music.wikisort.org - Composition "Bette Davis Eyes " is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was originally recorded by DeShannon in that year for her album New Arrangement but it was made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 when it spent nine non-consecutive weeks on top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was #1 for five weeks, interrupted for just one week by "Stars on 45 " before it returned to the top spot for another four weeks and became Billboard 's biggest hit of the year.[5] The single also reached No. 5 on Billboard ' s Top Tracks charts and No. 26 on the Dance charts.[6] It was also a No. 1 hit in 21 countries[7] and peaked at No. 10 in the United Kingdom,[8] to date her only Top 40 hit in that country. It also reached No. 2 in Canada for twelve consecutive weeks, and was the No. 2 hit of 1981 in that country after "Stars on 45 ".[9] [10]
1981 single by Kim Carnes
"Bette Davis Eyes" B-side "Miss You Tonite" Released March 1981 Genre Length 3 :48 Label EMI America Songwriter(s) Producer(s) Val Garay
"Bette Davis Eyes" on YouTube
The song won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year; it also ranked at No. 12 on Billboard 's list of the Top 100 songs in the first 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[11]
Cleopatra Records released a re-recording of the song as a single in 2007.
This song is written in the key of F major.[12]
Background
Bette Davis in 1935
The song was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon , the latter of whom recorded the song that same year on her album New Arrangement .[13] In this original incarnation, the track is performed in an 'R&B lite' arrangement,[1] featuring a prominent uptempo piano part, as well as flourishes of pedal steel guitar and horns.[14] However, it was not until March 1981,[15] when Kim Carnes recorded her version of the song in a radically different synthesizer-based arrangement, that "Bette Davis Eyes" became a commercial success.
According to producer Val Garay, the original demo of the tune that was brought to him sounded like "a Leon Russell track, with this beer-barrel polka piano part." The demo can be heard in a Val Garay interview on TAXI TV at 21:50.[16] Keyboardist Bill Cuomo came up with the signature synth riff, using the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer, which now defines Carnes's version. The song was recorded in the studio on the first take.[17]
Actress Bette Davis was 73 years old when Kim Carnes's version became a hit. She wrote letters to Carnes, Weiss, and DeShannon to thank all three of them for making her "a part of modern times" and stated that her grandson now looked up to her. After their Grammy wins, Davis sent them roses as well.[7]
Music video
The video was directed by Australian film director Russell Mulcahy .[18]
"Bette Davis Eyes" – 3:45
"Miss You Tonite" – 5:11
"Bette Davis Eyes" – 3:45
"Miss You Tonite" – 5:11
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year
Chart
Peak position
1981
Australia (Kent Music Report)[21]
1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15]
2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22]
5
Canada Top Singles (RPM )[9]
2
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM )[23]
1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24]
1
France (IFOP)[25]
1
Ireland (IRMA)[26]
5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27]
16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28]
17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29]
2
Norway (VG-lista)[30]
1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[31]
1
Spain (AFE)[32]
1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33]
4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[34]
1
UK Singles (OCC)[8]
10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard )[35]
15
US Billboard Hot 100[36]
1
US Cash Box Top 100[37]
1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard )[6]
26
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard )[38]
5
US Record World Singles[39]
1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[40]
1
1997
Ireland (IRMA)[26]
21
2002
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[41]
67
2007
Denmark (Tracklisten)[42]
14
2013
Slovenia (SloTop50)[43]
45
Year-end charts
Chart (1981)
Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[44]
6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[45]
16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[46]
37
Brazil (ABPD)[47]
1
Canada Top Singles (RPM )[10]
2
France (IFOP)[48]
4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[49]
6
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[50]
2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[51]
2
US Billboard Hot 100[5]
1
US Cash Box [52]
2
West Germany (Official German Charts)[53]
10
All-time charts
Chart
Rank
US Billboard Hot 100[54]
17
Gwyneth Paltrow version
American actress Gwyneth Paltrow recorded a cover of "Bette Davis Eyes" that was included on the soundtrack to the 2000 road trip film Duets .[61] It was released as a single in Australia on March 26, 2001,[62] debuting and peaking at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart on April 8, 2001.[63] It spent nine weeks in the top 10.[63] Paltrow's cover ended 2001 at number 35 on Australia's year-end chart and earned a platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 70,000 units.[64]
See also
List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
List of Top 25 singles for 1981 in Australia
List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1981
List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1981
List of number-one singles of 1981 (France)
List of number-one hits of 1981 (Germany)
List of number-one hits (Italy)
List of number-one songs in Norway
List of number-one singles of 1981 (Spain)
List of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland)
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"Days of Wine and Roses " by Henry Mancini (1964)
"The Girl from Ipanema " by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1965)
"A Taste of Honey " by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1966)
"Strangers in the Night " by Frank Sinatra (1967)
"Up, Up and Away " by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr. , Florence LaRue , Marilyn McCoo , Lamonte McLemore , Ron Townson ) (1968)
