Make No Mistake, He's Mine

"Make No Mistake, He's Mine" is a song written by Kim Carnes, recorded as a duet with Barbra Streisand in 1984. The duet was subsequently recorded as "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" by Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers in 1987. Both versions of the song charted.

"Make No Mistake, He's Mine"
Single by Kim Carnes and Barbra Streisand
from the album Emotion
B-side"Clear Sailing" (Streisand)
ReleasedDecember 1984 (1984-12)
GenrePop
Length4:10
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Kim Carnes
Producer(s)Bill Cuomo, Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes singles chronology
"I Pretend"
(1984)		 "Make No Mistake, He's Mine"
(1984)		 "Invitation to Dance"
(1985)
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"Left in the Dark"
(1984)		 "Make No Mistake, He's Mine"
(1984)		 "Emotion"
(1985)

In the wake of the Glee cover, where a man and woman sing about a female lover, Carnes said there were now "three different meanings of the song", regarding the malleability of the piece as "rewarding and gratifying".[1]

Barbra Streisand and Kim Carnes recording

The song was recorded by Streisand and Carnes, co-produced (with Bill Cuomo) by Carnes, It was released on Streisand's 1984 album Emotion and as a single in December 1984, it hit #8 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1985.[2]

In 1985 Carnes become the first artist to appear on the Billboard charts as part of a solo ("Invitation To Dance"), duet ("Make No Mistake, He's Mine"), and trio ("What About Me?") at the same time.[3]

"Make No Mistake" later appeared on Carnes' 1993 compilation album Gypsy Honeymoon. The song was also featured on Streisand's 2002 compilation Duets.

A solo rendition by Carnes surfaced as a bonus track on the 2001 CD reissue of her 1985 album Barking at Airplanes.

Critical reception

Billboard said Streisand was "wonderfully feisty" in the duet.[4] Other outlets at the time compared the "lovely song" to "The Girl Is Mine", given the common theme of possessiveness between rivals.[5] A decade later Streisand and Carnes were praised for "brilliant vocal performances" that sounded as contemporary in 1993 as they did in 1984.[6]

Charts
Chart (1984-1985) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles[7] 89
Spain Top 40 Radio[8] 38
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 92
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 51
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 8
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[12] 42

Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers recording
"Make No Mistake, She's Mine"
Single by Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers
from the album Heart & Soul (Ronnie Milsap) and I Prefer the Moonlight (Kenny Rogers)
B-side"You're My Love (Rogers)"
ReleasedJune 1987
RecordedMay 1987
GenreCountry, pop
Length3:03
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Kim Carnes
Producer(s)Rob Galbraith, Kyle Lehning
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"Snap Your Fingers"
(1987)		 "Make No Mistake, She's Mine"
(1987)		 "Where Do the Nights Go"
(1987)
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"Twenty Years Ago"
(1987)		 "Make No Mistake, She's Mine"
(1987)		 "I Prefer the Moonlight"
(1987)

"Make No Mistake, She's Mine" was recorded as a duet single by country pop artists Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers in 1987.

The song topped the Billboard country chart and peaked at No. 42 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was later included on Ronnie Milsap's Heart & Soul and Kenny Rogers' I Prefer the Moonlight.

The song won a Grammy award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[13] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 42
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References
  1. Leszczak, Bob (2016-11-15). Dynamic Duets: The Best Pop Collaborations from 1955 to 1999. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442271500.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 47.
  3. Crouse, Richard (2000-04-26). Big Bang, Baby: Rock Trivia. Dundurn. ISBN 9780888822192.
  4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2002-12-07). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  6. Orange Coast Magazine. Emmis Communications. 1993-04-01.
  7. "RPM Weekly Top Singles - Volume 41, No. 19 Jan 19, 1985". Archived from the original on June 27, 2015.
  8. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  10. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  11. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  12. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles - Week Ending January 19, 1985". Cash Box. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  13. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 233.
  14. "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
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