1982 Kim Carnes – Voyeur (US:#29 UK:#68)
“Voyeur” is a song by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes from her seventh studio album of the same name (1982). Written by Carnes, her husband Dave Ellingson, and Duane Hitchings, the song is an uptempo synth-pop track. It is the first track from the album, and its lead single.
Billboard called it “a rocking synthesized track which is as immediately striking as ‘Bette Davis Eyes.'”
“Voyeur” peaked at number 25 on Cash Box’s Top 100 Singles and number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the single reached number five in Norway and number 10 in Spain and Sweden. It featured a then-controversial music video, which was later banned for its suggestiveness. The song received a nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1983 Grammy Awards
Album
Voyeur is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes, released on September 8, 1982, by EMI America Records. Carnes began writing material for Voyeur while touring her previous album Mistaken Identity (1981). Voyeur is a synth-pop album that Carnes described as “more consistent” than its predecessor. It received mixed reviews, with some critics […]
Muscians
Bass | Waddy Wachtel |
Drums | Craig Krampf |
Electronic Drums | Craig Krampf |
Guitar | Josh Leo |
Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
Synthesizer | Duane Hitchings |
Background Vocals | Waddy Wachtel |
Background Vocals | Craig Krampf |
Background Vocals | Duane Hitchings |
Background Vocals | Bill Cuomo |
Background Vocals | Daniel Moore |
Background Vocals | Dave Ellingson |
Vocals | Kim Carnes |
Produced By
Val Garay
Songwriters
Dave Ellingson
Duane Hitchings
Kim Carnes
Charts
US:#29
UK:#68