"Open Your Arms" is a 1988 single by Scottish

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Goodbye Mr Mackenzie Goodbye Mr Mackenzie is a Scottish rock band formed in Bathgate near Edinburgh. At the band's commercial peak, the line-up consisted of Martin Metcalfe on vocals, John Duncan on guitar, Fin Wilson on bass guitar, Shirley Manson and Rona Scobi ...

. It was their second

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. "Open Your Arms" later featured on the band's debut album ''

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'' which was released the following year. In 1991, after Goodbye Mr Mackenzie had signed to

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, "Open Your Arms" was remixed and featured on their debut international album release, the self-titled ''Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie''.

Track listings

*UK 7" single ''Capitol Records CL 513'' *UK 7" single ''Capitol Records CLG 513'' (Gatefold sleeve) #"Open Your Arms" - 3:37 #"Secrets" - 3:44 *UK 12" single ''Capitol Records 12CL 513'' *UK 12" single ''Capitol Records 12CLP 513'' (Picture disc) #"Open Your Arms" - 3:37 #"Secrets" - 3:44 #"

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" - 3:25 ( Jaques Brel/

Mort Shuman Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938 – 2 November 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including " Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as ...

) *UK 12" single ''Capitol Records 12CLG 513'' (Gatefold sleeve) #"Open Your Arms" - 7:21 #"Secrets" - 3:44 #"Amsterdam" - 3:25 (Jaques Brel/Mort Shuman) #"Pleasure Search" - 3:32 *UK CD single ''Capitol Records CDCL 513'' #"Open Your Arms" - 3:37 #"Secrets" - 3:44 #"Amsterdam" - 3:25 (Jaques Brel/Mort Shuman) #"Pleasure Search" - 3:32

Charts

References

External links

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie website"Open Your Arms" music video
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"Open Your Arms" discography
{{Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie 1988 singles 1988 songs Goodbye Mr Mackenzie songs Capitol Records singles