St. Vincent's Court

St. Vincent's Court is the fourth studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music).[1]

St. Vincent's Court
Studio album by Kim Carnes
Released	February 1979
Recorded	1979
Label	EMI
Producer	Kim Carnes Dave Ellingson Daniel Moore
Kim Carnes chronology
Sailin' (1976) St. Vincent's Court (1979) Romance Dance (1980)

The album spawned one single, "It Hurts So Bad",[2] which peaked at #56 on Billboard magazine's Pop Singles chart.[3][4]

Track listing

1. "What Am I Gonna Do" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson) – 2:58
2. "Jamaica Sunday Morning" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 4:23
3. "Stay Away" (Carnes) – 4:00
4. "Lookin' for a Big Night" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:54
5. "Paris Without You (St. Vincent's Court)" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 5:15
6. "It Hurts So Bad" (Carnes) – 3:02
7. "Lose in Love" (Carnes) – 3:45
8. "Skeptical Shuffle" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:30
9. "Take Me Home to Where My Heart Is" (Daniel Moore) – 3:13
10. "Blinded by Love" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:00
11. "Goodnight Moon" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:37

Personnel

• Kim Carnes – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 8, 10), melodica (1), rhythm track arrangements
• Bill Cuomo – acoustic piano (1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11), keyboards (2, 8), electric piano (4), clavinet (4), Fender Rhodes (5), ARP String Ensemble (5), ARP String Synthesizer (7), additional string arrangements (7)
• Daniel Moore – melodica (1), backing vocals (1, 4, 9), harmony vocals (7), rhythm track arrangements
• Ron Barron – organ (6)
• Jim W. Gordon – organ (9), synthesizers (9)
• Dave Ellingson – rhythm guitars (1), banjo (1), melodica (1), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8-11), sound effects (2), guitars (11), rhythm track arrangements
• Steve Geyer – electric guitars (1), mandolin (1, 2), guitar (2, 7, 8), acoustic guitar (10)
• John Beland – dobro (1), acoustic guitars (6), mandolin (6), rhythm guitar (7)
• Bobby Cochram – guitar (3, 4, 5, 9), electric guitars (6, 10)
• Dominic Genova – bass (1, 2, 7, 8, 10)
• Leland Sklar – bass (3, 4, 5, 11)
• Reine Press – bass (6)
• David Jackson – bass (9)
• Matt Betton – drums (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
• Richie Hayward – drums (6, 9)
• Larry Hirsch – percussion (1, 6), sound effects (2)
• Victor Feldman – marimba (2), percussion (2), congas (8, 10), vibraphone (8, 10)
• Bobbye Hall – percussion (4, 5)
• Gary Montgomery – harmonica (1)
• Jerry Peterson – saxophone (2, 5, 8, 10)
• Tim Weisberg – flutes (5)
• Darrel Leonard – trumpet (11)
• Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements and conductor
• Danny Timms – backing vocals (4, 11)
• Etan McElroy – backing vocals (4, 11)
• Matthew Moore – backing vocals (9)
• Brian Cadd – backing vocals (11)

Production

• Nancy Andrews – inner sleeve photography
• Stanford Blum – management (Image Management, Inc.)
• Ron Borawski – second engineer
• Kim Carnes – producer
• Michael Carnevale – second engineer (Track 6)
• Dave Ellingson – producer
• Steve Escallier – additional engineer
• John Golden – mastering
• Wally Heider – additional recording engineer (Track 6)
• Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixdown engineer
• Beverly Jones – additional engineer
• John Kosh – art direction and design
• Gary Lubow – second engineer
• Daniel Moore – producer, recording engineer (Track 9)
• Jim Shea – cover photography
• Jim Sintetos – mastering
• Linda Tyler – second engineer
• Stewart Whitmore – second engineer

References

1. Kirby, Kip (February 17, 1979). "Closeup". Billboard. p. 81. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
2. "Kim Carnes (St. Vincent's Court) (review)". Stereo Review. 1979. p. 89. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
3. Clarke, Donald (1990-11-28). The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music. Penguin Books. p. 206. ISBN 9780140511475. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
4. Bronson, Fred (1985). The Billboard book of number one hits. Billboard Publications. p. 1975. ISBN 9780823075225. Retrieved 5 February 2013.