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"'Back in My Arms Again'" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.

Written and produced by Motown's main production team HollandDozierHolland, "Back in My Arms Again" was the fifth consecutive and overall number-one song for the group on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States from June 6, 1965 through June 12, 1965, also topping the soul chart for a week.

History



Eddie Holland of the HollandDozierHolland wrote the basis sketch for "Back in My Arms Again."

"Back in My Arms Again" was the last of five Supremes songs in a row to go number one (the others are "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", and "Stop! In the Name of Love"). The song's middle eight is almost identical to a later Holland-Dozier-Holland hit, The Isley Brothers "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)".

On the album in which this single appeared, 'More Hits by the Supremes', and on the official single, each member is pictured separately on the front cover, with her signature above it.

The Supremes performed the song on 'The Mike Douglas Show', a syndicated daytime program, on May 5, 1965 and again on November 3. They performed the song nationally on the NBC variety program 'Hullabaloo!' on Tuesday, May 11, 1965, peaking on the music charts in the following weeks.

'Billboard' said that "Back in My Arms Again" has "a strong teen lyric and a powerful vocal performance pitted against a hard rock backing in full support." 'Cash Box' described it as "a rollicking, pop-r&b romancer about a lucky lass who gets back with her boyfriend after quite a hiatus." Allmusic critic Ed Hogan called the rhythm section provided by the Funk Brothers "tight," the saxophone played by Mike Terry "rollicking" and the vibraphone played by James Gitten "dreamy."

Personnel



* Lead vocals by Diana Ross

* Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson

* All instruments by the Funk Brothers

**Earl Van Dyke piano

**Joe Messina guitar

**James Jamerson bass

**Benny Benjamin drums

**James Gittens vibraphone

**Mike Terry baritone saxophone

Charts



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Later versions



"Back in My Arms Again" returned in 1978 to the 'Billboard' Hot 100 via a remake by Genya Ravan: taken from the singer's album release 'Urban Desire' the track would be Ravan's only Hot 100 entry, with a #92 peak.'Cashbox' Vol 40 #12 (5 August 1978) "Singles Reviews" p.18

The song almost returned to the Hot 100 in 1983 via a remake on Motown's Gordy label by High Inergy, a female group whose 1977 debut album 'Turnin' On' had yielded a Top 20 hit ("You Can't Turn Me Off") and elicited numerous comparisons with the Supremes.'Atlanta Voice' 10 September 1977 "History Repeats Itself This Time with High Inergy" p.7'Los Angeles Times' 11 December 1977 "Pop News" by Dennis Hunt pp.107-108'Philadelphia Daily News' 28 February 1978 "In the Middle of Turning You On" by Mikal Gilmore p.34'Detroit Free Press' 21 January 1978 "Critic's Choice? Don't Aske Me" by Shirley Eder p.13-A'Orlando Sentinel' 19 May 1978 "Supreme Future for High Inergy?" by Dean Johnson p.1-B Despite the release of a further six albums, High Inergy remained a "one hit wonder" in 1983 when the group recorded what would be their last album: 'Groove Patrol', from which a near note-for-note remake of "Back in My Arms Again" was released as a single'Cashbox' vol 65 #9 (30 July 1983) "Singles Reviews" p.8 (the group's last) to reach #105 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 in 'Billboard' (without ranking on the magazine's R&B chart).

"Back in My Arms Again" has also been remade by the Michael Stanley Band (album 'Greatest Hints'/ 1979),Nicolette Larson (as "Back in My Arms": album 'In the Nick of Time'/ 1980), by Michael Bolton (album 'Michael Bolton'/ 1983), by The Forester Sisters (album 'Perfume, Ribbons & Pearls'/ 1986), and by Colin James for the soundtrack of the 1989 film 'American Boyfriends'.

Also covered by The Jam live at the 100 Club on 11 September 1977 released on their 6CD live album 'Fire and Skill The Jam Live' (rec. 19771982, rel. 2015).

See also



* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1965 (U.S.)

References




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