Romance Dance
Romance Dance | ||||
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Released | June 1980 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 34:00 | |||
Label | EMI[1] | |||
Producer | George Tobin (in association with Mike Piccirillo); Daniel Moore (track #5) | |||
Kim Carnes chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Romance Dance is a studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1980.[4] It followed Carnes' duet hit with Kenny Rogers, "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer".
The album spawned two singles, "More Love" and "Cry Like a Baby", which peaked at #10 and #44 on Billboard magazine's Pop Singles chart, respectively.
Another version of the song "And Still Be Loving You" appeared on Carnes' earlier self-named album in 1975.
Production[]
The album was produced by George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo. Carnes had originally intended to record "Bette Davis Eyes" for Romance Dance.[5]
Track listing[]
- "Swept Me Off My Feet (The Part of the Fool)" (Kim Carnes) – 3:21
- "Cry Like a Baby" (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) – 3:05
- "Will You Remember Me" (Carnes) – 4:42
- "Tear Me Apart" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) – 3:31 (Originally performed by Suzi Quatro in 1976.)
- "Changin'" (Carnes, Dave Ellingson) – 3:54
- "More Love" (William Robinson) – 3:38
- "In the Chill of the Night" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 4:22
- "Where Is Your Heart" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:45
- "And Still Be Loving You" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:42
Personnel[]
- Kim Carnes – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 7, 8), acoustic piano (5)
- Bill Cuomo – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 6-9), organ (1, 7), ARP String Ensemble (6, 9)
- Mike Thompson – keyboards (4)
- Mike Piccirillo – guitars (1, 2, 4, 6), mandolin (1), arrangements (2, 4, 6), backing vocals (2, 4, 8), electric guitar (3, 7), percussion (4), acoustic guitar (7)
- Steve Geyer – acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (7)
- John Beland – mandolin (5), dobro (5)
- Eric Nelson – bass (1, 3, 4, 7)
- Scott Edwards – bass (2, 6, 8, 9)
- David Hungate – bass (5)
- Craig Krampf – drums (1, 2, 3, 6-9)
- Joel Peskin – saxophone
- Raphael Ravenscroft – saxophone (6)
- Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements (5)
- Julia Waters Tillman – backing vocals (1, 3, 7)
- Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals (1, 3, 7)
- Patrick Bolen – backing vocals (2, 4)
- Dave Ellingson – backing vocals (2, 8)
- Herb Peterson – backing vocals (5)
- Kin Vassy – backing vocals (5)
- Darlene Love – backing vocals (6)
- Edna Wright – backing vocals (6)
Production[]
- Michael Brokaw – manager (Kragen and Company)
- Bill Burks – art direction and design
- Ron Evans – second engineer
- Stan Evenson – lettering
- Val Garay – mixing
- Gary Goetzman – production manager for George Tobin Productions
- Larry Hirsch – engineer (Track 5)
- Ken Kragen – manager (Kragen and Company)
- Lisa Marie – session coordinator
- Daniel Moore – producer (Track 5)
- Mike Piccirillo – producer (Tracks 1-4 & 6-9)
- Mike Reese – mastering
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Norman Seeff – photography
- George Tobin – producer (Tracks 1-4 & 6-9)
- Ryan Ulyate – engineer
- Howard Wolen – engineer
- Mark Wolfson – engineer
Charts[]
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 89 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 77 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 57 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 198.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ "Romance Dance - Kim Carnes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 111.
- ^ "Kim Carnes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Beviglia, Jim (November 15, 2018). "Playing Back the 80s: A Decade of Unstoppable Hits". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0242b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Kim Carnes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
Categories:
- 1980 albums
- EMI Records albums
- Kim Carnes albums