Mistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album)
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Mistaken Identity is the sixth studio album by American singer Kim Carnes, released in April 1981 by EMI America Records. The album spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, and was subsequently certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
The album's lead single "Bette Davis Eyes" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine non-consecutive weeks and topped the Hot 100 year-end chart of 1981. Follow-up singles "Draw of the Cards" and "Mistaken Identity" reached numbers 28 and 60 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.
Record World said of the title track that "Dreamy sax/keyboard colors provide the backdrop for [Carnes'] vocal longing."<ref name=rw>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Release and promotion
The album's supporting tour, titled the Mistaken Identity Summer Tour '81, ran from August to October 1981, split into two legs. The first leg began in Dallas, Texas, on August 16.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was Carnes' first time headlining a tour.<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Subscription required</ref> Gary U.S. Bonds was the support act.<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Subscription required</ref>
Commercial performance
Mistaken Identity became Carnes' best-selling album, and her first to chart within the US Top 40.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It entered the Billboard 200 at no. 66 in the week of May 2, 1981,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and climbed to No. 1 in its ninth week.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It spent a total of four weeks at the top of the chart,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> selling 1 million copies and earning Platinum certification.<ref name="RIAA"/> The album's success was buoyed by its lead single "Bette Davis Eyes", which spent nine non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 between May and July 1981.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Subsequent singles "Draw of the Cards" and "Mistaken Identity" peaked at No. 28 and No. 60, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mistaken Identity.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>
Musicians
- Kim Carnes – lead vocals Template:Small; piano Template:Small
- Bill Cuomo – arrangements Template:Small; Prophet
- Steve Goldstein – keyboards
- Bryan Garofalo – bass, background vocals
- Craig Krampf – drums, background vocals
- Craig Hull – electric guitar, slide guitar, background vocals
- Josh Leo – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals
- M. L. Benoit – percussion
- Jerry Peterson – saxophone
- Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar Template:Small; acoustic guitar Template:Small; harmony vocals Template:Small; background vocals
- Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar Template:Small
- Don Francisco – percussion Template:Small
- Dave Ellingson – harmony vocals Template:Small; background vocals
- Daniel Moore – harmony vocals Template:Small; background vocals
- Wendy Waldman – harmony vocals Template:Small
- Maxine Willard Waters – harmony vocals Template:Small
- Julia Tillman Waters – harmony vocals Template:Small
Technical
- Val Garay – production, recording
- Niko Bolas – engineering assistance
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Mike Reese – mastering
Artwork
- Bill Burks – art direction, design
- David Alexander – photo
Charts
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Weekly charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)Template:Sfn | 2 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | 6 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)<ref>Template:Cite web Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Kim Carnes" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".</ref> | 6 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1981) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)Template:Sfn | 26 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 27 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 40 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 18 |
| US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 15 |
Certifications and sales
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