Lay Back in the Arms of Someone

1977 single by Smokie

"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"

Single by Smokie

from the album Greatest Hits

B-side

"Here Lies a Man"

Released

18 February 1977^[1]

Recorded

1976

Genre

Soft rock,^[2] pop rock

Label

RAK

Songwriter(s)

Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman

Smokie singles chronology

"Living Next Door to Alice"
(1976)

"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"
(1977)

"It's Your Life"
(1977)

Music video

"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" on YouTube

"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, performed by the English band Smokie.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	69

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

^ "Smokie - Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone / Here Lies A Man - RAK - UK - RAK 251". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
^ "Obituary: Alan Barton". The Independent. 18 April 1995.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 510. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Imgur.com.
^ Jason Ankeny (1943-03-29). "Randy Barlow | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
^ "Tear Me Apart - Tanya Tucker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
^ Greg Adams. "Juice Newton's Greatest Hits (And More) - Juice Newton | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
^ "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone (Song by Juice Newton) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
^ "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved October 20, 2017.

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External links

Smokie

Terry Uttley
Martin Bullard
Steve Pinnell
Mike Craft
Mick McConnell

Alan Silson
Chris Norman
Clarence Dawson
Ron Kelly
Arthur Higgins
Pete Spencer
Alan Barton

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Greatest Hits

Singles

"Pass It Around"
"If You Think You Know How to Love Me"
"Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me"
"Something's Been Making Me Blue"
"Wild Wild Angels"
"I'll Meet You at Midnight"
"Living Next Door to Alice"
"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"
"It's Your Life"
"Needles and Pins"
"For a Few Dollars More"
"Oh Carol"
"Mexican Girl"
"Do to Me"
"Babe It's Up to You"
"San Francisco Bay"
"Take Good Care of My Baby"
"Run to Me"
"Little Town Flirt"
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"

Smokie discography

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Albums Singles Songs
1970s	"Delta Dawn" "Love's the Answer"/"The Jamestown Ferry" "What's Your Mama's Name" "Blood Red and Goin' Down" "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)" "The Man That Turned My Mama On" "I Believe the South Is Gonna Rise Again" "Lizzie and the Rainman" "Spring" "San Antonio Stroll" "Greener Than the Grass (We Laid On)" "Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You" "You've Got Me to Hold On To" "Here's Some Love" "Ridin' Rainbows" "It's a Cowboy Lovin' Night" "You Are So Beautiful" "Dancing the Night Away" "Not Fade Away"/"Texas (When I Die)" "I'm the Singer, You're the Song" "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"
1980s	"Pecos Promenade" "Dream Lover" (with Glen Campbell) "Can I See You Tonight" "Love Knows We Tried" "Should I Do It" "Feel Right" "Baby I'm Yours" "One Love at a Time" "Just Another Love" "I'll Come Back as Another Woman" "It's Only Over for You" "Love Me Like You Used To" "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" (with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet) "If It Don't Come Easy" "Strong Enough to Bend" "Highway Robbery" "Call on Me" "Daddy and Home" "My Arms Stay Open All Night"
1990s	"Walking Shoes" "Don't Go Out" (with T. Graham Brown) "It Won't Be Me" "Oh What It Did to Me" "Down to My Last Teardrop" "(Without You) What Do I Do with Me" "Some Kind of Trouble" "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight" "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" "It's a Little Too Late" "Tell Me About It" (with Delbert McClinton) "Soon" "We Don't Have to Do This" "Hangin' In" "You Just Watch Me" "Between the Two of Them" "Find Out What's Happenin'" "Little Things"
2000s-2020s	"A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be" "Love's Gonna Live Here" (with Jim Lauderdale) "Bring My Flowers Now" "The House That Built Me" "Ready as I'll Never Be"
Featured singles	"Romeo" (credited as Dolly Parton and Friends) "You Ain't Woman Enough" (with Loretta Lynn)