1991 studio album by Kim Carnes
Checkin' Out the Ghosts Released March 21, 1991 (1991-03-21 ) Recorded 1991 Studio Length 39 :34 Label Zebrazone Producer "Independent Girl" Released: 1991
Checkin' Out the Ghosts (愛のゴースト , Ghost of Love ) is the twelfth studio album by American singer Kim Carnes , released exclusively in Japan on March 21, 1991, via Zebrazone .[2] Carnes co-produced the album with Joey Carbone.
Two years after the album was released, Carnes re-recorded the track "Gypsy Honeymoon" for her 1993 compilation album, Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes .[3] Checkin' Out the Ghosts includes a re-recording of "Hangin' On by a Thread (A Sad Affair of the Heart)", which first appeared on Carnes' album Café Racers (1983). "Independent Girl" was released as the album's only single in 1991.
Track listing [ edit ] Title Writer(s) 1. "Tears Edge" 4:38 2. "River of Memories" Carnes Collin Ellingson Weiss 5:04 3. "Gypsy Honeymoon" 4:14 4. "Hangin' on by a Thread" Carnes 3:09 5. "Look Through Children's Eyes" 4:30 6. "Nothin' Better Than Love" Carnes Dennis Belfield Weiss 4:01 7. "Independent Girl" Michelle Hart Joey Carbone Belfield 4:01 8. "Checkin' Out the Ghosts" Carnes 3:39 9. "You Are Everything " 3:28 10. "Get Busy" 3:27
Production [ edit ] Joey Carbone – producer, arrangements Kim Carnes – producer (1-6, 8, 9, 10), arrangements (1-6, 8, 9, 10) Fumihiro Ishikawa – executive producer Leslie Ann Jones – recording, mixing Bill Smith – recording, mixing Mitch Zelezny – recording Matt Hyde – mixing Tom Biener – assistant engineer Ray Blair – assistant engineer Scott Blockland – assistant engineer Chris Fuhrman – assistant engineer Mark Hagen – assistant engineer Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California). Michelle Hart – production coordinator Norman Moore – design Henry Diltz – photography Personnel [ edit ] Kim Carnes – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 9) Steve Goldstein – keyboards (1-6, 10), synthesizers (8, 9) Collin Ellingson – programming (2), keyboard programming (3), guitar programming (3) Mike Tavera – keyboards (7), programming (7) Michael Thompson – guitars (1-6, 9, 10) Troy Dexter – guitars (7) Dennis Belfield – bass (1-6, 8, 9, 10) Carlos Vega – drums (1-6, 9, 10) Joey Carbone – tambourine (1-5), backing vocals (1, 10), keyboards (7) Roger Lebow – cello (4) Steve Madaio – trumpet (8) Dave Ellingson – backing vocals (1) Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey – backing vocals (1) Tampa Lann – backing vocals (1) Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (1) David Lasley – backing vocals (2, 9) Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (2, 9) Julie Waters – backing vocals (3, 6, 7) Maxine Waters – backing vocals (3, 6, 7) Joseph Williams – backing vocals (4, 6, 10) Donna Weiss – backing vocals (5) Crossroads Chamber Chorus – backing vocals (5) Carole Keiser – chorus director (5) Bill Champlin – backing vocals (6, 10) George Hawkins – backing vocals (6, 10) Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (7) References [ edit ]
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