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5 Songs You Didn’t Know Kim Carnes Wrote for Country and Pop
June 9, 2022
By Tina Benitez-Eves
American Songwriter
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Most widely recognized for her 1981 pop ballad “Bette Davis Eyes,” Kim Carnes was always more than meets the eye.
Born July 20, 1945, Carnes began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, penning her first big hit “Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer” for Kenny Rogers in 1980. Carnes, along with her husband David M. Ellingson, wrote the entirety of Rogers’ platinum-selling ninth studio album Gideon—which reached No. 1 on the country charts—went on to write for other artists, specifically within country and pop.
Throughout her career, Carnes has released multiple top ten hits, along with 13 albums, including her most recent Chasin’ Wild Trains in 2004.
Here are five songs you didn’t know Kim Carnes wrote for other artists within the two genres.
“Song for a Rainy Day,” David Cassidy (1974)
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Written by Kim Carnes and David Cassidy
