Mistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album)

Mistaken Identity
Studio album by Kim Carnes
Released	April 1981
Recorded	December 15, 1980 – January 12, 1981
Studio	Record One (Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop rock soft rock
Length	40:13
Label	EMI America
Producer	Val Garay
Kim Carnes chronology
Romance Dance (1980) Mistaken Identity (1981) Voyeur (1982)
Alternative cover
International cover

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bette Davis Eyes"	Donna Weiss Jackie DeShannon	3:47
2.	"Hit and Run"	Weiss 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"	Carnes Dave Ellingson Bill Cuomo Val Garay	4:54

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Break the Rules Tonite (Out of School)"	Carnes Ellingson Wendy Waldman	3:17
7.	"Still Hold On"	Carnes Ellingson Eric Kaz Waldman	4:39
8.	"Don't Call It Love"	Tom Snow Dean Pitchford	3:09
9.	"Miss You Tonite"	Carnes	5:12
10.	"My Old Pals"	Richard Stekol	3:19

1999 remastered reissue bonus tracks (The Mistaken Identity Collection) ^[16]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"More Love"	William Robinson Jr.	3:35
12.	"Invisible Hands" (Dance Mix)	Martin Page Brian Fairweather	5:08
13.	"Voyeur"	Carnes Ellingson Duane Hitchings	3:56
14.	"Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)"	Carnes	3:36
15.	"I Pretend"	Page Fairweather	5:20
16.	"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (with Kenny Rogers)	Carnes Ellingson	3:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mistaken Identity. ^[17]

Musicians

• Kim Carnes – lead vocals (all tracks); piano (track 10)
• Bill Cuomo – arrangements (tracks 1, 3); 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 (track 1); acoustic guitar (track 2); harmony vocals (track 6); background vocals
• Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 7)
• Don Francisco – percussion (tracks 6, 9)
• Dave Ellingson – harmony vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8); background vocals
• Daniel Moore – harmony vocals (tracks 2, 4, 8, 10); background vocals
• Wendy Waldman – harmony vocals (track 7)
• Maxine Willard Waters – harmony vocals (track 4)
• Julia Tillman Waters – harmony vocals (track 4)

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

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Mistaken Identity Chart (1981) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [18] 2 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [19] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [20] 36 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [21] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [22] 3 Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [23] 6 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [24] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [25] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [26] 4 UK Albums (OCC) [27] 26 US Billboard 200 [28] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Mistaken Identity Chart (1981) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [29] 26 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) [30] 27 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [31] 40 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [32] 18 US Billboard 200 [33] 15

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Mistaken Identity

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia	—	95,000 [34]
Canada (Music Canada) [35]	3× Platinum	300,000^
France (SNEP) [36]	Gold	100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [37]	Gold	7,500^
United States (RIAA) [11]	Platinum	1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Viglione, Joe. "Mistaken Identity – Kim Carnes". AllMusic . Retrieved November 17, 2018.
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
3. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. October 17, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
4. "Talent Talk" (PDF). Billboard . August 11, 1981. p. 38. Retrieved September 22, 2022– via World Radio History.
5. Scheibner, George (October 31, 1981). "Barefoot Kim Carnes relishes new image". St. Cloud Times . St. Cloud, Minnesota: Reach plc. p. 44. Retrieved September 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.(subscription required)
6. Kellogg, Alan (October 6, 1981). "Hardworking Carnes delivered the goods". Edmonton Journal . Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Postmedia Network Inc. p. 16. Retrieved September 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.(subscription required)
7. "Breaking Acts' Outlook Improved" (PDF). Billboard . July 11, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved September 22, 2022– via World Radio History.
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12. "Billboard Hot 100 – May 16, 1981". Billboard . Retrieved September 22, 2022.
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17. Mistaken Identity (liner notes). Kim Carnes. EMI America Records. 1981. SO-17052.
18. Kent 1993, p. 256.
19. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0359". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
21. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
22. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
23. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved May 29, 2022.Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Kim Carnes" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
24. "Charts.nz – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
25. "Norwegiancharts.com – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
26. "Swedishcharts.com – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
27. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
28. "Kim Carnes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
29. Kent 1993, p. 433.
30. "Top 100 Albums of 1981". RPM. Vol. 35, no. 22. December 26, 1981. ISSN   0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
31. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1981" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
32. "Top Selling Albums of 1981". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 17, 2018.
33. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
34. "Majors Fight Economics with Quirky Rock Originals". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 23. June 12, 1982. p. A/NZ-4. ISSN   0006-2510 – via Google Books.
35. "Canadian album certifications – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Music Canada. December 1, 1981.
36. "French album certifications – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved August 9, 2021.Select KIM CARNES and click OK. 
37. "New Zealand album certifications – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.

Bibliography

• Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.