Arienne

"Arienne" is a song by British singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer, released in August 1993 by Virgin Records as the fourth single from her debut album, Great Expectations (1992). Co-written by Archer with John Beck and John Hughes, it became Archer's fourth UK top-30 hit, peaking at No. 30. Five instruments were used in the recording of the track. Hughes, Elliott Randall and Robbie McIntosh provided the guitars, whereas Beck and Paul Wickens played keyboards. The drummer was Charlie Morgan whilst Peter Kaye played fairlight. Wickens also played accordion on the track.

"Arienne"
Single by Tasmin Archer
from the album Great Expectations
Released	9 August 1993 (1993-08-09)[1]
Length	3:48
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Tasmin Archer John Beck John Hughes
Producer(s)	Julian Mendelsohn Peter Kaye
Tasmin Archer singles chronology
"Lords of the New Church" (1993) "Arienne" (1993) "Somebody’s Daughter" (1993)

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week gave "Arienne" three out of five, writing, "Both the title and the way it is sung echo Dean Friedman's "Ariel". 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."^[2] Tony Cross from Smash Hits also gave the song three out of five, writing, "Though she's still struggling to top "Sleeping Satellite", 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."^[3]

Track listings

• CD single

1. "Arienne"
2. "In Your Care" (live)
3. "Man at the Window" (live)

• 7-inch vinyl

1. "Arienne"
2. "In Your Care" (live)

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4]	84
UK Singles (OCC)	30
UK Airplay (Music Week)[5]	6

References

1. "Single Releases". Music Week. 7 August 1993. p. 21.
2. Jones, Alan (14 August 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
3. Cross, Tony (4 August 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 51. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
4. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 36. 4 September 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
5. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 4 September 1993. p. 32. Retrieved 1 May 2024.