Rest on Me

Rest on Me is the first studio album by Kim Carnes. It was released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) on Amos Records and reissued on A&M Records in the late 1970s. The album (minus the opening song) was also released on CD on many European budget labels in the early 1990s - but with all tracks remixed and, rather curiously, running at a markedly low speed. Most tracks were also lengthened, simply by repeating parts of the tracks. In 2012, the original album was re-mastered and made available, complete and at the correct speed, as an internet download in 2012 and on CD on the Essential Media Group label the following year.

Rest on Me
Studio album by Kim Carnes
Released	December 1971[1]
Recorded	1971
Studio	Hollywood Sound Recorders (Los Angeles, California).
Genre	Pop rock
Length	33:36
Label	Amos
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
Kim Carnes chronology
Rest on Me (1971) Kim Carnes (1975)
Singles from Rest on Me
"To Love" Released: November 1971 "To Love Somebody" Released: February 1972

Background

Carnes began her recording career with The New Christy Minstrels. After meeting producer Jimmy Bowen in 1971, she signed a recording contract with Amos Records.^[2] Following the album's release, Carnes and her husband David Ellingson issued a standalone single titled "It's Love That Keeps It All Together", also produced by Bowen.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]

Cash Box described "To Love" as "an interesting up tempo tune in a highly commercial vein", and a "fine performance" by Carnes.^[6] They described Rest on Me as a "fabulous album", noting Carnes' ability to interpret songs well.^[7] Billboard noted the album's similarities with artists including Carole King, Carly Simon and Gayle McCormick, adding that Carnes is "distinctive in her own right".^[8]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Takes Time"	Shirley Eikhard	2:45
2.	"Sweet Love Song to My Soul"	Daniel Moore	2:49
3.	"Everything Has Got to Be Free"	Carnes	2:54
4.	"Do You Wanna Dance?"	Bobby Freeman	2:46
5.	"I Won't Call You Back"	Kim Carnes	2:58
6.	"To Love"	Gerry Goffin Carole King	2:54

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"To Love Somebody"	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb	3:25
8.	"Fell in Love with a Poet"	Carnes	3:06
9.	"One More River to Cross"	Moore	2:23
10.	"You Can Do It to Me Anytime"	Baker Knight	2:59
11.	"Rest on Me"	Michael McGinnis	4:37
Total length:			33:36

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[9]

• Kim Carnes – lead vocals
• Larry Muhoberac – piano, organ, arrangements
• Larry Carlton – guitar
• Mike Deasy – guitar
• James Burton – guitar
• Bill Perry – bass
• Reinie Press – bass
• Ed Greene – drums
• Dennis St. John – drums
• Dave Ellingson – backing vocals
• Etham Goya – backing vocals
• Brooks Hunnicutt – backing vocals
• Danny Jimms – backing vocals
• Peter Morse – backing vocals
• Mike Settle – backing vocals
• Glen Hardin – piano (track 3)
• Gil Rogers – guitar (track 3)

Technical

• Jimmy Bowen – producer
• John Guess – engineer

Design

• Bruce Hinton – art direction
• Ken Kim – graphics, photography
• Kim Carnes – liner notes

Release history

Release formats for Rest on Me

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
United States	December 1971	LP	Amos
Canada
United States	1984	LP cassette	MCA
Canada
Germany	2011	Digital download	Essential Media Group
2013	CD