Single:
Bette Davis Eyes entered the Australian singles chart* on 18 May 1981 and peaked at #1. The song ranked #4 on the Top 100 of 1981.
Album:
The song is on Mistaken Identity which entered the Australian albums chart* on 29 June 1981 and peaked at #2.
Songwriters:
Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon
Producer:
Val Garay
Record label of Australian release:
EMI America
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Bette Davis Eyes was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, the latter of whom recorded the song that same year for her album New Arrangement. However, it was not until March 1981, when Carnes recorded her version of the song in a radically different synthesizer-based arrangement, that it became a commercial success.
Only three takes were recorded, the first of which was used with no overdubbing.
It won the 1982 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Davis_Eyes
Lyrics:
Her hair is Harlow gold
Her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She’s got Bette Davis eyes
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