Romance Dance
Encyclopedia
Romance Dance is a studio album
by Kim Carnes
, released in June, 1980 (see 1980 in music
). It followed Carnes' recent 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.
It was soon overshadowed by her next album, Mistaken Identity
, released the following year and containing her biggest hit, "Bette Davis Eyes".
The album was produced by George Tobin
in association with Mike Piccirillo
.
George Tobin would become the manager and producer of teen star Tiffany
later in the 1980s.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....
, released in June, 1980 (see 1980 in music
1980 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....
). It followed Carnes' recent duet hit with Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
, "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" is the title of a song written by David Ellingson and Kim Carnes and recorded by Kenny Rogers and Carnes as a duet. It was released in March 1980 as the first single from Rogers' album Gideon. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1...
".
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.
It was soon overshadowed by her next album, Mistaken Identity
Mistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album)
Mistaken Identity, released in 1981, is the sixth studio album by Kim Carnes.It spent four weeks as number one on Billboard magazine's Pop Albums chart, and was subsequently certified platinum...
, released the following year and containing her biggest hit, "Bette Davis Eyes".
The album was produced by George Tobin
George Tobin
George Tobin is a record producer who has produced albums for a long list of musical artists including Robert John, Smokey Robinson, Kim Carnes, Kicking Harold, and PC Quest. He is best known, however, for discovering, managing, and producing the teenage singer Tiffany and showcasing her in malls...
in association with Mike Piccirillo
Mike Piccirillo
Mike Piccirillo is a music producer, songwriter, and musician who began working professionally in the Los Angeles music business in 1976. In conjunction with production partner George Tobin, and subsequently Gary Goetzman, Piccirillo co-produced 31 albums between 1976 and 1992...
.
George Tobin would become the manager and producer of teen star Tiffany
Tiffany (singer)
Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...
later in the 1980s.
Track listing
- "Swept Me Off My Feet" (The Part of the Fool) (Kim Carnes) – 3:21
- "Cry Like a Baby" (Dan PennDan PennDan Penn is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and sometime guitar player who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s including "Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" and "Out of Left Field" & "Cry Like A Baby"...
, Spooner OldhamSpooner OldhamDewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and at FAME Studios on such hit R&B songs as "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "I Never Loved a Man" by Aretha...
) – 3:05 - "Will You Remember Me" (Carnes) – 4:42
- "Tear Me Apart" (Nicky ChinnNicky ChinnNicky Chinn born Nicholas Barry Chinn, 16 May 1945, London, UK) is a British songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the UK and US in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several number-one records...
, Mike Chapman) – 3:31 - "Changin'" (Carnes, Dave Ellingson) – 3:54
- "More Love" (William RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
) – 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
- Bill Burks – Art Direction & Design
- Bill Cuomo – Keyboards (1,2,3,,6,7,8,9), Organ (1,7), Arp String Ensemble(6,9)
- Craig KrampfCraig KrampfCraig Krampf is an American musician and songwriter.The majority of his notable credits are as a studio drummer. Since the 1970s, he has played on albums by other artists ranging from Steve Perry to Alabama to Kim Carnes to Flo and Eddie to Alice Cooper to Melissa Etheridge...
– Drums (1,2,3,6,7,8,9) - Daniel Moore – Producer (5)
- Darlene LoveDarlene LoveDarlene Love is an American popular music singer and actress. She gained prominence in the 1960s for the song "He's a Rebel," a #1 American single in 1962, and was part of the Phil Spector stable that produced a celebrated Christmas album in 1963....
– Background vocals (6) - Dave Ellingson – Background vocals (2,8)
- David HungateDavid HungateDavid Hungate is a bass player noted as a member of Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1977-1982. Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees album of 1976 included Hungate and several other future members of Toto...
– Bass (5) - Doug Sax – Mastered
- Edna Wright – Background vocals (6)
- Eric Nelson – Bass (1,3,4,7)
- Gary Goetzman – Production Manager for GTP
- George Tobin – Co-producer (1-4,6-9)
- Herb PetersonHerb PetersonHerbert Ralph "Herb" Peterson was an American fast food executive and food scientist most known for being the inventor of the McDonald's Egg McMuffin in 1972...
– Background vocals (5) - Howard Wolen – Engineer
- Jim Ed Norman – Strings arrangement (5)
- Joel Peskin – Saxophone
- John Beland – Mandolin (5), Dobro (5)
- Julia Waters Tillman – Background vocals (1,3,7)
- Ken Kragen – Manager (Kragen and Company)
- Kim Carnes – Vocals, Keyboard (5), Background vocals (1,2,3,7,8)
- Kim Vassey – Background vocals (5)
- Larry Hirsch – Engineer (5)
- Lisa Marie – Session Coordinator
- Mark Wolfson – Engineer
- Maxine Waters Willard – Background vocals (1,3,7)
- Michael Brokaw – Manager (Kragen and Company)
- Mike PiccirilloMike PiccirilloMike Piccirillo is a music producer, songwriter, and musician who began working professionally in the Los Angeles music business in 1976. In conjunction with production partner George Tobin, and subsequently Gary Goetzman, Piccirillo co-produced 31 albums between 1976 and 1992...
– Guitars (1,2,4,6), Mandolin (1), Percussion (4), Background vocals (2,4,8), Acoustic guitar (7), Electric guitar (3,7), Engineer, Arranger (2,4,6), Co-producer (1-4,6-9) - Mike Reese – Master
- Mike Thompson – Keyboards (4)
- Norman SeeffNorman SeeffNorman Seeff was born March 5, 1939 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Since moving to the United States in 1969, his work as a photographer and filmmaker has been focused on the exploration of human creativity and the inner dynamics of the creative process....
– Photography - Patrick Bolen – Background vocals (2,4)
- Raphael RavenscroftRaphael RavenscroftRaphael Ravenscroft is a Scottish saxophonist and author on saxophone play. He now resides in Exeter, Devon, England.He is best known for his work with Gerry Rafferty, performing the saxophone solo on "Baker Street". Ravenscroft was paid £27 for the session, with a cheque that bounced...
– Saxophone (6) - Ron Evans – Second Engineer
- Ryan Ulyate – Engineer
- Scott Edwards – Bass (2,6,8,9)
- Stan Evenson – Lettering
- Steve Geyer – Acoustic guitar (3), Electric guitar (7)
- Val GarayVal GarayVal Garay is a record producer and engineer who has worked with Kim Carnes, The Motels, Marty Balin, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Armatrading, Dolly Parton, Pablo Cruise, James Taylor, Queensrÿche, Cock Robin, Dramarama, EZO, Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt, Sarah Brightman, Nicolette Larson, and Reel Big Fish,...
– Mixer