Your Loving Arms

"Your Loving Arms" is a 1994 song by German artist Billie Ray Martin from her debut solo album, Deadline for My Memories. Written by Martin and David Harrow, it is known to be one of her most notable singles. It was produced by English electronic dance group The Grid and was originally released in October 1994. But the track found greater chart success in 1995, where it peaked at number-one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs and number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. In Italy the song also peaked at number-one. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Your Loving Arms" reached number 21. There were made two different music videos for the song. In 1996, Mixmag ranked the song number 47 in its '100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time' list.[1]

"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)
Recorded1994
GenreEurodance
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)
Music video
"Your Loving Arms" on YouTube

Critical reception

"Your Loving Arms" received positive reviews from most music critics. AllMusic editor John Bush described the song as a "magical electro-pop track" in his review of Deadline for My Memories.[2] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that "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."[3] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented that "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."[4]

John Hamilton from Idolator described "Your Loving Arms" as "fiery", adding that it is "a predestined club classic, a pulsating techno torch song in which Martin sasses, vamps, and pleads over ominous rising chords and a frantic tambourine-inflected beat."[5] Howard Cohen from Knight Ridder noted that "an instantly memorable hook, retro-disco beat and warm, inviting vocals make this the most musical dance offering 1995 has offered so far."[6] 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 Faithfull's twin sister with the voice of Carly Simon."[7] Barry Walters from Spin said it "was the pop song with underground credibility, one that everyone could agree had something special. Martin's lyrics speak of profound joy and pain, the melody soars through consciousness like a caress, and the vocal sets itself apart from the wailing of generic gut-busting divas."[8]

Chart performance

"Your Loving Arms" was a major hit in Europe and remains Ray Martin's most successful song to date. It went to number-one in Italy and was a Top 10 hit in Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 6 in its second week on the chart. But on the UK Dance Chart, the single reached number 2. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Your Loving Arms" peaked at number 21 on June 3, 1995. Outside Europe, it hit number-one on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs, number 5 in Israel and number 85 in Australia in November 1995. Additionally, the single also went to number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 30 on the US Cash Box singles chart in 1996. It received a silver record in the United Kingdom with a sale of 200,000 singles.

Music video

There was made two different music videos for the song. The UK version is in black-and-white and features Ray Martin performing the song in a bedroom, sometimes lying on the bed or sitting in a chair. Other scenes features the singer walking in a garden or dancing with a man in a hallway. The second version is in colours. The UK version was uploaded to YouTube in 2014.

Track listing
12" single, Europe (1995)
No.TitleLength
1."Your Loving Arms" (Soundfactory Vocal)10:03
2."Your Loving Arms" (S-Man's Anthem Mix)10:22
3."Your Loving Arms" (Hands In The Air Mix)11:52
4."Your Loving Arms" (Original Extended Mix)6:53
CD single, UK (1995)
No.TitleLength
1."Your Loving Arms" (Original Radio Edit)4:14
2."Your Loving Arms" (Original Extended Mix)6:00
3."Your Loving Arms" (Soundfactory Vocal)10:08
4."Your Loving Arms" (Eruption Vocal)7:44
5."Your Loving Arms" (Hands In The Air Mix)11:45
CD maxi, UK (1995)
No.TitleLength
1."Your Loving Arms" (Original Radio Edit)3:53
2."Your Loving Arms" (Diss-Cuss Vocal Mix)6:37
3."Your Loving Arms" (Original Extended Mix)7:01
4."Your Loving Arms" (Soundfactory Vocal)7:27
5."Your Loving Arms" (Diss-Cuss Bitchin' Dub)6:47
6."Your Loving Arms" (Eruption Vocal)7:46
CD maxi, US (1995)
No.TitleLength
1."Your Loving Arms" (Original Extended Mix)7:01
2."Your Loving Arms" (Sound Factory Vocal)10:08
3."Your Loving Arms" (Hands In The Air)11:45
4."Your Loving Arms" (S Man's Anthem Mix)10:31
5."Your Loving Arms" (Padapella)6:25

Charts and certifications
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See also

References
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  3. "Billboard: NEW & NOTEWORTHY" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  4. Sholin, Dave (1995-03-17). "Gavin Picks > Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 2046. p. 46. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  5. Hamilton, John (2015-12-09). "The 50 Best Pop Singles Of 1995 (Featuring New Interviews With Alanis Morissette, Garbage, Kylie Minogue, Monica, Ace Of Base & More!)". Idolator. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. "Discs for home dance club". Ocala Star-Banner. 1995-07-28. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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  10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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  14. Israel Top-30 07.06.1995
  15. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 14. 8 April 1995. p. 24. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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  23. "Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. 6 July 1996. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  24. "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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