:35
07 Miss You Tonight 6:36
08 Say You Don't Know Me 5:03
09 Mistaken Identity 5:36
10 Dwayne 3:33
11 Draw of the Cards 5:48
12 Still Hold On 5:38
13 What's Your Name 11:21
14 Bette Davis Eyes 4:22
15 The Thrill of the Grill 4:16
16 Tear Me Apart 4:14
17 Don't Be Cruel 4:34
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Voyeur 1982
01 Voyeur 3:56
02 Looker 5:31
03 Say You Don't Know Me 4:09
04 Does It Make You Remember 5:09
05 Breakin' Away from Samity 2:48
06 Undertow 4:09
07 Merc Man 3:29
08 The Arrangement 3:44
09 Thrill of the Grill 3:22
10 Take It on the Chin 4:30
11 Dead in my Tracks
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Caf� Racers 1983
01 You Make My Heart Beat Faster
02 Young Love
03 Met You at the Wrong Time in My Life
04 Hurricane
05 The Universal Song
06 Invisible Hands
07 I Pretend
08 Hangin' on by a Thread (A Sad Affair of the Heart)
09 Kick in the Heart
10 I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is
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Barking at Airplanes 1985
01 Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)
02 One Kiss
03 Begging for Favors (Learning How Things Work)
04 He Makes the Sun Rise (Orpheus)
05 Bon Voyage
06 Don't Pick up the Phone (Pick up the Phone)
07 Rough Edges
08 Abadabadango
09 Touch and Go
10 Oliver (Voice on the Radio)
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Lighthouse 1986
01 Divided Hearts (4:08)
02 I'd Lie to You for Your Love (3:43)
03 Black and White (5:19)
04 Piece of the Sky (3:24)
05 You Say You Love Me (But I Know You Don't) (2:48)
06 Dancing at the Lighthouse (3:51)
07 Love Me Like You Never Did Before (4:44)
08 Along with the Radio (4:50)
09 Only Lonely Love (3:58)
10 That's Where the Trouble Lies (3:29)
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View from the House 1988
01 Brass & Batons
02 Just to Spend Tonight with You
03 Heartbreak Radio
04 Crazy in Love
05 If You Don't Want My Love
06 Willie and the Hand Jive
07 Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
08 Blood from the Bandit
09 Fantastic Fire of Love
10 Crimes of the Hear
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Checkin' Out the Ghosts 1991
01 Tears Edge
02 River of Memories
03 Gypsy Honeymoon
04 Hangin' on by a Thread
05 Look Through Children's Eyes
06 Nothin' Better Than Love
07 Independent Girl
08 Checkin' Out the Ghost
09 You Are Everything
10 Get Busy
11 Chain Letter
12 Don't Cry Now
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Chasin' Wild Trains 2004
01 One Beat At A Time 3:52
02 Just To See You Smile 4:18
03 Where Is The Boy 4:04
04 Goodnight Angel 4:53
05 Lucid Dreams 4:02
06 All About Time 3:53
07 Runaway 4:57
08 You Made My Skin Burn 4:12
09 Still Warmed By The Thrill 4:03
10 If I Was An Angel 3:46
11 Too Far Gone 2:58
12 Stepped Right In It 3:31
13 Bette Davis Eyes (Acoustic version) 3:41
14 Just to See You Smile (Acoustic version) 4:00
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