Romance Dance

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Romance Dance
Kim Carnes - Romance Dance.jpg
Studio album by
Kim Carnes
ReleasedJune 1980
GenrePop
Length34:00
LabelEMI[1]
ProducerGeorge Tobin (in association with Mike Piccirillo); Daniel Moore (track #5)
Kim Carnes chronology
St. Vincent's Court
(1979) 		Romance Dance
(1980) 		Mistaken Identity
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 stars[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[]

  1. "Swept Me Off My Feet (The Part of the Fool)" (Kim Carnes) – 3:21
  2. "Cry Like a Baby" (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) – 3:05
  3. "Will You Remember Me" (Carnes) – 4:42
  4. "Tear Me Apart" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) – 3:31 (Originally performed by Suzi Quatro in 1976.)
  5. "Changin'" (Carnes, Dave Ellingson) – 3:54
  6. "More Love" (William Robinson) – 3:38
  7. "In the Chill of the Night" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 4:22
  8. "Where Is Your Heart" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:45
  9. "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
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 89
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 77
US Billboard 200[8] 57

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 198.CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "Romance Dance - Kim Carnes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 111.
  4. ^ "Kim Carnes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Beviglia, Jim (November 15, 2018). "Playing Back the 80s: A Decade of Unstoppable Hits". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0242b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Kim Carnes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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