1995 Mariah Carey – Open Arms (UK:#4)
“Open Arms” is a song by American rock band Journey. It was released as a single from the Heavy Metal soundtrack and their 1981 album, Escape. Co-written by band members Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain.
Mariah Carey co-produced her cover of the song with Walter Afanasieff for her fifth album, Daydream (1995). Carey’s career has crossed paths with Journey’s: the band’s drummer Steve Smith played drums on many of her earlier singles, and its bassist for a short period in the mid-1980s, Randy Jackson, has worked with her for a long time.
Album
Daydream is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released on October 3, 1995 in the United States, by Columbia Records. The follow-up to her internationally successful studio album Music Box (1993), and the holiday album Merry Christmas (1994), Daydream differed from her previous releases by leaning increasingly towards urban music. Throughout the […]
Muscians
| Bass (synthesizer) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Drums (Programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Guitar | Tristan Avakian |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Gary Cirimelli |
| Background Vocals | Kelly Price |
| Background Vocals | Mariah Carey |
| Background Vocals | Melonie Daniels |
| Background Vocals | Shanrae Price |
| Vocals | Mariah Carey |
Produced By
Jonathan Cain
Steve Perry
Songwriters
Mariah Carey
Walter Afanasieff
Charts
US:# –
UK:# 4