Eyes
single
CoverDonnaeyes.jpg
ArtistDonna Summer
AlbumCats Without Claws
B-sideIt's Not the Way
ReleasedMay 14, 1985
Studio
Genre
Length4:45
3:45 (Edit)
Label
Writer
ProducerMichael Omartian
Prev year1984
Next year1987

"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]

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

References

  1. ^ "Donna Summer - Eyes". Official Charts Company. 1985-05-25. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  2. ^ "Donna Summer Singing "I'm Free"". YouTube. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  3. ^ "Donna Summer-I'm Free (Live).mpg". YouTube. 2010-01-28. Archived 2021-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-01-10.