Mistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album)

Mistaken Identity
Original cover art
Studio album by Kim Carnes
Released April 1981
Recorded December 15, 1980 – January 12, 1981[1]
Studio Record One (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre Pop rock, adult contemporary
Length 40:13
Label EMI America
Producer Val Garay
Kim Carnes chronology
Romance Dance
(1980)Romance Dance1980		 Mistaken Identity
(1981)		 Voyeur
(1982)Voyeur1982
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Singles from Mistaken Identity
  1. "Bette Davis Eyes"
    Released: March 10, 1981
  2. "Draw of the Cards"
    Released: 1981
  3. "Mistaken Identity"
    Released: 1981
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Mistaken Identity is the sixth studio album by Kim Carnes released in the spring of 1981. It was one of 1981's biggest albums and produced Billboard's #1 song for the entire year, "Bette Davis Eyes". It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

The album spent four weeks at #1 on Billboard magazine's Top Albums chart, and was subsequently certified Platinum. The album spawned three singles, "Bette Davis Eyes", "Draw of the Cards" and the title track, which peaked at #1, #28 and #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, respectively.

The Mistaken Identity Tour found Carnes at the peak of success, selling out arenas and large venues.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bette Davis Eyes"Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon3:47
2."Hit and Run"Weiss, DeShannon3:17
3."Mistaken Identity"Kim Carnes4:49
4."When I'm Away from You"Frankie Miller3:36
5."Draw of the Cards"Dave Ellingson, Bill Cuomo, Val Garay, Carnes4:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Break the Rules Tonite (Out of School)"Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman, Carnes3:17
7."Still Hold On"Eric Kaz, Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman, Carnes4:39
8."Don't Call It Love"Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford3:09
9."Miss You Tonight"Carnes5:09
10."My Old Pals"Richard Stekol3:19

Chart positions

Chart (1981) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[3] 36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 26
US Billboard 200[8] 1

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia 95,000[9]
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 3× Platinum 300,000^
France (SNEP)[11] Gold 824,400[12]
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Kim-Carnes-Mistaken-Identity/release/2419773
  2. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kim Carnes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kim Carnes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Major fight economics with quirky rock originals". Billboard. 12 June 1982. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Music Canada.
  11. ↑ "French album certifications – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  12. ↑ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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