Safe in the Arms of Love

"Safe in the Arms of Love"
Single by Michelle Wright
from the album The Reasons Why
Released March 1995
Recorded 1994
Genre Country
Length 3:30
Label Arista Nashville
Writer(s) Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch
Producer John Guess
Michelle Wright singles chronology
"The Wall"
(1994)
"Safe in the Arms of Love"
(1995)
"Nobody's Girl"
(1996)

"Safe in the Arms of Love" is a country music song written by Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose and Pat Bunch in 1986. The song was originally recorded by Gail Davies in 1986 on her Wild Choir album, which was released as a single in 1986 but failed to chart. A music video, directed by Dave Hogan, was shot for Davies' version and aired on TNN and CMT. The song was later recorded by Baillie & the Boys in 1989 on their Turn the Tide album. In 1994, two of the song's co-writers, Mary Ann Kennedy and Pam Rose who were performing as Kennedy Rose, recorded the song on their second album, Walk the Line.

In late 1994, Michelle Wright recorded and released the song as a single the following year. Her version was included on her 1994 album The Reasons Why. The song also recorded in 1995 by Martina McBride on her album Wild Angels. McBride released her version as a single shortly after Wright's version.

Contents

Content

In the song, the female narrator states that she is tired of being on her own, and that she wants a lover.

Martina McBride version

"Safe in the Arms of Love"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Wild Angels
B-side "Life #9"[1]
Released July 17, 1995
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 3:15
Label RCA Nashville Records
Producer Paul Worley, Ed Seay, Martina McBride
Martina McBride singles chronology
"Where I Used to Have a Heart"
(1995)
"Safe in the Arms of Love"
(1995)
"Wild Angels"
(1995)
Music video
"Safe in the Arms of Love" at CMT.com

Martina McBride recorded "Safe in the Arms of Love" in 1995 and released it as a single. McBride's version can be found on her 1995 album Wild Angels. The video for the song was shot in Montreal, Canada at the training school for the Cirque De Soleil. It features acrobats and performers in full makeup.

Chart performance

Michelle Wright

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 4

Martina McBride

Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[2] 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 38

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/martina-mcbride/safe-in-the-arms-of-love/1226803