Kim Carnes

Hailed by Rolling Stone for a voice that’s “worn, aged, soulful [and] defiant,” two-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer Kim Carnes’ 1981 synth-pop classic, <a href="spotify:track:0odIT9B9BvOCnXfS0e4lB5" data-name="Bette Davis Eyes">Bette Davis Eyes</a>, spent nine weeks at No. 1 and won her the Grammy for Record of the Year.

Her string of other major hits includes <a href="spotify:track:5hqa99q3MzWAf8lyttmipG" data-name="More Love">More Love</a>, <a href="spotify:track:5UMWmHdI90c1w7Vx7Rorne" data-name="Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)">Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)</a> and <a href="spotify:track:1xdMocoG6LHgymfs9lu7tk" data-name="What About Me?">What About Me?</a>, and she has penned tunes for, among others, <a href="spotify:artist:6bR0cgMtkCVpm0I5yrDNzO" data-name="Big Mama Thornton">Big Mama Thornton</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6roFdX1y5BYSbp60OTJWMd" data-name="Tim McGraw">Tim McGraw</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1zuJe6b1roixEKMOtyrEak" data-name="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0aqrM7Fo3Ml66Kc5JAzmjt" data-name="Deana Carter">Deana Carter</a>. She’s also the writer of three No. 1 country songs, including <a href="spotify:artist:02rd0anEWfMtF7iMku9uor" data-name="Reba McEntire">Reba McEntire</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3IhWQSrLj8EJjdvjFTpCyo" data-name="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a>’s <a href="spotify:track:1W8EyUzQPkVyGtAkCg1HqS" data-name="The Heart Won&#39;t Lie">The Heart Won&#39;t Lie</a> and <a href="spotify:track:7nhFSnotC1slPvbm4z0flv" data-name="Make No Mistake, She&#39;s Mine">Make No Mistake, She&#39;s Mine</a>, by <a href="spotify:artist:6Sb8EHpZvyjSTT5KD9DjUZ" data-name="Ronnie Milsap">Ronnie Milsap</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4tw2Lmn9tTPUv7Gy7mVPI4" data-name="Kenny Rogers">Kenny Rogers</a>.

In 1980, Carnes and husband Dave Ellingson wrote <a href="spotify:album:5bxzSTp85ypZnJHFBD3lNb" data-name="Gideon">Gideon</a>, a concept album by Kenny Rogers, with whom she recorded the smash duet, <a href="spotify:track:6xSrfSM8IvRPzwbC4VjBcg" data-name="Don&#39;t Fall In Love With A Dreamer">Don&#39;t Fall In Love With A Dreamer</a>.

Carnes co-wrote and recorded <a href="spotify:track:4Vk38u58VnG8vykmbnZXpK" data-name="I&#39;ll Be Here Where The Heart Is">I&#39;ll Be Here Where The Heart Is</a> for the 1983 Flashdance soundtrack, earning her second Grammy, and was among the superstar talent assembled for 1985’s historic single, <a href="spotify:track:3Z2tPWiNiIpg8UMMoowHIk" data-name="We Are The World">We Are The World</a>. Numerous films have spotlighted her songs, including Vanishing Point, Spaceballs, Valentino: The Last Emperor, That’s Dancin’, Glee and The Contender (in a duet with <a href="spotify:artist:266j9hfnayXOZhRRi0sTOu" data-name="Jeff Bridges">Jeff Bridges</a>). On the small screen, she’s heard with Tim McGraw on a song for TV’s Yellowstone, as well as in the opening scene of 2022’s The Tourist. Carnes’ latest album is the critically acclaimed <a href="spotify:album:2WGBs5UPB8Ve2IsQTOu9gr" data-name="Chasin&#39; Wild Trains">Chasin&#39; Wild Trains</a>, featuring Al Anderson and <a href="spotify:artist:2qk9voo8llSGYcZ6xrBzKx" data-name="Kings of Leon">Kings of Leon</a> producer Angelo, among others.