It sometimes seems that the works of Kim Carnes are among the most antholigized and compiled of any singer. Because of EMI America's sometimes bizarre licensing arrangements, Kim herself did not know some of them existed until she saw them pictured here. This page may not be exhaustive, but the collections listed here are among the best and easiest to locate.

The Best of You A&M Records (Vinyl/Casette only in US; CD in Australia and UK) SP-3204 /// 1982 The Best of You (Has Got the Best of Me), All He Did Was Try to Tell Me Lies (To Try to Woo Me), Sailin', It's Not the Spotlight, Love Comes From Unexpected Places, You're a Part of Me, Do You Love Her, Somewhere in the Night, Warm Love, He'll Come Home Issued to capitalize on Kim's success with "Mistaken Identity," this collection contains 10 tracks from her two mid-'70s albums for A&M Records.

Crazy in the Night Capitol Records (Canada) CDLL-57273 /// 1990 More Love, Cry Like a Baby, Mistaken Identity, Draw of the Cards, Does It Make You Remember, Voyeur, I Pretend, Invisible Hands, You Make My Heart Beat Faster, Divided Hearts, Hurricane, Crazy in the Night

Greatest Hits EMI Records (Brasil) 796961-2 /// 1991 Bette Davis Eyes, Cry Like a Baby, The Thrill of the Grill, It Hurts So Bad, Stay Away, Blinded by Love, Mistaken Identity, More Love, Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer, You're a Part of Me, Invisible Hands, Crazy in the Night, Hit and Run, Voyeur Now out of print.

Best Now

Teichiku Records (Japan) TOCP-9135 /// 1991

Super Best

Teichiku Records (Japan) TOCP-9187 /// 1993

Break the Rules Tonight, Voyeur, Bette Davis Eyes, Don't Call It Love, Blinded By Love, Draw of the Cards, Invisible Hands, Divided Hearts, Mistaken Identity, Skeptical Shuffle, More Love, It Hurts So Bad, Looking For a Big Night, You Make My Heart Beat Faster, Dancing at the Lighthouse, Hit & Run, Where is Your Heart, Will You Remember Me, Thrill of the Grill, Miss You Tonight

Although these Japanese-issued compilations were released a couple of years apart, they are identical except for cover art. Both, unfortunately, are now out of print.

Gypsy Honeymoon EMI 0777-7-98223-2-4 /// 1995 Chain Letter, Gypsy Honeymoon, Don't Cry Now, Still Hold On, Bette Davis Eyes, Mistaken Identity, More Love, Thrill of the Grill, It Hurts So Bad, Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer [with Kenny Rogers], Rough Edges, I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is, Crazy in the Night, Make No Mistakes He's Mine [with Barbra Streisand], You're a Part of Me [with Gene Cotton]

Bette Davis Eyes Disky (Netherlands) DC 867252 /// 1996 Bette Davis Eyes, Divided Hearts, Invisible Hands, Mistaken Identity, Abadabadango, More Love, Bon Voyage, You Make My Heart Beat Faster, Cry Like a Baby, Does It Make You Remember, I Pretend, Young Love, Invitation to Dance, Crazy in the Night A relatively easy to find import compilation, notable for the inclusion of "Invitation to Dance" from the MGM documentary film "That's Dancin'." To my knowledge, this is the song's first appearance on a Kim Carnes album and it's first appearance on CD. If only the 12" dance mix had been included as a bonus track... --DB

The Best of Kim Carnes

EMI Records (Australasia) 8298182 /// 1997

Bette Davis Eyes, Crazy in the Night, More Love, Draw of the Cards, Does It Make You Remember, You Make My Heart Beat Faster, Abadabadango, Along With the Radio, Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer, Voyeur, Cry Like a Baby, Mistaken Identity, Invisible Hands, I Pretend, Divided Hearts, It Hurts So Bad, Dancin' at the Lighthouse, Break the Rules Tonight

"The Best of Kim Carnes" replaces the out-of-print CD "The Most of Kim Carnes," which featured the identical track listing.

Meus Momentos EMI Records (Brasil) /// 1997 Bette Davis Eyes, Stay Away, Voyeur, Make No Mistake He's Mine, It Hurts So Bad, Crazy in the Night, Invisible Hands, Break the Rules Tonight, Along With the Radio, Lose in Love, You Make My Heart Beat Faster, Young Love, Goodnight Moon, Bon Voyage "My Moments," as the title translates from Portuguese, marks the first appearance on CD of the "St. Vincent's Court" songs "Lose in Love" and "Goodnight Moon." The disc is one in a series of limited edition "Meus Momemtos" discs by a variety of artists. Although it is now out of print, it can still be found in some Brazilian stores.

Back to Back: Kim Carnes and Juice Newton K-Tel / EMI-Capitol Special Markets 4041-2 /// 1998 Kim Carnes: Bette Davis Eyes, Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer, Does It Make You Remember, Draw of the Cards, More Love. Juice Newton: Queen of Hearts, Angel of the Morning, The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known), Heart of the Night, Break It To Me Gently

The Mistaken Identity Collection Razor & Tie 7930182196-2 /// 1999 Bette Davis Eyes, Hit and Run, Mistaken Identity, When I'm Away From You, Draw of the Cards, Break the Rules Tonight (Out of School), Still Hold On, Don't Call It Love, Miss You Tonite, My Old Pals, More Love, Invisible Hands (Dance Mix), Voyeur, Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes), I Pretend, Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer

Master Series A&M/Polygram (Germany) 541 043-2 /// 1999 You're a Part of Me, Warm Love, Bad Seed, Love Comes From Unexpected Places, Let Your Love Come Easy, Somewhere in the Night, The Best of You (Has Got the Best of Me), Nothing Makes Me Feel as Good as a Love Song, Sailin', All He Did Was Tell Me Lies (To Try to Woo Me), Waiting for the Pain to Go Away, Tubin', Do You Love Her, It's Not the Spotlight, And Still Be Loving You, He'll Come Home, It Could Have Been Better, Last Thing You Ever Wanted to Do Digitally remastered compilation of Kim's two A&M albums, omitting only "Hong Onto Your Airplane," "What Good Is Love?" and "Good Old Days," all from "Kim Carnes."

The Best of Kim Carnes EMI-Capitol Music Special Products 72435-20579-2-4 /// 1999 Bette Davis Eyes, More Love, Draw of the Cards, Does It Make You Remember, Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer, Cry Like a Baby, Invisible Hands (Dance Mix), Crazy in the Night, It Hurts So Bad, Voyeur. Digitally remastered, with superb sound.

One European manufacturer has also issued a CD called "Ladies of Blue-Eyed Soul" combining songs by Kim (all of them from "Rest on Me") and Gloria Lynn. A Canadian manufacturer has also issued a pair of two-cut CD singles, one combining Kim's version of "More Love" with Sheena Easton's "Sugar Walls" and the other combining "Bette Davis Eyes" with George Clinton's "Atomic Dog."

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