Café Racers is the eighth studio album by American singer Kim Carnes , released in October 1983 by EMI .
14-687: The album spawned three chart singles in the United States, " Invisible Hands ", " You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters) ", and "I Pretend" which charted on various Billboard charts. "The Universal Song" was also released as a single in West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. The song "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is" was included on the chart-topping, six times Platinum Flashdance soundtrack which received
28-586: A Grammy Award for Best Album Of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture at 26th Annual Grammy Awards. It was also released as a single in Germany, Netherlands, Spain and France. The album was not as successful as Mistaken Identity (1981) or Voyeur (1982), peaking at No. 97 on the Billboard 200 chart. Following Mistaken Identity (1981) and Voyeur (1982), Carnes intended to continue working with producer Val Garay for her third album with EMI . Garay
42-487: A Grammy Award for Best Album Of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture at 26th Annual Grammy Awards. It was also released as a single in Germany, Netherlands, Spain and France. The album was not as successful as Mistaken Identity (1981) or Voyeur (1982), peaking at No. 97 on the Billboard 200 chart. Following Mistaken Identity (1981) and Voyeur (1982), Carnes intended to continue working with producer Val Garay for her third album with EMI . Garay
56-543: Is a song by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes and the lead single from her eighth studio album, Café Racers (1983). It was written by Martin Page and Brian Fairweather, and produced by Keith Olsen . It peaked at no. 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , and was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. "Invisible Hands" was written by Martin Page and Brian Fairweather of
70-676: The Cash Box Top 100 chart at no. 34. In Canada, "Invisible Hands" peaked at no. 44. " You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters) " followed as the album's second single in January 1984. It peaked at no. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100, and no. 15 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. "I Pretend" was released as the album's third single in May 1984. It peaked at no. 74 on
84-400: The Cash Box Top 100 chart at no. 34. In Canada, "Invisible Hands" peaked at no. 44. " You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters) " followed as the album's second single in January 1984. It peaked at no. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100, and no. 15 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. "I Pretend" was released as the album's third single in May 1984. It peaked at no. 74 on
98-590: The Billboard Hot 100, and no. 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. "The Universal Song" was released exclusively in the Netherlands, where it peaked at no. 40 in January 1984. "Young Love" was released exclusively in Canada, and a remix of "Hurricane" by Rusty Garner was released in the United States. Billboard opined that Café Racers was "superior" to Carnes' previous album Voyeur , and that it "captures both sides of Carnes' music –
112-465: The Billboard Hot 100, and no. 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. "The Universal Song" was released exclusively in the Netherlands, where it peaked at no. 40 in January 1984. "Young Love" was released exclusively in Canada, and a remix of "Hurricane" by Rusty Garner was released in the United States. Billboard opined that Café Racers was "superior" to Carnes' previous album Voyeur , and that it "captures both sides of Carnes' music –
126-535: The British synthpop band Q-Feel . Carnes told ROCK magazine that she was inspired to record the song after reading about a historical case where an English man was wrongly convicted for murder. The real killer confessed his crime only after the innocent man had already been executed. "The title refers to what the murderer was feeling when the innocent man was in prison," Carnes stated. "If I had invisible hands, I would reach out and take you out of jail". "Invisible Hands"
140-430: The United States, " Invisible Hands ", " You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters) ", and "I Pretend" which charted on various Billboard charts. "The Universal Song" was also released as a single in West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. The song "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is" was included on the chart-topping, six times Platinum Flashdance soundtrack which received
154-494: The trendy and the timeless". In a retrospective review for AllMusic , Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Café Racers as "a snapshot of the various styles and sounds of mainstream radio circa 1983". He proposed that the album's commercial failure was due to a lack of hit record material, and suggested that the abundance of single remixes that were sent to radio stations added "an air of desperation" to Café Racers . Musicians Invisible Hands (song) "Invisible Hands"
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#1732855704781168-624: Was occupied producing Little Robbers for The Motels , so Carnes approached Keith Olsen , who had recently produced her hit "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is" for the Flashdance soundtrack . Café Racers was released in October 1983. " Invisible Hands " was released as the album's lead single in October 1983. It spent a total of twelve weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at no. 40 for two consecutive weeks. It peaked slightly higher on
182-466: Was occupied producing Little Robbers for The Motels , so Carnes approached Keith Olsen , who had recently produced her hit "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is" for the Flashdance soundtrack . Café Racers was released in October 1983. " Invisible Hands " was released as the album's lead single in October 1983. It spent a total of twelve weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at no. 40 for two consecutive weeks. It peaked slightly higher on
196-533: Was released as the lead single from Café Racers in October 1983. Its release was supported by a music video directed by James Yukich. Carnes performed the song live on American Bandstand . The track was remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez and released as a single in North America. Caf%C3%A9 Racers Café Racers is the eighth studio album by American singer Kim Carnes , released in October 1983 by EMI . The album spawned three chart singles in
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