Empty Arms
| "Empty Arms" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Sonny James | ||||
| from the album Empty Arms | ||||
| B-side | "Everything Begins and Ends with You" | |||
| Released | January 1971 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Ivory Joe Hunter | |||
| Sonny James singles chronology | ||||
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"Empty Arms" is a song composed and first recorded by Ivory Joe Hunter which became an R&B hit in 1957. A cover version by Teresa Brewer became a hit for her that same year.[1] 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.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 93 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ↑ Dean, Maury (2003-01-01). Rock and Roll. Algora Publishing. ISBN 9780875862071.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
| Preceded by "After the Fire Is Gone" by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single April 10-May 1, 1971 |
Succeeded by "How Much More Can She Stand" by Conway Twitty |
| Preceded by "Anyway" by George Hamilton IV |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 17, 1971 |
Succeeded by "Man from the City" by Humphrey and the Dumptrucks |
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