If Ever You're in My Arms Again
"If Ever You're in My Arms Again" | |
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Single by Peabo Bryson | |
from the album Straight from the Heart | |
B-side | "There's No Getting Over You" |
Released | 1984 |
Recorded | 1984 |
Genre | R&B, adult contemporary |
Length | 4:12 (album version) 4:02 (single version) |
Label | Elektra |
Songwriter(s) | Cynthia Weil, Michael Masser, Tom Snow |
Producer(s) | Michael Masser |
"If Ever You're in My Arms Again" is a 1984 song recorded by American R&B singer Peabo Bryson. Released as a single from his album Straight from the Heart, the single peaked at #6 on the R&B chart and was Bryson's first Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at #10 during the summer of 1984.[1] It also spent four weeks at #1 on the adult contemporary chart.[2]
Personnel[]
- Peabo Bryson: lead vocals
- Lee Holdridge: string arrangements and conductor
- Paul Jackson, Jr.: guitar
- Randy Kerber: acoustic piano, Yamaha DX7
- Richard Marx: backing vocals
- Michael Masser: rhythm track arrangements
- Gene Page: rhythm track arrangements
- Neil Stubenhaus: bass guitar
- Deborah Thomas: backing vocals
- Carlos Vega: drums
Chart performance[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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Popular culture[]
- The song was used as a love theme for the Kelly Capwell and Joe Perkins characters on the daytime serial Santa Barbara.[9][10]
See also[]
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1984 (U.S.)
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 90.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 41.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-07-28. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Peabo Bryson > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1984 – Volume 41, No. 17, January 05 1985". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 96 no. 51. December 22, 1984. p. TA-19.
- ^ "Santa Barbara". Cybercom.net. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Roos, Henrietta. Soap Opera Super Couples: The Great Romances of Daytime Drama. Jefferson: McFarland, 2017. Amazon Kindle. 15 Dec. 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1984 singles
- Peabo Bryson songs
- Songs with lyrics by Cynthia Weil
- Songs written by Tom Snow
- 1984 songs
- Elektra Records singles
- Songs written by Michael Masser
- Pop ballads
- Contemporary R&B ballads
- Love themes
- 1980s ballads
- 1980s rhythm and blues song stubs