Kim Carnes

Make No Mistake He's Mine (1981) - Barbra Streisand · Kim Carnes

Make No Mistake He's Mine is a song originally written by Kim Carnes and recorded as a duet with Barbra Streisand in 1984. It was released as the lead single from Streisand's album "Emotion" and became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song tells the story of two women who are in love with the same man and struggle to claim him as their own.


Kim Carnes & Barbra Streisand 

Did You Know

  1. Make No Mistake He's Mine is a duet song originally performed by Barbra Streisand and Kim Carnes.
  2. The song was written by Kim Carnes and produced by Bill Cuomo.
  3. "Make No Mistake He's Mine" reached number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1984.

Story Behind 

"I got a call one day from Jon Peters, who was managing Barbra Streisand at the time. He said, ‘I want you and Barbra to do a duet.’ While I was extremely flattered, I said, ‘Our voices and styles couldn’t be more different. I’ll try my best to see if I can write something, but right now I just can’t imagine it.’ Within the hour, I went to the piano. I sat down and I had to yell for someone to bring me a yellow legal pad and a pencil because I thought, If I get up and leave the piano, it’s going to go away! ‘Make No Mistake, He’s Mine’ wrote itself in that next two hours." - Kim Carnes

"Make No Mistake, He's Mine" reached No. 8 on the US AC Chart. Later, Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap's version topped the US Country Chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance Duet.


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Lyrics

Don't call him up anymore

'Cause I don't wanna hear your voice

I don' t wanna see your face

Answer his door

Make no mistake he's mine

He's mine, he's mine


He only knows how I feel

I only know what he's like

When he needs me

Oh, how he needs me

Deep in the night

Make no mistake, he's mine

He's mine, he's mine


Don't get too close when you dance

'Cause I don't wanna hear from my friends

You were out on the town

There in his arms

(There in his arms)

There in his arms

(There in his arms)


Don't include him in your dreams

(I wanna be in his dreams)

'Cause I don't wanna close my eyes

(My eyes)

I don't wanna know where he goes

Each night when he leaves


Make no mistake

(Make no mistake)

He's mine (he's mine)

He's mine (he's mine)

He is mine


Don't call him up anymore

Don't call him up anymore

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