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"Bridge over Troubled Water " by Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel , Paul Simon ) (1971)
"It's Too Late " by Carole King (1972)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face " by Roberta Flack (1973)
"Killing Me Softly with His Song " by Roberta Flack (1974)
"I Honestly Love You " by Olivia Newton-John (1975)
"Love Will Keep Us Together " by Captain & Tennille (Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille ) (1976)
"This Masquerade " by George Benson (1977)
"Hotel California " by Eagles (Don Felder , Glenn Frey , Don Henley , Randy Meisner , Joe Walsh ) (1978)
"Just the Way You Are " by Billy Joel (1979)
"What a Fool Believes " by The Doobie Brothers (Jeffrey Baxter , John Hartman, Keith Knudsen , Michael McDonald , Tiran Porter , Patrick Simmons ) (1980)
1981−2000
"Sailing " by Christopher Cross (1981)
"Bette Davis Eyes " by Kim Carnes (1982)
"Rosanna " by Toto (David Hungate , Bobby Kimball , Steve Lukather , David Paich , Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro) (1983)
"Beat It " by Michael Jackson (1984)
"What's Love Got to Do with It " by Tina Turner (1985)
"We Are the World " by USA for Africa (1986)
"Higher Love " by Steve Winwood (1987)
"Graceland " by Paul Simon (1988)
"Don't Worry, Be Happy " by Bobby McFerrin (1989)
"Wind Beneath My Wings " by Bette Midler (1990)
"Another Day in Paradise " by Phil Collins (1991)
"Unforgettable " by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (1992)
"Tears in Heaven " by Eric Clapton (1993)
"I Will Always Love You " by Whitney Houston (1994)
"All I Wanna Do " by Sheryl Crow (1995)
"Kiss from a Rose " by Seal (1996)
"Change the World " by Eric Clapton (1997)
"Sunny Came Home " by Shawn Colvin (1998)
"My Heart Will Go On " by Celine Dion (1999)
"Smooth " by Santana (Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana , Chester Thompson) featuring Rob Thomas (2000)
2001−2020
"Beautiful Day " by U2 (Bono , Adam Clayton , The Edge , Larry Mullen Jr.) (2001)
"Walk On " by U2 (Bono , Adam Clayton , The Edge , Larry Mullen Jr.) (2002)
"Don't Know Why " by Norah Jones (2003)
"Clocks " by Coldplay (Guy Berryman , Jon Buckland , Will Champion , Phil Harvey, Chris Martin ) (2004)
"Here We Go Again " by Ray Charles & Norah Jones (2005)
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams " by Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , Frank Edwin Wright III ) (2006)
"Not Ready to Make Nice " by Dixie Chicks (Martie Maguire , Natalie Maines , Emily Robison) (2007)
"Rehab " by Amy Winehouse (2008)
"Please Read the Letter " by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (2009)
"Use Somebody " by Kings of Leon (Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill) (2010)
"Need You Now " by Lady Antebellum (Hillary Scott , Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood ) (2011)
"Rolling in the Deep " by Adele (2012)
"Somebody That I Used to Know " by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2013)
"Get Lucky " by Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter , Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo ) featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (2014)
"Stay with Me " (Darkchild version) by Sam Smith (2015)
"Uptown Funk " by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2016)
"Hello " by Adele (2017)
"24K Magic " by Bruno Mars (2018)
"This Is America " by Childish Gambino (2019)
"Bad Guy " by Billie Eilish (2020)
2021−present
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"Dance with My Father " – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2004)
"Daughters " – John Mayer (songwriter) (2005)
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own " – Adam Clayton , David Evans , Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2006)
"Not Ready to Make Nice " – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire , Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2007)
"Rehab " – Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2008)
"Viva la Vida " – Guy Berryman , Jonathan Buckland , William Champion & Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2009)
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) " – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell , Beyoncé Knowles , Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2010)
"Need You Now " – Dave Haywood , Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2011)
"Rolling in the Deep " – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2012)
"We Are Young " – Jack Antonoff , Jeff Bhasker , Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2013)
"Royals " – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2014)
"Stay with Me " (Darkchild version) – James Napier , William Phillips & Sam Smith (songwriters) (2015)
"Thinking Out Loud " – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2016)
"Hello " – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2017)
"That's What I Like " – Christopher Brody Brown , James Fauntleroy , Philip Lawrence , Bruno Mars , Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2018)
"This Is America " – Donald Glover , Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2019)
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На других языках [de] Bette Davis Eyes Bette Davis Eyes ist ein Popsong von Jackie DeShannon und Donna Weiss, der in der Version von Kim Carnes weltweit bekannt wurde. Die Version wurde im März 1981 als Single veröffentlicht und in über 30 Ländern, darunter USA, Deutschland und der Schweiz ein Nummer-eins-Hit. Das Stück wurde auch auf Carnes’ Album Mistaken Identity veröffentlicht. - [en] Bette Davis Eyes [es] Bette Davis Eyes «Bette Davis Eyes» es una canción de Soft rock, interpretada por la cantante norteamericana Kim Carnes para su quinto álbum de estudio, titulado Mistaken Identity de 1981. La canción es una de las más famosas de la artista, con la que logró llegar a los número 1 en muchos países del mundo, dándole a Kim Carnes reconocimiento mundial. Fue escrita por Donna Weiss y Jackie DeShannon.[1] [ru] Bette Davis Eyes «Bette Davis Eyes» («Глаза, как у Бетти Дэвис») — песня, написанная Донной Вайс[en] и американской певицей Джеки Дешаннон[en].
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