Career Kim Carnes

1 career

1.1 1965–1974: career , first studio album
1.2 1975–1979: chart successes
1.3 1980–1981: collaboration kenny rogers , bette davis eyes
1.4 1982–1985: voyeur , further releases
1.5 1988–1993: recording in nashville
1.6 1994–present: further songwriting success , essential

career
1965–1974: career , first studio album

a songwriter , performer age, after writing songs many years, carnes signed first publishing deal in 1969 producer jimmy bowen. during period, shared demo-recording time bowen s other writers, including don henley, glenn frey, , j.d. souther. carnes sang nobody knows, written mike settle, featured in end credits of 1971 film vanishing point. film featured carnes first cut songwriter, sing out jesus, recorded willie mae big mama thornton.

also in 1971 , mike settle again worked bowen create bubblegum pop studio group sugar bears. album, presenting sugar bears, , 3 singles released 1 song, one, reaching #83 on billboard charts.

in 1970s, carnes , husband dave ellingson co-wrote several songs david cassidy, @ peak of career international idol, , toured world him opening act husband. cassidy s albums, rock me baby, dreams nuthin more wishes , cassidy live! include several songs penned carnes, along ellingson , cassidy. carnes provided backing vocals these albums.

after signing amos records, first solo album, rest on me, produced jimmy bowen, released in 1972.

1975–1979: chart successes

in 1975, carnes released self-titled second album, contained first charted hit, re part of me , reached number 32 on adult contemporary charts. carnes re-recorded track gene cotton 3 years later. majority of tracks on second album written carnes , ellingson.

her third album, sailin , produced jerry wexler , released in 1976. 1 track, love comes unexpected places won grand prize @ 1976 american song festival. song earned award best composition @ tokyo song festival. gained additional notice after recorded barbra streisand on 1977 album streisand superman. streisand recorded carnes s stay away on 1978 album songbird. in spite of streisand s endorsement of material, carnes s own top 40 breakthrough did not occur till 1978, when gene cotton recruited record duet version of re part of me, reached no. 36 on billboard hot 100.

in 1979, recorded single, using pseudonym “connie con carne,” titled dances meat, written herself , dave ellingson.

1980–1981: collaboration kenny rogers , bette davis eyes

in 1980, duet kenny rogers, don t fall in love dreamer, became major hit on pop (number four), country (number three) , adult contemporary (number two) charts. song culled rogers concept album, gideon, written entirely carnes , husband dave ellingson. later year, cover version of smokey robinson & miracles song more love became first solo top 10 hit (number ten in pop charts , number 6 in adult contemporary charts). robinson was, indeed, impressed carnes s recording , success song later wrote , composed being her. robinson s producer, george tobin, insisted instead record , release song himself. record went number 1 me demo kim, robinson told huffington post. in 1981, carnes provided backing vocals on dionne warwick s no night long album.

in 1981, carnes recorded jackie deshannon , donna weiss song bette davis eyes, had been written , composed in 1974. first single released album mistaken identity, spent 9 weeks @ number 1 on singles charts , became worldwide hit. song s success propelled album number 1 4 weeks. single became biggest hit of entire year 1981, , second olivia newton-john s physical biggest hit of 1980s in usa, according billboard. song earned both record of year , song of year awards @ 1982 grammy awards. carnes nominated best pop female, , mistaken identity earned nomination album of year. 2 follow-up singles released album, title track , draw of cards, charted in uk , australia.

carnes , band rehearsed bette davis eyes in studio 3 days take melody , overall sound of record darker, more haunting place. keyboard player bill cuomo came signature instrumental lick , band , producer val garay created new arrangement of song, recorded next day no overdubs.

bette davis admitted being fan of song , approached carnes , songwriters thank them. davis wrote carnes after song released saying loved song. thrill become part of rock generation, said in memoir, n that. davis s grandson, ashley, told screen legend had made it. carnes , davis struck special friendship, singer visiting @ home several times before davis s death in 1989. in considers career highlight, carnes performed song live davis @ tribute legendary actress held before death. recently, song has been used in 2008 clairol nice n easy tv commercial in united kingdom, ad featuring song has expanded south africa , other territories around world. in 2008, song featured in opening scene of documentary film, valentino: last emperor , continues licensed film , tv use. in november 2015, song set piece back-story of liz taylor in tv anthology american horror story: hotel.

also on 19 december 1981, kim carnes performed rod stewart , tina turner @ l. a. forum, inglewood. dick clark, hosted television special version of concert, cited carnes , stewart s junction of forces fulfillment of 1 of personal fantasies.

