Romance Dance
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| Released | June 2, 1980 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 34:00 | |||
| Label | EMI America[1] | |||
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Romance Dance is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes. It was released on June 2, 1980, by EMI America. It became Carnes' first charting album, peaking at no. 57 on the Billboard 200. Nine tracks were produced by George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo, and one track was produced by Daniel Moore, who worked with Carnes on her previous album, St. Vincent's Court.
The album features hit singles "More Love" and "Cry Like a Baby", which reached Nos. 10 and 44, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album was produced by George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo. Carnes had originally intended to record "Bette Davis Eyes" for Romance Dance.[2] Ahead of the album's release, Carnes stated that Romance Dance would be more upbeat than her previous albums, with less of a country influence.[3]
Release and promotion
Romance Dance was released on June 2, 1980, by EMI America. Promotion began with Carnes embarking on a tour of American radio stations before joining James Taylor as the support act for a North American concert tour in August 1980.[4] In a review of their concert at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Billboard noted Carnes' "mesmirizing sandpaper vocals" and described her as an "unforgettable performer".[5]
Carnes appeared on episode 24 of the fourth season of Sha Na Na to perform "More Love".[6]
Critical reception
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [8] |
Writing for The StarPhoenix, Don Perkins commended the album and compared Carnes' vocals to Maggie Bell and Melissa Manchester.[9] In the Los Angeles Times, Robert Hilburn described Romance Dance as "one of the best mainstream pop albums" since Carole Bayer Sager's 1977 self-titled debut album.[10]
Track listing
- "Swept Me Off My Feet (The Part of the Fool)" (Kim Carnes) – 3:21
- "Cry Like a Baby" (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) – 3:05
- "Will You Remember Me" (Carnes) – 4:42
- "Tear Me Apart" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) – 3:31 (Originally performed by Suzi Quatro in 1976.)
- "Changin'" (Carnes, Dave Ellingson) – 3:54
- "More Love" (William Robinson) – 3:38
- "In the Chill of the Night" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 4:22
- "Where Is Your Heart" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:45
- "And Still Be Loving You" (Carnes, Ellingson) – 3:42
