Lay Back in the Arms of Someone explained

Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
Type:	single
Artist:	Smokie
Album:	Greatest Hits
B-Side:	Here Lies a Man
Released:	18 February 1977^[1]
Recorded:	1976
Genre:	Soft rock,^[2] pop rock
Label:	RAK
Prev Title:	Living Next Door to Alice
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	It's Your Life
Next Year:	1977

"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, performed by the English band Smokie.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	11
Austria	1
Europe	1
Germany	1
Netherlands	1
Switzerland	2
Norway	3
Ireland	5
UK^[4]	12
Sweden	16
New Zealand	36

Year-end charts

Cover versions

• The song was covered by American country music artist Randy Barlow in 1979, whose version peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[6]
• In 1979 the song was released as a single from Tanya Tucker's album Tear Me Apart, produced by Nicky Chin and Mike Chapman, but it failed to chart.^[7]
• The track also appeared on Juice Newton's 1979 Take Heart album, as well as 1987's Greatest Hits (And More).^[8] Newton's version peaked at #80 on the Billboard Country chart.^[9]
• Rick Nelson recorded the song, which appears on the 1981 "Four You" EP and 1986 "Memphis Sessions" LP.
• Savoy Brown covered this song on album "Rock n Roll Warriors" 1981.
• In 1999, Argema released a Czech version.
• Chris Norman included his solo cover of the song on his 2000 studio album "Full Circle".^[10]

References

http://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-n-roll-warriors-mw0000063070

External links

• http://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-n-roll-warriors-mw0000063070

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Week. 41.
2. Web site: Obituary: Alan Barton. 18 April 1995. The Independent.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 279.
4. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 510.
5. Web site: Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 13 June 2021.
6. Web site: Jason Ankeny . Randy Barlow | Awards . . 1943-03-29 . 2016-01-26.
7. Web site: Tear Me Apart - Tanya Tucker | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-01-26.
8. Web site: Greg Adams . Juice Newton's Greatest Hits (And More) - Juice Newton | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-01-26.
9. Web site: Lay Back in the Arms of Someone (Song by Juice Newton) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts .
10. Web site: spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle. October 20, 2017.