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Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes may be most noted for her huge 1981 hit with the Jackie
DeShannon/Donna Weiss song Bette Davis Eyes, which topped the US charts for nine
weeks - triggering an unlikely friendship between the singer and the veteran
actress - and becoming the biggest-selling international record of the year. Yet
Carnes was always a lot more than a covers singer, having announced to her
parents that she intended to be a top songwriter when she was just three. She
was true to her word, too, going on to write a series of country classics,
duetting with Kenny Rogers on Don't Fall In Love Wit...
