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Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Smokie
| album = Greatest Hits
| B-side = Here Lies a Man
| released = 18 February 1977
| recorded = 1976
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock, pop rock
| length =
| label = RAK
| writer = Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
| producer =
| prev_title = Living Next Door to Alice
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = It's Your Life
| next_year = 1977
| misc =
}}
"'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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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.
*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.
*The track also appeared on Juice Newton's 1979 'Take Heart' album, as well as 1987's 'Greatest Hits (And More)'. Newton's version peaked at #80 on the Billboard Country chart.
*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.
* Chris Norman included his solo cover of the song on his 2000 studio album "Full Circle".
References
http://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-n-roll-warriors-mw0000063070
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