Café Racers is a studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1983.
The album spawned three chart singles in the United States, “Invisible Hands”, “You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That’s All That Matters)”, and “I Pretend” which charted on various Billboard charts. “The Universal Song” was also released as a single in West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
The song “I’ll Be Here Where the Heart Is” was included on the chart-topping, six times Platinum Flashdance soundtrack which received a Grammy Award for Best Album Of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture at 26th Annual Grammy Awards. It was also released as a single in Germany, Netherlands, Spain and France.
Kim’s album, meanwhile, was a commercial failure, running out of steam at #97 on the Billboard album chart.
Tracks
1 You Make My Heart Beat Faster (Brian Fairweather, Dave Ellingson, Kim Carnes, Martin Page) 4:35
2 Young Love (Gary O’Connor) 4:13
3 Met You At The Wrong Time Of My Life (B.P. Hurding, Paul Wilson) 5:19
4 Hurricane (Bill Cuomo, Kim Carnes) 4:30
5 The Universal Song (Bill Cuomo, Dave Ellingson, Kim Carnes) 3:55
6 Invisible Hands (Brian Fairweather, Martin Page) 3:13
7 I Pretend (Brian Fairweather, Martin Page) 5:19
8 Hangin’ On A Thread (Kim Carnes) 2:51
9 A Kick In The Heart (Mark Goldenberg) 4:31
10 I’ll Be Here Where The Heart Is (Craig Krampf, Duane Hitchings, Kim Carnes) 4:41
Musicians
1 You Make My Heart Beat Faster
| Drums | Denny Carmassi |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Charles Sanford |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Background Vocals | Charles Sanford |
2 Young Love
| Bass | Mark Andes |
| Drums | Denny Carmassi |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Background Vocals | Waddy Wachtel |
3 Met You At The Wrong Time Of My Life
| Bass | Mark Andes |
| Drums | Denny Carmassi |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Piano | David Paich |
| Synthesizer | Bill Cuomo |
| Sax | Jerry Peterson |
| Percussion | Keith Olson |
4 Hurricane
| Drums | Denny Carmassi |
| Guitar | Charles Sanford |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Sax | Jerry Peterson |
| Background Vocals | Charles Sanford |
5 The Universal Song
| Drums | Denny Carmassi |
| Guitar | Charles Sanford |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Background Vocals | Charles Sanford |
| Background Vocals | Martin Page |
6 Invisible Hands
| Drums | Denny Carmassi |
| Bass | Mark Andes |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Background Vocals | Brian Fairweather |
7 I Pretend
| Bass | Mark Andes |
| Drums | Denny Carmassi |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Sax | Jerry Peterson |
| Background Vocals | Brian Fairweather |
| Background Vocals | Kevin Chalfant |
| Background Vocals | Martin Page |
8 Hangin’ On A Thread
| Drums | Craig Krampf |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Background Vocals | John Waite |
9 A Kick In The Heart
| Bass | Mark Andes |
| Drums | Denny Carmassi |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
10 I’ll Be Here Where The Heart Is
| Drums | Denny Carmassi |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Keyboards | Duane Hitchings |
| Background Vocals | Daniel Moore |
| Background Vocals | Dave Ellingson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Keith Olsen
Coordinator – Sue McGonigle
Directed By – Kragen & Co, Michael Brokaw
Engineer – Keith Olsen, Dennis Sager
Mastered By – Greg Fulginiti
Photography – Robert Blakeman, Jackie Sallow
Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
Recorded At Goodnight LA Studios
Phonographic Copyright EMI AMERICA Records
Copyright EMI America Records
Café Racers is a studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1983.