Mistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album)

Mistaken Identity
Original cover art
Studio album by Kim Carnes
Released	April 1981
Recorded	December 1980 – January 1981
Genre	Pop rock, adult contemporary
Length	40:13
Label	EMI America
Producer	Val Garay
Kim Carnes chronology
Romance Dance (1980) Mistaken Identity (1981) Voyeur (1982)
Alternate cover
Re-release
Singles from Mistaken Identity
"Bette Davis Eyes" Released: March 10, 1981 "Draw of the Cards" Released: 1981 "Mistaken Identity" Released: 1981 "Still Hold On" Released: 1981

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Mistaken Identity is the sixth studio album by Kim Carnes released in the spring of 1981. It was one of 1981's biggest albums and produced Billboard's #1 song for the entire year, "Bette Davis Eyes". It was nominated for the Album Of The Year Grammy Award.

The album spent four weeks at #1 on Billboard magazine's Top Albums chart, and was subsequently certified Platinum. The album spawned three singles, "Bette Davis Eyes", "Draw of the Cards" and the title track, which peaked at #1, #28 and #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, respectively.

The Mistaken Identity Tour found Carnes at the peak of success, selling out arenas and large venues.

Track listing

1. "Bette Davis Eyes" (Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon) – 3:47
2. "Hit and Run" (Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon) – 3:17
3. "Mistaken Identity" (Kim Carnes) – 4:49
4. "When I'm Away from You" (Frankie Miller) – 3:36
5. "Draw of the Cards" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Bill Cuomo, Val Garay) – 4:54
6. "Break the Rules Tonite (Out of School)" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman) – 3:17
7. "Still Hold On" (Kim Carnes, Eric Kaz, Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman) – 4:39
8. "Don't Call It Love" (Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford) – 3:09
9. "Miss You Tonight" (Kim Carnes) – 5:09
10. "My Old Pals" (Richard Stekol) – 3:19

Chart positions

Chart (1981)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[1]	3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[2]	36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3]	4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[6]	26
US Billboard 200[7]	1

Personnel

• Bill Burks – art direction & design
• Bill Cuomo – Prophet 5, arranger (1,3)
• Brian Garofalo – bass, background vocal
• Craig Krampf – drums, background vocal
• Craig Hull – electric & slide guitars, background vocal
• Daniel Moore – background vocal, harmony vocal (2,4,8,10)
• Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar (4,7)
• Dave Ellingson – background vocal, harmony vocal (2,3,7,8)
• David Alexander – photography
• Don Francisco – percussion (6,9)
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Jerry Peterson – saxophone
• Josh Leo – electric guitars, mandolin, acoustic guitar, background vocal
• Julia Tillman Waters – harmony vocal (4)
• Kim Carnes – lead & backing vocals, piano (10)
• M.L. Benoit – percussion
• Maxine Willard Waters – harmony vocal (4)
• Michael Brokaw – management (Kragen & Co.), direction
• Mike Reese – mastering
• Niko Bolas – assistant engineer
• Paul Roberts – cover inspiration
• Steve Goldstein – keyboards
• Val Garay – producer, recorder
• Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (1), acoustic guitar (2), background vocal, harmony vocal (6)
• Wendy Waldman – harmony vocal (7)

References

1. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
3. "Swedishcharts.com – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
4. "Norwegiancharts.com – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
5. "Charts.org.nz – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
6. "Kim Carnes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 23 December 2014.
7. "Kim Carnes – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kim Carnes. Retrieved 23 December 2014.