Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a session background singer with the famed Waters sisters (featured in the documentary 20 Feet from Stardom).
After she signed her first publishing deal with Jimmy Bowen, she released her debut album Rest on Me in 1971. Carnes' self-titled second album primarily contained self-penned songs, including her first charting single "You're a Part of Me", which reached No. 35 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1975. In the following year, Carnes released Sailin', which featured "Love Comes from Unexpected Places". The song won the American Song Festival and the award for Best Composition at the Tokyo Song Festival in 1976.
In her breakthrough year, 1980, Carnes was commissioned by Kenny Rogers to co-write the songs for his concept album Gideon (1980), and their duet "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" hit No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and earned the duo a Grammy Award nomination. Later that year, her cover of Smokey Robinson's "More Love", from the album Romance Dance (1980), hit No.10. The following year, Carnes released Mistaken Identity, which featured the worldwide hit, "Bette Davis Eyes". This became the best-selling single of the year in the United States, spending nine weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100, going Gold, and won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Mistaken Identity went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, was certified Platinum, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Carnes also saw success with the singles "Draw of the Cards" (No.28), "Does It Make You Remember" (No.36), "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" (No.15), "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" (No.51), with Barbra Streisand, "What About Me?" (No.15), with Kenny Rogers and James Ingram, "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is", from the Flashdance soundtrack, and the Grammy Award nominated singles "Voyeur" (No.29) and "Invisible Hands" (No.40). Her other successes as a songwriter include co-writing the No.1 duet "The Heart Won't Lie" with Donna Weiss (who had co-written "Bette Davis Eyes" with Jackie DeShannon), which was recorded by Vince Gill and Reba McEntire.
Her distinctive, raspy vocal style has drawn comparisons to Rod Stewart. Her most recent studio album is Chasin' Wild Trains (2004). As of 2017, Carnes was residing in Nashville, Tennessee, where she continues to write music.
GENRE: Pop, Pop Rock
DISCOGRAPHY
Kim Carnes - Barking At Airplanes (1985)
Format: FLAC [24.192]
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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Kim Carnes - Mistaken Identity (1981) - Japan
Format: FLAC [24.192]
01. Bette Davis Eyes
02. Hit And Run
03. Mistaken Indentity
04. When I'm Away From You
05. Draw Of The Cards
06. Break The Rules Tonite (Out Of School)
07. Still Hold On
08. Don't Call It Love
09. Miss You Tonite
10. My Old Pals
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Kim Carnes - Romance Dance (1980)
Format: FLAC [24.192]
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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Kim Carnes - Sailin' (1976)
Format: FLAC [24.192]
01. The Best Of You (Has Got The Best Of Me)
02. Warm Love
03. All He Did Was Tell Me Lies (To Try To Woo Me)
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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Kim Carnes - St. Vincent's Court (1979) - Japan
Format: FLAC [24.192]
01. What Am I Gonna Do
02. Jamaica Sunday Morning
03. Stay Away
04. Lookin' For A Big Night
05. Paris Without You (St. Vincent's Court)
06. It Hurts So Bad
07. Lose In Love
08. Skeptical Shuffle
09. Take Me Home To Where My Heart Is
10. Blinded By Love
11. Goodnight Moon
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Kim Carnes - The Best Of You (1982)
Format: FLAC [24.192]
01. The Best Of You (Has Got The Best Of Me)
02. All He Did Was Tell Me Lies (To Try To Woo Me)
03. Sailin'
04. It's Not The Spot Light
05. Love Comes From Unexpected Places
06. You're A Part Of Me
07. Do You Love Her
08. Somewhere In The Night
09. Warm Love
10. He'll Come Home
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Kim Carnes - Voyeur (1982)
Format: FLAC [24.192]
01. Voyeur
02. Looker
03. Say You Don't Know Me
04. Does It Make You Remember
05. Breakin' Away From Sanity
06. Undertow
07. Merc Man
08. The Arrangement
09. The Thrill Of The Grill
10. Take It On The Chin
