Lay Back in the Arms of Someone

"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]

"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

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 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]