"Make No Mistake, He's Mine" is a song written by

Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles. A veteran writer of many of her own hits, as well as those for numerous other artists, she began her career in 1966 as ...

, recorded as a duet with

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the ...

in 1984. The duet was subsequently recorded as "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" by

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and

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers) (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particul ...

in 1987. Both versions of the song charted. 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".

Barbra Streisand and Kim Carnes version

The song was recorded by Streisand and Carnes, co-produced (with Bill Cuomo) by Carnes, It was released on Streisand's 1984 album ''

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'' 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. In 1985 Carnes become the first artist to appear on the ''Billboard'' charts as part of a solo ("

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"), duet ("Make No Mistake, He's Mine"), and trio (" What About Me?") at the same time. "Make No Mistake" later appeared on Carnes' 1993

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'' 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

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of her 1985 album '' Barking at Airplanes''.

Critical reception

''Billboard'' said Streisand was "wonderfully feisty" in the duet. Other outlets at the time compared the "lovely song" to "

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", given the common theme of possessiveness between rivals. A decade later Streisand and Carnes were praised for "brilliant vocal performances" that sounded as contemporary in 1993 as they did in 1984.

Charts

Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers version

"Make No Mistake, She's Mine" was recorded as a duet single by

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in 1987. The song topped the ''Billboard'' country chart and peaked at No. 42 on the

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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

In popular culture

*In 2013 Naya Rivera and Chord Overstreet sang the "She's Mine" version for the "Diva" episode of the television series ''Glee''.

References

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