Deadline_For_My_Memories

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Deadline for My Memories

1995 studio album by Billie Ray Martin

Deadline for My Memories is the debut solo album by Billie Ray Martin, former lead singer of the band Electribe 101. It was originally released in October 1995, including Martin's biggest hit single, "Your Loving Arms" and the notable follow-up, "Running Around Town".

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Release history

The album was first released in Germany on CD in October 1995 and over the same period a vinyl version was released in the United Kingdom. The CD version was released in Australia also in late 1995 with the UK CD version being released January 1996. The United States and Canada CD versions were released in June 1996.

Single releases

"Your Loving Arms" was the first single released from the album, originally reaching number 38 in the UK Singles Chart in 1994, but it went on to reach number 6 when it was re-released the following year.[1] It also peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2] Four further singles were released from the album: "Running Around Town" (UK No. 29), "Imitation of Life" (No. 29), "Space Oasis" (No. 66), and "You & I (Keep Holding on)" (No. 76).[1]

Critical reception

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A reviewer from British magazine Music Week wrote, "The voice is smooth, the production slick and the demographic almost perfect – Annie Lennox meets Aretha Franklin in Nineties clubland."[10]

Track listing

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Singles

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Personnel

  • Billie Ray Martin – lead vocals, pedal steel, background vocals, producer, executive producer, vocal arrangement, string arrangements, mixing, photography, brass arrangement, make-up, stylist, vocal producer, melody arrangement
  • The Grid – producer, mixing
  • Andrew Fryer – programming, producer
  • Paul Gomersall – mixing
  • Greg Jackman – mixing
  • Volker Janssen – piano, keyboards
  • Dean Ross – keyboards
  • Brian Transeau – producer, mixing
  • Martin King – programming
  • Gary Barnacle (as Gary Barnickle) – string arrangements, brass arrangement, orchestra leader
  • B.J. Cole – pedal steel
  • Shawn Lee – guitar, drums
  • Luvaine Maximum – background vocals
  • The Phantom Horns – brass arrangement
  • Adrian Scarff – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Pete Schwier – engineer
  • Ren Swan – engineer, mixing
  • Nick Sykes – engineer
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader

Charts

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References

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    "BILLIE RAY MARTIN - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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    "Billie Ray Martin Your Loving Arms Chart History". Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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    "Deadline for My Memories - Billie Ray Martin - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 529.
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    Wollaston, Sam (26 January 1996). "Music: This week's pop cd releases". The Guardian.
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    "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 9 September 1995. p. 49. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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    Barnes, James (October 1995). "Billie Ray Martin: Deadline For My Memories" (PDF). Muzik. No. 5. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.
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    "Picks and Pans Review: Land of the Living". People. 29 July 1996. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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    Walters, Barry (1 April 1996). "Spins: Billie Ray Martin - Deadline for My Memories". Spin. p. 110. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 9 September 1995. p. 49. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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