Eyes (song)

This article is about the Donna Summer song. For other songs, see Eyes (disambiguation) § Music.

"Eyes" is a song by American pop singer Donna Summer, taken from her twelfth studio album Cats Without Claws (1984). The song as written by Summer and Michael Omartian and produced by the latter. It was released as the album's third and final single on May 14, 1985 by Warner Bros. Records (UK). Edited in length from the original version on the album and remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez, the single peaked at No. 97 for one week in the UK singles chart.^[1]

"Eyes"
Single by Donna Summer
from the album Cats Without Claws
B-side	"It's Not the Way"
Released	May 14, 1985 (1985-05-14)
Studio	Lion Share Studios (Los Angeles) United Western Studios (Hollywood) Rhema Studio (Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop rock new wave synth-pop
Length	4:45 3:45 (Edit)
Label	Warner Bros. (Europe)
Songwriter(s)	Donna Summer Michael Omartian
Producer(s)	Michael Omartian
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Supernatural Love" (1984) "Eyes" (1985) "Dinner with Gershwin" (1987)
Official audio
"Eyes" on YouTube

A remix of the calypso-ish "I'm Free" from the Cats Without Claws album was included on the B-side of the UK release of the "Eyes" 12" single. "I'm Free" was performed by Summer and her back-up band on a Dick Clark's American Bandstand 1984 Christmas special,^[2] and Soul Train,^[3] indicating that the song had originally been intended to be the next single.

Track listing

European 7"

1. "Eyes (Edit)" – 3:45
2. "It's Not the Way" – 4:22

UK 12"

1. "Eyes (Extended Mix)" – 6:58 (Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez)
2. "I'm Free" – 6:18 (Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez)
3. "It's Not the Way" – 4:22

German 12"

1. "Eyes (Extended Mix)" – 6:58 (Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez)
2. "It's Not the Way" – 4:22