Burning The Ground Exclusive 1981
NEW 2024 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration
Originally posted November 10, 2011
“Draw of the Cards” is a 1981 single, the second released from Kim Carnes’s Platinum-plus Mistaken Identity album.
Carnes said that the idea for the song came from when she went with her husband and co-writer Dave Ellingson and her producer Val Garay to visit her guitarist in the hospital. Carnes said she said “something about his illness being all in the draw of the cards.” Carnes continued “We wrote some lines that went with that theme, the later Bill [Cuomo] brought his Prophet synthesizer over, played a line he had, and we pulled out the lyrics to finish the song.”
The single reached #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1981, failing to match the chart success of its predecessor, “Bette Davis Eyes”, which reached #1.
The music video was directed by Australian Russell Mulcahy, who had also directed the video for “Bette Davis Eyes.” Wuench says the video “has some weird carnival activities and one long tongue by some creature of the underworld.” Mulcahy has directed music videos for artists such as Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, and more.
The “Special Long Version” sometimes called “Extended Version” was only released on 12″ single for the European market.
+Denotes vinyl-only
SIDE A:
Draw Of The Cards (Special Long Version)+ 6:51
Written-By – B. Como, V. Garay
SIDE B:
Break The Rules Tonite (Out Of School) 3:16
Written-By – W. Waldman*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Draw Of The Cards | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #28 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – 1C 052-86 400 YZ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock
CREDITS:
- Producer, Recorded By – Val Garay
- Written-By – D. Ellingson*, K. Carnes*
NOTES:
Taken from the album “Mistaken Identity”
Printed in Germany
Made in Germany
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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
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Thank you for another fantastic 12″. I only have her Greatest Hits CD and the singles you previously shared. Can’t wait to hear the remixes. She has that unmistakable voice, like a female version of Rod Stewart or Bryan Adams, and she should have been much bigger. Thank you for another fantastic 12″ transfer!
You’re welcome 🙂
This is one of my favorites. After the massive success of Bette Davis Eyes I bought this 45 (7” single) immediately and have always found it to be such a cool track. I have never heard this long version so I am so thrilled by this! Thanks again!!!!!!
You’re welcome, ING. I prefer it over “Bette Davis Eyes” because it was so overplayed.
I would not disagree. I was always puzzled it wasn’t a bigger hit!
I love Kim Carnes, she’s so underrated. Her influence seems to get “lost in the cards” if I may use that bad pun. The way she prominently adopted synths in her Mistaken Identity album, her songwriting chops, her cross-over appeal. She was practically everywhere in the first part of the decade. And you can’t mistake those vocals, like a female Bryan Adams. Thank you Paul!!
Great analogy Retro Hound the female Bryan Adams another artist I adore. I love artists that can appeal to many different genres. 🙂
Same here!
Yes, Retro Hound, great analogy. Thanks for appreciating, Miss Kim Carnes, too. Because of this track, yesterday I played her duet with Kenny Rogers,”Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer.” Great memories from the past!
Have a nice day, Retro Hound!!
Jeff
Thanks Jeff, same to you! Great duet you mentioned. Also check out What About Me? with Kenny Rogers, James Ingram and Kim Carnes. All 3 of those artists had such great crossover appeal.
Nice one – thanks! I’ve always loved the music video directed by Russell Mulchahy!
You’re welcome, Jerry 🙂
Big hug, Paul, for bringing this one back to the masses!! This is such an evocative record and everything about it puts me under its spell!! My wife, Karen, and I love the art of cartomancy. Along with tarot cards, oracle decks, and unique playing cards, we have amassed quite a huge collection over the years. Fortunetelling is such a fascinating subject, and we love it, especially during the Halloween season!! Paul, I adore this long version of the song! I am so grateful you decided to re-rip it for this spooky season! And the video is a delight for… Read more »
Big hug back to you, Jeff. Please don’t cast any spells umm well I can think of one person you can cast one lol I am so glad Spooky Spin Season is here 🙂
Lol, Paul!!
Jeff
Great one, maybe because of the overexposure to “Bette Davis Eyes” this one ended up becoming my favorite. Thanks!!
Same here Raymond 🙂