Your Loving Arms

"Your Loving Arms"
Single by Billie Ray Martin
from the album Deadline for My Memories
Released
  • October 1994 (Original release)
  • March 16, 1995 (U.S.)
  • May 3, 1995 (UK)
Recorded 1994
Genre Eurodance
Length
  • 6:38 (Album Version)
  • 4:16 (Radio Edit)
Label
  • Magnet
  • Warner Music UK Ltd.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Billie Ray Martin singles chronology
"Persuasion"
(1993)		 "Your Loving Arms"
(1994)		 "Running Around Town"
(1996)

"Persuasion"
(1993)		 "Your Loving Arms"
(1994)		 "Running Around Town"
(1996)
Music video
"Your Loving Arms" on YouTube

"Your Loving Arms" is a 1994 song by German artist Billie Ray Martin from her debut solo album Deadline for My Memories.

Release

The single was produced by English electronic dance group The Grid. It was originally released in October 1994 but found greater chart success in 1995, where it peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs and number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. In Italy the song also peaked at No. 1. Written by Martin and David Harrow it is known to be one of her most notable singles.

Mixmag ranked the song number 47 in its '100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time' list in 1996.[1]

Critical reception

Billboard wrote about the song: "The former lead singer of Electribe 101 gets a long-overdue shot at solo stardom with an NRGetic dance number that makes excellent use of her milky soprano range. Her torchy style makes an intriguing contrast with the Grid's cool and rigid groove production. Already a major smash among dub DJs who bank on U.K. imports, this single will benefit tremendously from a batch of new mixes by the ever-crafty Roger Sanchez."[2]

The Gavin Report wrote: "There's something in Billie Ray's voice that is simply magnetic. This one-time member of London's Electribe 101 releases a lot of electricity on her own as proven by one super hot dance track."[3]

Music & Media wrote: "Is there such a thing as adult-orientated pop dance? If there isn't yet, then it is debuting right here thanks to a lady who looks like Marianne Faithful's twin sister with the voice of Carly Simon."[4]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The 100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time". ravehistory.homestead.com. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Billboard: NEW & NOTEWORTHY" (PDF). Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  3. ↑ Sholin, Dave (1995-03-17). "Gavin Picks > Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 2046. p. 46. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  4. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media (1994-02-12, page 12). Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  5. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Nov 1995". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Billie Ray Martin – Your Loving Arms" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Your Loving Arms". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. 1 2 "I singoli più venduti del 1995". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 43, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Billie Ray Martin – Your Loving Arms" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  15. ↑ "Billie Ray Martin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "Billie Ray Martin Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box (1996-07-06). Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  18. ↑ "British single certifications – Billie Ray Martin – Your Loving Arms". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Your Loving Arms in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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