View from the House

View from the House is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes. It was released on 25 July 1988 by MCA Records. The album marked a return to her early country music roots.^[1] Carnes recorded the album in Nashville, Tennessee, and co-produced the album with Jimmy Bowen. Prior to making the album, Carnes stated, "I can't do another album here (in Los Angeles). I've tried and finally stopped. The only way I get a thrill out of recording is to record live as opposed to running everything through a computer. I want to feel that interplay between musicians. And I feel real strongly that Nashville is the place to make an album with real instruments."^[2]

View from the House received positive reviews, with music critics praising Carnes's cover songs. The album reached number 36 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and contained two hit singles. "Crazy in Love" and "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" both charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks at number 68 and number 70 respectively. "Crazy in Love" also reached number 13 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

The album received a positive review from People magazine. "Carnes, sounding wonderfully relaxed and justifiably pleased with herself, sails through 10 generally splendid tunes." They stated that Carnes's cover of John Prine's song "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"" exploited the song "affectingly," and that her cover of Even Stevens' "Crazy in Love" sounds "convincingly romantic."^[3] Allmusic described the album as "[a return] to the folk and country music of her earlier years."^[1]

Promotion

Singles

Four singles were released from View from the House. The first US single was "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness", which charted at number 70 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.^[4] The second single, "Crazy in Love", first recorded by Joe Cocker in 1984, reached number 68 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,^[4] and reached number 13 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.^[5] The third single, "Just to Spend Tonight with You", was released in the United Kingdom, though did not chart. The fourth single, "Fantastic Fire of Love", was released in 1989.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Brass & Batons"	Kim Carnes Donna Weiss	Jimmy Bowen Carnes	5:19
2.	"Just to Spend Tonight with You"	Carnes Weiss	Bowen Carnes	4:48
3.	"Heartbreak Radio"	Troy Seals Frankie Miller	Bowen Carnes	3:16
4.	"Crazy in Love"	Even Stevens Randy McCormick	Bowen Carnes	3:52
5.	"If You Don't Want My Love"	John Prine Phil Spector	Bowen Carnes	3:15
6.	"Willie and the Hand Jive"	Johnny Otis	Bowen Carnes	4:05
7.	"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"	Prine	Bowen Carnes	3:26
8.	"Blood from the Bandit"	Carnes Weiss	Bowen Carnes	3:17
9.	"Fantastic Fire of Love"	Carnes	Bowen Carnes	4:12
10.	"Crimes of the Heart"	Carnes Weiss	Bowen Carnes Bill Cuomo	3:07
Total length:				38:37

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard Top Country Albums^[7]	39

Personnel

Bill Cuomo – all synthesizers & drum programming (10), recording engineer (10), co-producer (10)
Bill Dooley – additional engineer
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic & electric guitars
Bob Bullock – recording engineer, overdubs, mixer
Bob Vogt – second engineer
Bruce Hornsby – accordion (1)
Chuck Ainlay – mixer
Craig Hull – electric guitar & slide guitar
Craig Krampf – drums, percussion, washboard (3)
Dave Ellingson – harmony vocals (6,9)
George Marino – mastering
Jessie Noble – project coordinator
Jimmy Bowen – mixer, co-producer
John Cascella – accordion (2,3,7)
John Jarvis – acoustic piano & synthesizers
Josh Leo – electric guitar
Kim Carnes – vocals, synthesizer (1), co-producer
Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson – harmonica
Leland Sklar – bass
Lyle Lovett – harmony vocals (7)
Mark J. Coddington – second engineer
Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin & mandola
Niko Bolas – mixer
Peter Nash – photography
Richard Bosworth – additional overdubs
Russ Martin – overdubs, second engineer
Simon Levy – art direction
Spencer Chrislu – second engineer
Steve Wariner – harmony vocals (5)
Sue McGonigle – production assistant
Vince Gill – harmony vocals (3)
Virginia Team Design/Jerry Joyner – design

References

1 2 Huey, Steve. "Kim Carnes biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
↑ Interview with Kim Carnes. Gettysburg Times, October 3-4, 1987. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
↑ Novak, Ralph; Hiltbrand, David. "Picks and Pans Review: View from the House". People Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
1 2 "Kim Carnes - Chart history - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
↑ "Kim Carnes - Chart history - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
↑ "Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948-1991". Retrieved 31 January 2015.
↑ "Chart listing for View from the House". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

Kim Carnes

Studio albums	Rest on Me Kim Carnes Sailin' St. Vincent's Court Romance Dance Mistaken Identity Voyeur Café Racers Barking at Airplanes Light House View from the House Checkin' Out the Ghosts Chasin' Wild Trains

Live albums	Live at Savoy, 1981

Compilations	Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes

Singles	"More Love" "Cry Like a Baby" "Bette Davis Eyes" "Draw of the Cards" "Voyeur" "Does It Make You Remember" "You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters)" "Invisible Hands" "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes) "Crazy in Love"

Collaborative singles	"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" "What About Me?

Related articles	Discography

Book:Kim Carnes

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