Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes

Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes
Compilation album by Kim Carnes
Released	February 9, 1993
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Label	EMI
Kim Carnes chronology
Checkin' Out the Ghosts (1991) Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes (1993) Live at Savoy, 1981 (1998)
Singles from Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes
"Gypsy Honeymoon" Released: 1993

Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes, released on February 9, 1993, by EMI. It contains some of Carnes' hit singles, some album tracks and three new recordings. The three duets with Kenny Rogers, Barbra Streisand and Gene Cotton had never appeared on an album by Carnes before this release.

The title track was released as a single in 1993 and reached no. 65 in Germany.

Background

Carnes noted that Gypsy Honeymoon is "a best-of, not a greatest hits", including some of Carnes' personal favourites and tracks requested by her fans.^[2] Gypsy Honeymoon featured two brand new tracks, "Chain Letter" and "Don't Cry Now", and a re-recording of the title track which originally appeared on Carnes' previous studio album Checkin' Out the Ghosts (1991), released exclusively in Japan. Carnes stated that she was so proud of the track that she wanted to re-record it so that it could reach a wider audience.^[3] "Gypsy Honeymoon" was released as the lead single and it peaked at no. 65 on the German Top 100 Singles chart.^[4] In 2002, Carnes provided backing vocals for a version of "Gypsy Honeymoon" recorded by Collin Raye on his album Can't Back Down (2002). "Don't Cry Now" was remixed and released as a promotional single later in 1993.^[5]

On March 4, 1994, Michelle Wright performed "Gypsy Honeymoon" at the St. Joseph Civic Arena in Missouri as a tribute to John Candy, who passed away earlier that day.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Herald	C+[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[8]
The Tampa Tribune	[9]

Writing for The Tampa Tribune, Michael Dunn described Gypsy Honeymoon as "a bright 'hello' and a good buy", noting that Carnes has "an ear for good tunes and a stylish vocal delivery".^[9] In The Morning Call, Larry Printz observed that the album is missing a number of her Top 40 hits, with the compilation instead acting as "a portrait of a smart singer-songwriter" with numerous album tracks. He complimented the three new songs, opining that they promise "more great work from Carnes in the 90s".^[10] The Calgary Herald complimented Gypsy Honeymoon on its inclusion of hits "More Love", "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" and "Bette Davis Eyes", but opined that Carnes' voice "starts to wear thin" over time.^[7]

In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described Gypsy Honeymoon as "a fairly satisfying collection for most casual fans", noting the absence of "Draw of the Cards" and "Voyeur".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Chain Letter"	Larry Tagg Jenni Muldaur	Don Dixon	4:09
2.	"Gypsy Honeymoon"	Kim Carnes Collin Ellingson	Dixon	4:07
3.	"Don't Cry Now"	Carnes Collin Ellingson Donna Weiss	Dixon	3:50
4.	"Still Hold On"	Carnes David Ellingson Eric Kaz Wendy Waldman	Val Garay	4:37
5.	"Bette Davis Eyes"	Weiss Jackie DeShannon	Garay	3:45
6.	"Mistaken Identity"	Carnes	Garay	4:47
7.	"More Love"	Smokey Robinson	George Tobin	3:38
8.	"Thrill of the Grill"	Carnes	Garay	3:23
9.	"It Hurts So Bad"	Carnes	Daniel Moore David Ellingson Carnes	3:03
10.	"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (with Kenny Rogers)	Carnes David Ellingson	Larry Butler Kenny Rogers	3:40
11.	"Rough Edges"	Carnes David Ellingson	Carnes Bill Cuomo	4:46
12.	"I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is"	Carnes Duane Hitchings Craig Krampf	Keith Olsen	4:43
13.	"Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)"	Carnes	Carnes Cuomo	3:37
14.	"Make No Mistake, He's Mine" (with Barbra Streisand)	Carnes	Cuomo Carnes	4:09
15.	"You're a Part of Me" (with Gene Cotton)	Carnes	Steve Gibson	3:44

Personnel

Credits for tracks 1–3 adapted from liner notes.^[11]

Musicians

• Kim Carnes – lead vocals (1–3), backing vocals (2)
• Don Dixon – production (1–3), bass (1–3), backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (3)
• Steve Goldstein – keys (1–3)
• Tim Pierce – electric guitar (1–3), EBow (1)
• Steven Soles – acoustic guitar (1–3), mandolin (1–2)
• Denny Fongheiser – drums (1–3)
• Jim Brock – percussion (1–3)
• Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (1)
• Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals (2)
• Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (2)

Technical

• Peter Doell – engineering
• Richard Bosworth – vocal engineering
• Eric Rudd – assistant engineering
• Dan Bosworth – assistant engineering
• Lori Gillman – production assistant
• Don Dixon – mixing
• Mark Williams – mixing
• Paul Lani – remixing (1)

Design

• Henry Marquez – art direction
• Loren Hanes – photography
• Diane Cuddy – design
• Mark Cozza – hand lettering
• George Newell – makeup
• Kathy Blizzard – hair stylist

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Kim Carnes Gypsy Honeymoon: Best of Kim Carnes". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. Jinkins, Shirley (March 10, 1994). "Kim Carnes goes country". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
3. Wikane, Christian John (April 23, 2017). "Where the Heart Is An Interview With Multi-Grammy Winner Kim Carnes, Part Two". PopMatters. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
4. "Kim Carnes – Gypsy Honeymoon" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
5. Don't Cry Now (Booklet). USA: EMI. 1993. DPRO-04736.
6. Wiedmaier, Linda M. (March 5, 1994). "Civic gets good dose of country". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. p. 13. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
7. Muretich, James; Obee, Dave (February 14, 1993). "Blasts from the Past – Kim Carnes: Gypsy Honeymoon". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. p. 26. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
8. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
9. Dunn, Michael (March 13, 1993). "Kim Carnes, Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 76. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
10. Printz, Larry (March 6, 1993). "Records – Kim Carnes: Gypsy Honeymoon – The Best of Kim Carnes". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
11. Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes (Booklet). USA: EMI. 1993. 077779822324.