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GRAMMY award-winning Kim Carnes 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.
Kim
Carnes‘ career started as a member of the influential New Christy Minstrels
in 1966. Her naturally raspy voice, rather than being a handicap, became
integral to her trademark sound.
After launching a solo career in 1972, Carnes scored
her first big hit in 1980 with "Don’t Fall in Love with a
Dreamer," a duet with long-time friend
Kenny Rogers. After charting
the Top 10 single "More Love" (originally by The Miracles),
she returned with the 1981 album "Mistaken
Identity," which featured the No. 1 hit "Bette Davis
Eyes," which became her signature song and won a Grammy for
"Song of the Year" and "Record of the Year."
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From then on Kim Carnes scored hit after hit
with songs like "Does It Make You Remember," "Invisible
Hands," "Make No Mistake He’s Mine" (a duet with Barbra Streisand), "What About Me," and "Crazy in the
Night."
Her cover version of Jackie DeShannon’s "Bette Davis
Eyes" topped the Billboard singles chart for nine weeks, earning
Kim her first RIAA gold record. The LP "Mistaken
Identity" topped
the US chart for four weeks, earning platinum status from the RIAA for
more than one million units sold.
Her
second solo album, 1975’s "Kim Carnes," brought her critical favour, although she was
reaping greater success as a songwriter with her husband Dave Ellington,
whom she had met in the New Christy Minstrels. Renowned artists such as Frank Sinatra
and Barbra Streisand recorded her songs, as did another old New Christy Minstrels sparring
partner, Kenny Rogers, who duetted with her on their US Top 5 hit "Don’t Fall In Love With
A Dreamer" in 1980.
Follow-up singles "Draw of the Cards" and
"Mistaken Identity" peaked, respectively, at #28 and #60.
"Bette Davis Eyes" was Billboard’s #2 single of 1981, behind
Olivia Newton-John’s "Physical," which had a then-record
10-week run at the top.
1982 "Bette Davis Eyes" won Record of the
Year and Song of the Year at the 24th Annual Grammy Awards. A&M
Records issued "The Best of You" to capitalize on Kim
Carnes’ success with "Mistaken Identity." This collection
contains 10 tracks from her mid-’70s albums "Kim Carnes" and
"Sailin’." LP "Voyeur" reached #49 as the extracted
title cut peaked at #29.
Kim Carnes has penned number one country hits,
including "The Heart Won’t Lie," a smash duet for
Reba McEntire and
Vince Gill and "Make No
Mistake She’s Mine," a duet by
Kenny Rogers and
Ronnie
Milsap.
Co-writing with others, Carnes has had songs
covered by Deana Carter,
Kevin Sharp,
Sawyer Brown,
Suzy
Bogguss, Pam Tillis and
Tanya Tucker.
She wrote "You Don’t Love Me Anymore," a song on
Tim McGraw’s
album "A
Place In The Sun."
Kim Carnes has now proven herself as a
successful songwriter in rock, pop and country.
In spite of her busy and productive writing schedule,
Kim
Carnes continues to perform live. Whether playing concerts with her
full band or acoustic in the round shows with such artists as
John
Hiatt, Michael McDonald,
Hal Ketchum, Matraca Berg, Greg Barnhill,
Deana Carter and
Steve Wariner, Kim’s
performances continue to overwhelm audiences all over. From corporate
events, performing arts centers, and theatres to a 5,000 seat outdoor
amphitheater, her live performances are natural, powerful and
entertaining. Showing her versatility, she also performs with
symphonies.
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