Checkin' Out the Ghosts

Checkin' Out the Ghosts is the twelfth studio album by American singer Kim Carnes. It was released exclusively in Japan on March 21, 1991, by Zebrazone (distributed by Teichiku Records).[1]

Checkin' Out the Ghosts
Studio album by Kim Carnes
Released	March 21, 1991
Recorded	1991
Studio	Studio Ultimo, Los Angeles Capitol, Hollywood Studio 55, Los Angeles Westlake, West Hollywood
Length	39:34
Label	Zebrazone
Producer	Joey Carbone Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes chronology
View from the House (1988) Checkin' Out the Ghosts (1991) Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes (1993)

Two years later, in 1993, the song "Gypsy Honeymoon" would be re-recorded and released as a single in Europe only. The track would be included on and become the title of an internationally released greatest hits album, Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes.

The album also contains a re-recording of the track "Hangin' On by a Thread (A Sad Affair of the Heart)", originally taken from Carnes' album Café Racers. "Independent Girl" was released as a mini CD single in Japan on November 1, 1991, containing the song "Mutual Attraction" as its B-side.[2]

Track listing

1. "Tears Edge" (Kim Carnes, Donna Weiss) – 4:38
2. "River of Memories" (Carnes, Collin Ellingson, Weiss) – 5:04
3. "Gypsy Honeymoon" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 4:14
4. "Hangin' On by a Thread" (Carnes) – 3:09
5. "Look Through Children's Eyes" (Carnes, Weiss) – 4:30
6. "Nothin' Better Than Love" (Joey Carbone, Dennis Belfield, Weiss) – 4:01
7. "Independent Girl" (lyrics: Michelle Hart; music: Carbone, Belfield) – 3:24
8. "Checkin' Out the Ghost" (Carnes) – 3:39
9. "You Are Everything" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 3:28
10. "Get Busy" (Carnes, Carbone, Belfield) – 3:27

References

1. "愛のゴースト | キム・カーンズ" [Ghost of Love | Kim Carnes] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
2. "Independent Girl" on Discogs