title: Empty Arms
text: # 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.
  
  ## Cover Versions
  
  * A cover version by Teresa Brewer became a hit the same month as the original recording.
  * 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.
  
  ## Chart performance
  
  ### Sonny James
  
  | Chart (1971) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
  | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 93 |
  | Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
  