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Mistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album)

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Released
  
April 1981

Label
  
EMI America

Artist
  
Kim Carnes

Producer
  
Val Garay

Length
  
40:13

Mistaken Identity (1981)
  
Voyeur (1982)

Release date
  
April 1981

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Recorded
  
December 1980 – January 1981

Genres
  
Pop music, Pop rock, New wave

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Similar
  
Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best, Barking at Airplanes, Romance Dance, Sailin', St Vincent's Court

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Mistaken Identity is the sixth studio album by Kim Carnes released in the spring of 1981. It was one of 1981's biggest albums and produced Billboard's #1 song for the entire year, "Bette Davis Eyes". It was nominated for the Album Of The Year Grammy Award.

Contents

The album spent four weeks at #1 on Billboard magazine's Top Albums chart, and was subsequently certified Platinum. The album spawned three singles, "Bette Davis Eyes", "Draw of the Cards" and the title track, which peaked at #1, #28 and #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, respectively.

The Mistaken Identity Tour found Carnes at the peak of success, selling out arenas and large venues.

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Track listing

  1. "Bette Davis Eyes" (Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon) – 3:47
  2. "Hit and Run" (Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon) – 3:17
  3. "Mistaken Identity" (Kim Carnes) – 4:49
  4. "When I'm Away from You" (Frankie Miller) – 3:36
  5. "Draw of the Cards" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Bill Cuomo, Val Garay) – 4:54
  6. "Break the Rules Tonite (Out of School)" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman) – 3:17
  7. "Still Hold On" (Kim Carnes, Eric Kaz, Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman) – 4:39
  8. "Don't Call It Love" (Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford) – 3:09
  9. "Miss You Tonight" (Kim Carnes) – 5:09
  10. "My Old Pals" (Richard Stekol) – 3:19

Personnel

  • Bill Burks – art direction & design
  • Bill Cuomo – Prophet 5, arranger (1,3)
  • Brian Garofalo – bass, background vocal
  • Craig Krampf – drums, background vocal
  • Craig Hull – electric & slide guitars, background vocal
  • Daniel Moore – background vocal, harmony vocal (2,4,8,10)
  • Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar (4,7)
  • Dave Ellingson – background vocal, harmony vocal (2,3,7,8)
  • David Alexander – photography
  • Don Francisco – percussion (6,9)
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Jerry Peterson – saxophone
  • Josh Leo – electric guitars, mandolin, acoustic guitar, background vocal
  • Julia Tillman Waters – harmony vocal (4)
  • Kim Carnes – lead & backing vocals, piano (10)
  • M.L. Benoit – percussion
  • Maxine Willard Waters – harmony vocal (4)
  • Michael Brokaw – management (Kragen & Co.), direction
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Niko Bolas – assistant engineer
  • Paul Roberts – cover inspiration
  • Steve Goldstein – keyboards
  • Val Garay – producer, recorder
  • Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (1), acoustic guitar (2), background vocal, harmony vocal (6)
  • Wendy Waldman – harmony vocal (7)

    • Songs

    1Bette Davies Eyes3:45
    2Hit & Run3:19
    3Mistaken Identity4:51

    References

    Mistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album) Wikipedia
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