Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
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"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn
and Mike Chapman, performed by the English band Smokie
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Nicky Chinn
Nicky Chinn born Nicholas Barry Chinn, 16 May 1945, London, UK) is a British songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the UK and US in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several number-one records...
and Mike Chapman, performed by the English band Smokie
Smokie (band)
Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
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Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria | 1 |
| European | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Norway | 3 |
| Ireland | 5 |
| UK | 12 |
| Sweden | 16 |
| New Zealand | 36 |
Cover versions
- The song was covered by American country musicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Randy BarlowRandy BarlowRandy Barlow is an American country music artist. Between 1976 and 1983, he released four albums, including three for Republic Records. In the same time span, he charted more than fifteen singles on the Billboard country singles charts, including a string of four songs in a row which all reached...
in 1979, whose version peaked at number 13 on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country SinglesHot Country SongsHot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart.