Kim Carnes (album)

Kim Carnes is the second studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music).

Kim Carnes
Studio album by Kim Carnes
Released	1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	A&M Studios (Hollywood, California).
Genre	Country
Label	A&M
Producer	Mentor Williams
Kim Carnes chronology
Rest on Me (1971) Kim Carnes (1975) Sailin' (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

"You're a Part of Me" (solo version) peaked Adult Contemporary #34 (1976) on Billboard charts. It was the very first Kim Carnes hit. Although this album hasn't been released on CD, eight of the album's eleven songs can be found on the European CD "Master Series".

Track listing

1. "You're a Part of Me" (Kim Carnes) – 3:32
2. "Bad Seed" (Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Mentor Williams, Eddie Reeves) – 4:30
3. "And Still Be Loving You" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 4:45
4. "Hang On to Your Airplane (Honeymoon)" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:00
5. "Do You Love Her" (Carnes) – 3:48
6. "Somewhere in the Night" (Will Jennings, Richard Kerr) – 3:40
7. "Nothing Makes Me Feel as Good as a Love Song" (Carnes) – 2:55
8. "It Could Have Been Better" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 2:28
9. "Waiting for the Pain to Go Away" (Stephen H. Dorff, Milton L. Brown) – 3:10
10. "What Good Is Love (Later on the Equator)" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:22
11. "Good Old Days" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:00

Personnel

• Kim Carnes – lead and backing vocals, electric piano (11)
• David Foster – acoustic piano, electric piano, clavinet
• Michael Utley – synthesizers, organ
• Dean Parks – guitars
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Steve Forman – percussion
• David Briggs – string arrangements
• Steve Dorff – string arrangements (9)
• Dave Ellingson – backing vocals
• Julia Tillman – backing vocals
• Maxine Willard – backing vocals
• Mentor Williams – backing vocals

Production

• Mentor Williams – producer
• Rick Porter – engineer
• Chuck Trammel – second engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Roland Young – art direction, photography
• Chuck Beeson – design

References

1. Viglione, Joe. Kim Carnes at AllMusic