Kim Carnes / Universal Songs: The A&M, EMI America & MCA Years
10CD box set
Kim Carnes has announced Universal Songs: The A&M, EMI America & MCA Years, a 10CD box set of her albums from 1975-’88, due in October.
Universal Songs will be the first multi-album box set from the singer-songwriter, best known for her 1981 hit ‘Bette Davis Eyes’. The albums included are Kim Carnes (1975), Sailin’ (1976), St Vincent’s Court (1979), Romance Dance (1980), Mistaken Identity (1981), Voyeur (1982), Café Racers (1983), Barking At Airplanes (1985), Lighthouse (1986) and View From The House (1988).

The set will be the first time much of Carnes’ back catalogue has been available on CD for many years. While Mistaken Identity, Voyeur, Café Racers, Barking At Airplanes and Lighthouse were all reissued between 2012 and 2014 as in ‘vinyl replica sleeves’ by Culture Factory, the rest of her back catalogue has been nigh-on impossible to track down on CD – as far as SDE can ascertain, her self-titled second album has only been released once on CD (a 2023 Music On CD release), Sailin’ only made it on to CD by way of a 1996 Brazilian release and St Vincent’s Court was only issued in Australia in 1998.
Universal Songs isn’t the whole story – it doesn’t include 1971 debut album Rest On Me, Checkin’ Out The Ghosts (1991) or Chasin’ Wild Trains (2004). But reissue-starved fans will be delighted by bonus tracks across the set including 12” dance mixes that have never been released before on CD, duets with Barbra Streisand and Kenny Rodgers, and the three non-album tracks included on 1993’s best of Honeymoon.
Universal Songs: The A&M, EMI America & MCA Years will be released on 23 October 2026 via Demon.
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Tracklisting
The A&M, EMI America & MCA Years Kim Carnes /
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CD 1: Kim Carnes (1975)
- You’re A Part Of Me
- Bad Seed
- And Still Be Loving You
- Hang On To Your Airplane (Honeymoon)
- Do You Love Her
- Somewhere In The Night
- Nothing Makes Me Feel As Good As A Love Song
- It Could Have Been Better
- Waiting For The Pain To Go Away
- What Good Is Love (Later On The Equator)
- Good Old Days
Bonus track
- You’re A Part Of Me – duet with Gene Cotton
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CD 2: Sailin’ (1976)
- The Best Of You (Has Got The Best Of Me)
- Warm Love
- All He Did Was Tell Me Lies (To Try To Woo Me)
- He’ll Come Home
- Sailin’
- It’s Not The Spotlight
- Last Thing You Ever Wanted To Do
- Let Your Love Come Easy
- Tubin’
- Love Comes From Unexpected Places
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CD 3: St Vincent’s Court (1976)
- What Am I Gonna Do
- Jamaica Sunday Morning
- Stay Away
- Lookin’ For A Big Night
- Paris Without You (St. Vincent’s Court)
- It Hurts So Bad
- Lose in Love
- Skeptical Shuffle
- Take Me Home To Where My Heart Is
- Blinded By Love
- Goodnight Moon
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CD 4: Romance Day (1980)
- Swept Me Off My Feet (The Part of the Fool)
- Cry Like A Baby
- Will You Remember Me
- Tear Me Apart
- Changin’
- More Love
- In The Chill Of The Night
- Where Is Your Heart
- And Still Be Loving You
Bonus track
- Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer
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CD 5: Mistaken Identity (1981)
- Bette Davis Eyes
- Hit And Run
- Mistaken Identity
- When I´m Away From You
- Draw Of The Cards
- Break The Rules Tonite (Out of School)
- Still Hold On
- Don’t Call It Love
- Miss You Tonight
- My Old Pals
Bonus Tracks
- Draw Of The Card (Single Version)
- Draw Of The Cards [Special Long Version]
- Bette Davis Eyes [OPM Poppy Club Mix]
- Bette Davis Eyes [OPM All About Kim Mix]
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CD 6: Voyeur (1982)
- Voyeur
- Looker
- Say You Don’t Know Me
- Does It Make You Remember
- Breakin’ Away From Sanity
- Undertow
- Merc Man
- The Arrangement
- The Thrill Of The Grill
- Take It On The Chin
Bonus track
- Voyeur [12” version]
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CD 7: Café Racers (1983)
- You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That’s All That Matters)
- Young Love
- Met You At The Wrong Time of My Life
- Hurricane
- The Universal Song
- Invisible Hands
- I Pretend
- Hangin’ On By A Thread
- A Kick In The Heart
- I’ll Be Here Where The Heart Is
Bonus tracks
- You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That’s All That Matters) [Dance Mix]
- You Make My Heart Beat Faster(And That’s All That Matters) [Instrumental version]
- Hurricane [extended vocal version]
- Hurricane [12” instrumental version]
- Invisible Hands [Dance Mix]
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CD 8: Barking At Aeroplanes (1985)
- Crazy In The Night (Barking at Airplanes)
- One Kiss
- Begging For Favors (Learning How the Things Work)
- He Makes the Sun Rise (Orpheus)
- Bon Voyage
- Don’t Pick Up The Phone (Pick Up the Phone)
- Rough Edges
- Abadabadango
- Touch And Go
- Oliver (Voice On The Radio)
Bonus tracks
- Crazy In the Night (12” Dance Mix)
- Barking At Airplanes (Part II)
- Abadabadango [Extended Version]
- Abadabadango [12” Red Mix]
- Make No Mistake, He’s Mine [Solo version]
- Make No Mistake, He’s Mine [duet with Barbra Streisand]
- What About Me (with Kenny Rogers & James Ingram)
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CD 9: Light House (1986)
- Divided Hearts
- I’d Lie To You For Your Love
- Black And White
- Piece Of The Sky
- You Say You Love Me (But I Know You Don’t)
- Dancin’ At The Lighthouse
- Love Me Like You Never Did Before
- Along With The Radio
- Only Lonely Love
- That’s Where The Trouble Lies
Bonus Tracks
- Divided Hearts [Club Mix]
- Divided Hearts [Dub Mix]
- Invitation To Dance (7” version)
- Invitation To Dance [Vocal Dance Mix]
- Invitation To Dance [Instrumental Dance Mix]
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CD 10: View From The House (1988)
- Brass & Batons
- Just To Spend Tonight With You
- Heartbreak Radio
- Crazy In Love
- If You Don’t Want My Love
- Willie And The Hand Jive
- Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
- Blood From The Bandit
- Fantastic Fire Of Love
- Crimes Of The Heart
Bonus tracks
- Chain Letter
- Gypsy Honeymoon
- Don’t Cry Now
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CD 1: Kim Carnes (1975)
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