Safe in the Arms of Love

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"Safe in the Arms of Love"
Single by Wild Choir
from the album Wild Choir
Released1986
Genre Country rock
Length2:52
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch
Producer(s) Gail Davies, Pete Pendras
Wild Choir singles chronology
"Heart to Heart"
(1986)
"Safe in the Arms of Love"
(1986)

"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 the American country music band Wild Choir. It was issued on their self-titled debut album in 1986 and was also released as the project's lead single. The song failed to chart. A music video, directed by David Hogan, was shot for the band's version and was scheduled to be broadcast on MTV, but due to a program change, never aired. [1]

Contents

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.

Content

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

Cover versions

The song was later recorded by Baillie & the Boys in 1989 on their Turn the Tide album.

Michelle Wright version

"Safe in the Arms of Love"
Single by Michelle Wright
from the album The Reasons Why
ReleasedMarch 1995
Recorded1994
Genre Country
Length3:30
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s) Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch
Producer(s) John Guess
Michelle Wright singles chronology
"The Wall"
(1994)
"Safe in the Arms of Love"
(1995)
"Nobody's Girl"
(1996)

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 .

Martina McBride version

"Safe in the Arms of Love"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Wild Angels
B-side "Life #9" [2]
ReleasedJuly 17, 1995
Recorded1995
Genre Country
Length3:15
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch
Producer(s) 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 music video for the song was directed by Steven Goldmann, and premiered in mid-1995. It was shot in Montreal, Canada at the training school for the Cirque du Soleil. It features acrobats and performers in full makeup. As the song ends, McBride is shown lying in a field of grass and smelling a bouquet of flowers.

Billboard gave McBride's version a positive review, saying that it "sounds custom-made for country radio" and is "nicely complemented by the backing vocals". [3]

Chart performance

Michelle Wright

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 60

Martina McBride

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 38
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 44

Other versions

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