Does It Make You Remember

"Does It Make You Remember"
Single by Kim Carnes
from the album Voyeur
Released	October 1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Rock
Length	5:10
Label	EMI America
Songwriter(s)	Kim Carnes Dave Ellingson
Producer(s)	Val Garay
Kim Carnes singles chronology
"Voyeur" (1982) "Does It Make You Remember" (1982) "Breakin' Away from Sanity" (1982)
Licensed audio
"Does It Make You Remember" on YouTube

"Does It Make You Remember" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes and the second single from her seventh studio album, Voyeur (1982). It was written by Carnes and her husband, David Ellingson, and produced by Val Garay.

The single peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. Critics praised the song for its fusion of ballad and rock styles.

Critical reception

Billboard described "Does It Make You Remember" as "a striking example of the use of harder rock textures in a ballad setting".^[1] Cash Box favored "Does It Make You Remember" over its predecessor, "Voyeur", calling it a more "natural-feeling" follow-up to her hit "Bette Davis Eyes" in the previous year. They opined that Val Garay's production "allows the sadness in Carnes' rasp to predominate".^[2]

Music video

The music video for "Does It Make You Remember" was directed by Simon Milne.^[3]

Format and track listings

7" Single

• A "Does It Make You Remember" (5:10)
• B "Take It on the Chin" (4:30)

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	36
US Cash Box Top 100[5]	38

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Voyeur.^[6]

• Kim Carnes – vocals, songwriting
• Val Garay – production, recording engineering
• Niko Bolas – recording assistance
• Richard Bosworth – assistant to Niko
• Doug Sax – mastering (at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles)
• Josh Leo – electric guitar
• Craig Hull – electric guitar, guitar solo
• Steve Goldstein – keyboard
• Bill Cuomo – synthesizer
• Bryan Garofalo – bass guitar
• Craig Krampf – drums, tambourine, hand saw
• Jerry Peterson – saxphone
• David Ellingson – background vocals, songwriting
• Daniel Moore – background vocals

References

1. "Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. September 11, 1982. p. 52. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
2. "News & Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 6, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
3. "News" (PDF). Billboard. November 20, 1982. p. 4. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 140.
5. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending January 15, 1983". Cash Box. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
6. Voyeur (liner notes). Kim Carnes. EMI America Records. 1982. SO-17078.