title: Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
text: # 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.
  
  ## Charts
  
  ### Weekly charts
  
  | Chart (1977) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Australia (Kent Music Report) | 11 |
  | Austria | 1 |
  | Europe | 1 |
  | Germany | 1 |
  | Netherlands | 1 |
  | Switzerland | 2 |
  | Norway | 3 |
  | Ireland | 5 |
  | UK | 12 |
  | Sweden | 16 |
  | New Zealand | 36 |
  
  ### Year-end charts
  
  | Chart (1977) | Position |
  | - | - |
  | Australia (Kent Music Report) | 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.
  * 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".
  