''Rest on Me'' is the first studio album by

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. It was released in 1971 (see

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) on Amos Records and reissued on

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in the late 1970s. The album (minus the opening song) was also released on CD on many European budget labels in the early 1990s - but with all tracks remixed and, rather curiously, running at a markedly low speed. Most tracks were also lengthened, simply by repeating parts of the tracks. In 2012, the original album was re-mastered and made available, complete and at the correct speed, as an internet download in 2012 and on CD on the

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label the following year.

Background

Carnes began her recording career with

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. After meeting producer

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in 1971, she signed a recording contract with

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. Following the album's release, Carnes and her husband David Ellingson issued a standalone single titled "It's Love That Keeps It All Together", also produced by Bowen.

Background

Critical reception