Kim Carnes

Kim Carnes

Person from United States

Genres: country pop, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock, folk music, country music, 80s

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About Kim Carnes

Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter best known for her 1981 single "Bette Davis Eyes". She began a solo career as a songwriter and performer in the early 1970s and also worked as a session background singer with Maxine Waters Willard and Julia Waters Tillman, later featured in the 2013 documentary "20 Feet from Stardom". In 1971, Carnes released her debut album "Rest on Me". Her self-titled second album, "Kim Carnes" (1975), included her first charting single, "You're a Part of Me", which reached number 32 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The following year she released "Sailin'", which included "Love Comes from Unexpected Places"; the song won the American Song Festival and the Best Composition award at the Tokyo Song Festival in 1976. In 1980, Carnes and her husband David Ellingson were commissioned by Kenny Rogers to co-write songs for his concept album "Gideon". Her duet with Rogers, "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer", reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and received a Grammy Award nomination. Later that year, her cover of Smokey Robinson’s "More Love", from her album "Romance Dance", reached number ten. In 1981, she released "Mistaken Identity", which included "Bette Davis Eyes". The single became a major international success and the best-selling single of the year in the United States, spending nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and receiving Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. "Mistaken Identity" reached number one on the Billboard 200, was certified Platinum, and received a nomination for Album of the Year. Carnes later achieved chart success with singles including "Draw of the Cards", "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)", "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" with Barbra Streisand, and "What About Me?" featuring Kenny Rogers and James Ingram, as well as the Grammy Award-nominated songs "Voyeur" and "Invisible Hands". As a songwriter, she co-wrote the number one duet "The Heart Won't Lie" with Donna Weiss, recorded by Vince Gill and Reba McEntire for McEntire’s 1993 album "It's Your Call". Her most recent studio album is "Chasin' Wild Trains" (2004). Studio albums Rest on Me (1971) Kim Carnes (1975) Sailin' (1976) St. Vincent's Court (1979) Romance Dance (1980) Mistaken Identity (1981) Voyeur (1982) Café Racers (1983) Barking at Airplanes (1985) Light House (1986) View from the House (1988) Checkin' Out the Ghosts (1991) Chasin' Wild Trains (2004)

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