1982–1985: voyeur , further releases

carnes later hits included 2 more singles missed pop top 10, crazy in night (from barking @ airplanes) , me? kenny rogers , james ingram. kim reached adult contemporary top 10 4 times after bette davis eyes – pretend (number nine), me? (number one), make no mistake, s mine barbra streisand (number eight) (co-produced carnes bill cuomo) , crazy in love (number ten). on january 19, 1985, carnes had distinction of being on billboard hot 100 3 singles simultaneously, me , make no mistake, s mine , invitation dance , soundtrack film, s dancing! meant on chart solo artist, in addition being part of duo , trio.

carnes nominated additional grammy awards – including best rock vocal performance female voyeur, in 1983 , best rock vocal performance female invisible hands in 1984. in 1983, kim s song, ll here heart , included on flashdance soundtrack received grammy best album of original score written motion picture. kim 1 of singers invited perform on usa africa s 1985 famine relief fundraising single world , can seen in music video , heard singing last line of song s bridge huey lewis , cyndi lauper. in 1987, sang song heart has mind of own in duet jeffrey osborne soundtrack movie spaceballs. in same year, carnes recorded heart must have home american film summer heat.

1988–1993: recording in nashville

for release of eleventh studio album, view house, carnes reunited producer jimmy bowen, co-produced album her. view house spawned 4 singles, including top 10 adult contemporary hit, crazy in love. album featured appearances future music superstars vince gill , lyle lovett.

her twelfth studio album, checkin out ghosts, released exclusively in japan in 1991. album not commercially successful worldwide. featured song gypsy honeymoon, later re-recorded on 1993 compilation of same name. song hit in germany in 1993.

in 1992, carnes recorded everly brothers song love hurts soundtrack private lessons, shiny day cd named re-import released in japan, , chuck berry song run, run rudolph christmas compilation called stars come out christmas vol. iii. in 1997, carnes wrote 1 little kiss songwriter , friend greg barnhill, recorded lila mccann on debut album, lila.

1994–present: further songwriting success , essential

in 1994, carnes permanently relocated los angeles nashville. several of songs, including voyeur, ll here heart , gypsy honeymoon hits in countries throughout europe , south america. songwriter, has had 2 no. 1 country singles. duet barbra streisand re-recorded make no mistake, s mine ronnie milsap , kenny rogers in 1987 , heart won t lie, no. 1 duet reba mcentire , vince gill in 1993. co-writing others, carnes has had songs covered such country stars tim mcgraw, deana carter, kevin sharp, matraca berg, carolyn dawn johnson, sawyer brown, suzy bogguss, collin raye, pam tillis, conway twitty , tanya tucker. in 1997, carnes recorded cover of bad, bad leroy brown tribute album jim croce: nashville tribute.

in 2000, carnes sang duet of johnny cash song, ring of fire , jeff bridges, film contender. song featured in opening credits.

in 2004, carnes released album chasin wild trains. producing album herself, wrote material album kings of leon producer angelo petraglia, matraca berg, kim richey, al anderson, jeffrey steele, marc jordan, anders osborne , chuck prophet. extensive european tour followed album, achieved success in america. in same year, carnes provided vocals 2 tracks on tim mcgraw s album, live dying. carnes co-wrote , recorded silver cord soundtrack of loggerheads (2005).

carnes recorded s clear sky again today on noriyuki makihara – songs l.a., tribute album japanese singer-songwriter noriyuki makihara in 2007.

in recent years, carnes has written songs such s mighty hand greg barnhill on 2006 film, chances: women of magdalene, enough dana cooper on 2010 album, conjurer, provided backing vocals. carnes co-wrote live tell jamie appleby, marv green , alyssa reid on reid s 2011 album, game. 2 songs carnes co-wrote australian duo o shea number 1 hits on australia s cmc country music channel. co-wrote song on follow-up album.

emi music released essential, kim carnes compilation, in 2011. compilation received positive review thom jurek of allmusic, praised carnes s lesser-known songs such d lie love , abadabadango , stating carnes s voice makes them work. went on ability choose or write songs highlighted many smoky shades in voice uncanny.

in february 2012, ossum possum records re-released original theme song warner bros. motion picture impulse, needs – recorded carnes in 1990, digital download single. released in 1990 promo cd single same record company.

in october 2012, american record company culture factory re-released carnes mistaken identity, voyeur , cafe racers albums. light house , barking @ airplanes released in august 2013.

in 2014, carnes recorded duet british songwriter frankie miller included on tribute album. appeared in episode of u.s. tv series haunting of in november 2013.