St. Vincent's Court

St. Vincent's Court
Studio album by Kim Carnes
Released	February 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Pop
Label	EMI
Producer	Kim Carnes Dave Ellingson Daniel Moore
Kim Carnes chronology
Sailin' (1976) St. Vincent's Court (1979) Romance Dance (1980)

St. Vincent's Court is the fourth studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1979. ^{[1] [2]}

The album's single, "It Hurts So Bad", ^[3] peaked at No. 56 on Billboard magazine's Pop Singles chart. ^{[4] [5]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]

The Courier Journal noted that "the material runs from slightly country to slightly rhythm-and-blues to heavily ballad-like pop." ^[7] The Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote that the album "samples everything now playing in pop, with Ms. Carnes struggling unsuccessfully to keep up with abrupt shifts in mood and song style." ^[8]

Track listing

1. "What Am I Gonna Do" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson) – 2:58
2. "Jamaica Sunday Morning" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 4:23
3. "Stay Away" (Carnes) – 4:00
4. "Lookin' for a Big Night" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:54
5. "Paris Without You (St. Vincent's Court)" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 5:15
6. "It Hurts So Bad" (Carnes) – 3:02
7. "Lose in Love" (Carnes) – 3:45
8. "Skeptical Shuffle" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:30
9. "Take Me Home to Where My Heart Is" (Daniel Moore) – 3:13
10. "Blinded by Love" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:00
11. "Goodnight Moon" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:37

Personnel

• Kim Carnes – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–3, 8, 10), melodica (1), rhythm track arrangements
• Bill Cuomo – acoustic piano (1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11), keyboards (2, 8), electric piano (4), clavinet (4), Fender Rhodes (5), ARP String Ensemble (5), ARP String Synthesizer (7), additional string arrangements (7)
• Daniel Moore – melodica (1), backing vocals (1, 4, 9), harmony vocals (7), rhythm track arrangements
• Ron Barron – organ (6)
• Jim W. Gordon – organ (9), synthesizers (9)
• Dave Ellingson – rhythm guitars (1), banjo (1), melodica (1), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8–11), sound effects (2), guitars (11), rhythm track arrangements
• Steve Geyer – electric guitars (1), mandolin (1, 2), guitars (2, 7, 8), acoustic guitar (10)
• John Beland – dobro (1), acoustic guitars (6), mandolin (6), rhythm guitar (7)
• Bobby Cochram – guitars (3–5, 9), electric guitars (6, 10)
• Dominic Genova – bass (1, 2, 7, 8, 10)
• Leland Sklar – bass (3–5, 11)
• Reine Press – bass (6)
• David Jackson – bass (9)
• Matt Betton – drums (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
• Richie Hayward – drums (6, 9)
• Larry Hirsch – percussion (1, 6), sound effects (2)
• Victor Feldman – marimba (2), percussion (2), congas (8, 10), vibraphone (8, 10)
• Bobbye Hall – percussion (4, 5)
• Gary Montgomery – harmonica (1)
• Jerry Peterson – saxophone (2, 5, 8, 10)
• Tim Weisberg – flutes (5)
• Darrell Leonard – trumpet (11)
• Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements and conductor
• Danny Timms – backing vocals (4, 11)
• Etan McElroy – backing vocals (4, 11)
• Matthew Moore – backing vocals (9)
• Brian Cadd – backing vocals (11)

Production

• Kim Carnes – producer
• Dave Ellingson – producer
• Daniel Moore – producer, recording engineer (9)
• Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixdown engineer
• Ron Borawski – second engineer
• Gary Lubow – second engineer
• Linda Tyler – second engineer
• Stewart Whitmore – second engineer
• Michael Carnevale – second engineer (6)
• Steve Escallier – additional engineer
• Beverly Jones – additional engineer
• Wally Heider – additional recording engineer (6)
• John Golden – mastering
• Jim Sintetos – mastering
• Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California) – mastering location
• John Kosh – art direction, design
• Jim Shea – cover photography
• Nancy Andrews – inner sleeve photography

References

1. Kirby, Kip (February 17, 1979). "Closeup". Billboard . p. 81. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
2. Garner, Jack (February 20, 1979). "She's a composer and a singer". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 20.
3. "Kim Carnes (St. Vincent's Court) (review)". Stereo Review. 1979. p. 89. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
4. Clarke, Donald (November 28, 1990). The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music . Penguin Books. p.  206. ISBN   9780140511475 . Retrieved February 5, 2013.
5. Bronson, Fred (1985). The Billboard book of number one hits . Billboard Publications. p.  1975. ISBN   9780823075225 . Retrieved February 5, 2013.
6. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
7. Zakem, Marc (February 25, 1979). "Meet: Nicolette Larson, Bonnie Tyler, and Kim Carnes". The Courier-Journal. p. H8.
8. Bustard, C.A. (March 1, 1979). "Revolutions Per Minute". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. E9.