American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes has released 13 studio albums, one live album, five compilation albums, and 48 singles (including seven as a featured artist). She signed with Amos Records in 1971 and released her debut album Rest on Me in the same year. Her self-titled second album was released in the following year. Kim Carnes yielded one single, "You're a Part of Me", which became Carnes' first charting title. The song reached No. 32 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. None of Carnes's albums charted until the release of her fifth studio album Romance Dance (1980). The album peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard 200, No. 77 on the Canadian Albums Chart and No. 89 on the Australian Albums Chart. Romance Dance produced two hit singles; the Smokey Robinson and the Miracles cover "More Love", which made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 10, and "Cry Like a Baby", which peaked right outside of the top 40, at No. 44.
Carnes' success peaked with the release of Mistaken Identity (1981), which reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's lead single "Bette Davis Eyes" was an international success, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in several other countries. Carnes' follow-up album Voyeur saw moderate success, with the title track reaching No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the second single "Does It Make You Remember" reached No. 36.
Carnes released three more albums, Café Racers (1983), Barking at Airplanes (1985) and Light House (1986), before failing to chart on the Billboard 200 again. The most successful single releases on the Billboard Hot 100 from these albums were "Invisible Hands" (No. 40), "You Make My Heart Beat Faster (and That's All That Matters)" (No. 54), and "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" (No. 15). Carnes permanently relocated to Nashville after the release of View from the House (1988); its lead single, "Crazy in Love", reached No. 13 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Her last two albums, Checkin' Out the Ghosts (1991) and Chasin' Wild Trains (2004), failed to chart worldwide.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US US Country AUS N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988. CAN GERGerman chart peaks: Mistaken Identity: "Bette Davis Eyes": "Draw of the Cards": "Voyeur": "Gypsy Honeymoon": NZ UK Rest on Me Released: 1971 Label: Amos Formats: LP, 8-track, Cassette — — — — — — — Kim Carnes Released: 1975 Label: A&M Format: LP, 8-track, Cassette — — — — — — — Sailin' Released: 1976 Label: A&M Format: LP, 8-track, Cassette — — — — — — — St. Vincent's Court Released: February 1979 Label: EMI America Formats: LP, 8-track, Cassette 206 — — — — — — Romance Dance Released: June 2, 1980 Label: EMI America Formats: LP, 8-track, Cassette 57 — 89 77 — — — Mistaken Identity Released: April 1981 Label: EMI America Formats: CD, LP, 8-track, Cassette 1 — 2 4 3 1 26 RIAA: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum NZ: Gold Voyeur Released: September 8, 1982 Label: EMI America Formats: CD, LP, 8-track, Cassette 49 — 21 26 — 26 — MC: Gold Café Racers Released: October 1983 Label: EMI America Formats: CD, LP, Cassette 97 — — — — — — Barking at Airplanes Released: May 29, 1985 Label: EMI America Formats: CD, LP, Cassette 48 — 40 59 — 24 — Light House Released: May 26, 1986 Label: EMI America Formats: CD, LP, Cassette 116 — — — — — — View from the House Released: July 25, 1988 Label: MCA Formats: CD, LP, Cassette — 36 — — — — — Checkin' Out the Ghosts Released: March 21, 1991 Label: Zebrazone Format: CD — — — — — — — Chasin' Wild Trains Released: 2004 Label: Sparky Dawg Format: CD — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Details Live at Savoy, 1981 Released: May 19, 1998 Label: King Biscuit Flower Hour Format: CD
Compilation albums Title Details The Best of You Released: 1982 Label: A & M Format: Vinyl, Cassette The Classic Collection Released: 1987 Label: J & B Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette Crazy in the Night Released: 1990 Label: Capitol Format: CD, Cassette Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes Released: 1993 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, Cassette, digital download To Love Somebody Released: 1996 Label: Razamataz, MasterTone Format: CD The Best of Kim Carnes Released: October 10, 2005 Label: EMI Format: CD Essential Released: 2011 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US AC US Country US Dance AUS CAN GER NL NZ UK "I Won't Call You Back" 1971 — — — — — — — — — — Rest on Me "To Love Somebody" — — — — — — — — — — "It's Love That Keeps It All Together"(with Dave Ellingson) — — — — — — — — — — "Somewhere in the Night" 1975 — — — — — — — — — — Kim Carnes "You're a Part of Me" — 36 — — — — — — — — "Bad Seed" 1976 — — — — — — — — — — "Last Thing You Ever Wanted to Do" 1977 — — — — — — — — — — Sailin''' |- ! scope="row"| "Sailin'" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Lose in Love" | rowspan="3"| 1979 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || — | | rowspan="3"| St. Vincent's Court|- ! scope="row"| "It Hurts So Bad" | 56 || — || — || — || 79 || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "What Am I Gonna Do" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "More Love" | rowspan="2"| 1980 | 10 || 6 || — || — || 46 || 13 || — || — || —|| — | | rowspan="2"| Romance Dance|- ! scope="row"| "Cry Like a Baby" | 44 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Bette Davis Eyes" | rowspan="3"| 1981 | 1 || 15 || — || 26 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 17 || 2 || 10 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum | rowspan="3"| Mistaken Identity|- ! scope="row"| "Draw of the Cards" | 28 || — || — || — || 64 || 42 || 35 || — || 12 || 49
! scope="row"| "Mistaken Identity" | 60 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
! scope="row"| "Voyeur" | rowspan="2"| 1982 | 29 || — || — || 52 || 30|| 23 || 45 || — || 32 || 68 | | rowspan="3"| Voyeur|- ! scope="row"| "Does It Make You Remember" | 36 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Say You Don't Know Me" | rowspan="2"| 1983 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Invisible Hands" | 40 || — || — || — || — || 44 || — || — || —|| — | | rowspan="5"| Café Racers|- ! scope="row"| "The Universal Song" | rowspan="4"| 1984 | — || — || — || — || — || — || 40 || — || —|| —
! scope="row"| "You Make My Heart Beat Faster(And That's All That Matters)" | 54 || — || — || 15 || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "I Pretend" | 74 || 9 || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Hurricane" | — || — || — || 16 || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Invitation to Dance" | rowspan="4"| 1985 | 68 ||32 || — || 13 || — || — || — || —|| — || — | | That's Dancing! soundtrack |- ! scope="row"| "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" | 15 || — || — || 24 || 21|| 18 || — || — || 11 || — | | rowspan="3"| Barking at Airplanes|- ! scope="row"| "Abadabadango" | 67 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Rough Edges" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Divided Hearts" | rowspan="2"| 1986 | 79 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || — | | rowspan="2"| Light House|- ! scope="row"| "I'd Lie to You for Your Love" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" | rowspan="3"| 1988 | — || — || 70 || — || — || — || — || —|| — || — | | rowspan="4"| View from the House|- ! scope="row"| "Crazy in Love" | — || 13 || 68 || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Just to Spend Tonight with You" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Fantastic Fire of Love" | 1989 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Everybody Needs Someone" | 1990 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || — | | Impulse soundtrack |- ! scope="row"| "Independent Girl" | 1991 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || — | | Checkin' Out the Ghosts|- ! scope="row"| "Working Girl" | 1992 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || — | | Tycoon soundtrack |- ! scope="row"| "Gypsy Honeymoon" | rowspan="2"| 1993 | — || — || — || — || —|| 79 || 65 || — || — || — | | rowspan="2"| Gypsy Honeymoon:The Best of Kim Carnes|- ! scope="row"| "Don't Cry Now" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "One Beat at a Time" | rowspan="2"| 2004 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || — | | rowspan="2"| Chasin' Wild Trains|- ! scope="row"| "Just to See You Smile" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || —
! scope="row"| "Under My Thumb" | 2015 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|| — || — | | 80's Re:Covered'' "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As guest artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US AC US Country AUS CAN NZ UK "Winds of Nowhere" Kim and Bob – Winds of Nowhere on Discogs. Retrieved January 31, 2015 1966 — — — — — — — "You're a Part of Me" 1978 36 6 — — — — — Save the Dancer "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" 1980 4 2 3 38 3 31 — Gideon "Deep Inside My Heart" 22 — — — 12 — — One More Song "What About Me?" 1984 15 1 70 49 18 25 92 What About Me? "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" 51 8 — — 89 — 92 Emotion "Hooked on the Memory of You" 1992 — 23 — 116 — — — Lovescape "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Soundtracks and other appearances Year Title Album/Single 1971 "Nobody Knows" (as Kim and Dave) Vanishing Point soundtrack 1971 "All of My Life" Presenting The Sugar Bears "Feather Balloon" "It's a Good Day" 1982 "Stay with Me"(Rod Stewart with Kim Carnes and Tina Turner) Absolutely Live 1983 "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is" Flashdance soundtrack 1985 "We Are the World" (USA for Africa) We Are the World 1987 "The Heart Must Have a Home" Summer Heat soundtrack "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"(with Jeffrey Osborne) Spaceballs: The Soundtrack 1989 "Comin' Home" Rude Awakening soundtrack 1991 "Hold Me" Romantique – Seiko Ballads 1992 "Heartbreak Hotel" (with Neil Diamond) The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 "Hard Times for Lovers" (with Neil Diamond) Hooked on the Memory of You (single) "Shiny Day" Re-Import (Guide of the Japanese Music) 1993 "Love Hurts" Original Soundtrack - Private Lessons Original Soundtrack - Private Lessons on Discogs. Retrieved February 23, 2015 1994 "Skyline" (with B.J. Thomas and Brian Mitchell) Lunch: A Modern Musical Myth 1997 "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" Jim Croce: A Nashville Tribute 2000 "Who Do You Love" (with Dave Pardue) Mrs Lightning's Valentine 2005 "Silver Cord" Loggerheads soundtrack "You Made My Skin Burn"(from her album Chasin' Wild Trains) The Amateurs soundtrack 2007 "It's Clear Sky Again Today" Songs from L.A. (Noriyuki Makihara album) "Tumbling Dice" (with Jill Johnson) Music Row 2016 "To Be with You Again" Frankie Miller's Double Take
Music videos YearTitleDirector 1979 "What Am I Gonna Do?" "Stay Away" 1980 "More Love" 1981 "Bette Davis Eyes" Russell Mulcahy "Draw of the Cards" 1982 "Voyeur" "Does It Make You Remember" Simon Milne 1983 "Say You Don't Know Me" Russell Mulcahy "Invisible Hands" James "Jim" Yukich 1984 "You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters)" Leslie Libman "The Universal Song" 1985 "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" Dominic Sena, Greg Gold "Abadabadango" "Invitation to Dance" Mary Lambert 1986 "Divided Hearts" Russell Mulcahy 1988 "Crazy in Love" Matt Mahurin 1991 "Hooked on the Memory of You"
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