Light House (album)

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Light House
Kim Carnes - Lighthouse.jpg
Studio album by
Kim Carnes
ReleasedMay 1986
RecordedJanuary 14 – April 15, 1986
Studio
Genre Pop rock
Label EMI
Producer Val Garay
Kim Carnes chronology
Barking at Airplanes
(1985)		Light House
(1986)		 View from the House
(1988)
Singles from Light House
  1. "Divided Hearts"
    Released: May 1986
  2. "I'd Lie to You for Your Love"
    Released: July 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Light House is the tenth studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1986 through EMI. The album reunited Carnes with Val Garay, who produced her albums Mistaken Identity and Voyeur in the early 80s.

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The album spawned one hit single, "Divided Hearts", featuring Phillip Ingram on backing vocals, which peaked at No. 79 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up "I'd Lie to You for Your Love (And That's the Truth)" failed to chart. Light House came to be Carnes' last album with EMI America. It was first issued on CD in Japan in 1987 for a very limited time as Toshiba EMI Ltd. CP32-5150 and now commands a very high price. It has been reissued by label Culture Factory on CD in 2014.

Critical reception

In a review of the lead single, Cashbox described "Divided Hearts" as a "rollicking, bouncing pop tune that disguises the pain of the lyric." [2] Billboard described Light House as Carnes' "most accessible" album since 1981, but opined that there was "no follow-up" to rival "Bette Davis Eyes". [3] In a separate review, Billboard called "I'd Lie to You for Your Love" a "rock stomper with mega-mandolin accompaniment and country-folk harmonies." [4] In a retrospective review of Carnes' career for PopMatters , Christian John Wikane described "Black and White" as "a stunning showcase for Jerry Peterson, whose saxophone solo sparkled like a shooting star sailing through the night sky." [5]

Promotion

"Divided Hearts" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 93 on May 24, 1986. [6] The single spent five consecutive weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 79. [7] "I'd Lie to You for Your Love" was released as the second and final single in July 1986.

In June 1986, Carnes performed "I'd Lie to You for Your Love" and "Black and White" live on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . [8]

Track listing

  1. "Divided Hearts" (Kim Carnes, Kathy Kurasch, Donna Weiss, Collin Ellingson) – 4:09
  2. "I'd Lie to You for Your Love (And That's the Truth)" (Frankie Miller, David & Howard Bellamy, Jeff Barry) – 3:43
  3. "Black and White" (Kim Carnes) – 5:19
  4. "Piece of the Sky" (Jackie DeShannon, Donna Weiss) – 3:25
  5. "You Say You Love Me (But I Know You Don't)" (Kim Carnes, Val Garay, Craig Hull) – 2:48
  6. "Dancin' at the Lighthouse" (Kim Carnes, Daniel Moore) – 3:52
  7. "Love Me Like You Never Did Before" (Phil Brown, Eric Kaz) – 4:43
  8. "Along with the Radio" (Kim Carnes, Craig Krampf) – 4:51
  9. "Only Lonely Love" (Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon) – 4:00
  10. "That's Where the Trouble Lies" (Donna Weiss, Bruce Roberts) – 3:30

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 116

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References

  1. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  2. ↑ "Single Releases - Out of the Box" (PDF). Cashbox . May 17, 1986. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Billboard . May 31, 1986. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard . July 19, 1986. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Wikane, Christian John (April 24, 2017). "Where the Heart Is An Interview With Multi-Grammy Winner Kim Carnes, Part Two". PopMatters. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Hot 100 Chart - Week of May 24, 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Hot 100 Chart - Week of June 7, 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ Carson, Johnny (June 20, 1986). "David Steinberg, Craig T. Nelson". The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Season 24. Episode 137. NBC.
  9. ↑ "Light House – Kim Carnes – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network . Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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