Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes

Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes
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Compilation album by Kim Carnes
Released	February 9, 1993
Genre	Pop, pop rock, adult contemporary
Label	EMI
Kim Carnes chronology
Checkin' Out the Ghosts (1991) Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes (1993) Live at Savoy, 1981 (1998)

Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes is a compilation album by Kim Carnes, released in 1993 by EMI. The album received a worldwide release and featured some tracks not previously released in the US or any European territories. Carnes picked the tracks herself.

Background

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). "Gypsy Honeymoon" was released as the lead single and it peaked at no. 65 on the German Singles chart. 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 released as a promotional single later in 1993.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Tampa Tribune

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". 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".

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".

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.

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