Empty Arms

"Empty Arms" is a song composed and first recorded by Ivory Joe Hunter which became an R&B hit in 1957. This original version peaked at #2 on the US, R&B Airplay chart and at #43 on the pop chart.^[1]

"Empty Arms"
Single by Sonny James
from the album Empty Arms
B-side	"Everything Begins and Ends with You"
Released	January 1971
Genre	Country
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Ivory Joe Hunter
Sonny James singles chronology
"Endlessly" (1970) "Empty Arms" (1971) "Bright Lights, Big City" (1971)

Cover Versions

• A cover version by Teresa Brewer became a hit the same month as the original recording.^[2]
• The song was successfully revived with a 1971 single by Sonny James. "Empty Arms" was Sonny James' eighteenth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for four weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.^[3]

Chart performance

Sonny James

Chart (1971)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]	93
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1