"Arienne" is a song by British singer-songwriter

Tasmin Archer Tasmin Archer (born 3 August 1963) is a British pop singer from Bradford, England. Her first album, ''Great Expectations'', spawned the hit " Sleeping Satellite", which reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland. She won the Brit A ...

, released in August 1993 by

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as the fourth single from her debut album, ''

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'' (1992). Co-written by Archer with John Beck and John Hughes, it became Archer's fourth UK top-30 hit, peaking at 30. Five instruments were used in the recording of the track. Hughes,

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and

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provided the guitars, whereas Beck and

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played keyboards. The drummer was Charlie Morgan whilst Peter Kaye played fairlight. Wickens also played accordion on the track.

Critical reception

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'' gave "Arienne" three out of five, writing, "Both the title and the way it is sung echo

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". Attractive touches, including an a capella intro and the use of an accordion, plus Tasmin's appealing voice win the day. With the subject matter less harrowing than the stark " In Your Care" (reprised here live) it should do fairly well." Tony Cross from ''

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'' also gave the song three out of five, writing, "Though she's still struggling to top "

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", this is certainly her freshest and sweetest sounding single since - simple but solid quality pop fare. Tasmin takes the listener into a dreamy world of a catchy chorus and friendly flowing chords."

Track listings

* CD single # "Arienne" # " In Your Care" (live) # "Man at the Window" (live) * 7-inch vinyl # "Arienne" # "In Your Care" (live)

Charts

References

{{authority control 1992 songs 1993 singles Song recordings produced by Julian Mendelsohn Songs written by John Beck (songwriter) Songs written by Tasmin Archer Tasmin Archer songs Virgin Records singles