Deadline for My Memories

Deadline for My Memories
Studio album by
Billie Ray Martin
ReleasedOctober 1995 European Union
January 1996 United Kingdom
July 1996 United States
Genre
Length70:07
LabelMagnet (Europe, Australia, Canada)
Sire/Elektra Records (US)
61798
ProducerBT, Billie Ray Martin, The Grid
Billie Ray Martin chronology
Four Ambient Tales-EP
(1993) 		Deadline for My Memories
(1995) 		18 Carat Garbage
(2001)

Deadline for My Memories is the debut solo album by Billie Ray Martin, former lead singer of the band Electribe 101.[1] It was originally released in October 1995, including Martin's biggest hit single, "Your Loving Arms" and the notable follow-up, "Running Around Town".

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.[2] It also peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3] 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).[2] "Imitation of Life" was released on 27 December 1995.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
The Guardian[7]
Music Week[8]
Muzik[9]
People(favorable)[10]
Spin8/10[11]

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."[8]

Track listing

# Title Time
1. “Hands Up & Amen” 5:28
2. “Running Around Town” 4:26
3. “Still Waters” 5:08
4. “Deadline for My Memories” 4:59
5. “Imitation of Life” 4:27
6. “I Try” 3:18
7. “True Moments of My World” 5:24
8. “We Shall Be True” 4:40
9. “I Don't Believe” 6:00
10. “Space Oasis” 5:05
11. “You & I (Keep Holding on)” 4:40
12. “Your Loving Arms” 6:38
13. “Big Tears & Make-up” 4:13
14. “Stand by Me (US release)” 5:41
14. “Ich Glaube Nicht (German release)” 6:03

Singles

# Title Date
1. "Your Loving Arms" (1st Issue) October 1994
2. "Your Loving Arms" (2nd Issue) March 1995 (US), May 1995 (UK)
3. "Running Around Town" August 1995
4. "Imitation of Life" December 1995
5. "Space Oasis" March 1996
6. "You & I (Keep Holding on)" July 1996
7. "Your Loving Arms" (the Remixes - EP) 1996

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

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 146
UK Albums Chart[2] 46

References

  1. ^ Collis, Clark (30 Dec 1995). "The Arts: Billie's soul isn't where the home is". The Daily Telegraph. p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c "BILLIE RAY MARTIN - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Billie Ray Martin Your Loving Arms Chart History". Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-12-23.pdf
  5. ^ "Deadline for My Memories - Billie Ray Martin - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 529.
  7. ^ Wollaston, Sam (26 January 1996). "Music: This week's pop cd releases". The Guardian.
  8. ^ a b "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 9 September 1995. p. 49. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Land of the Living". People. 29 July 1996. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. ^ Walters, Barry (1 April 1996). "Spins: Billie Ray Martin - Deadline for My Memories". Spin. p. 110. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Billie Ray Martin chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.