"Loving Arms" | ||||
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Single by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge | ||||
from the album Full Moon | ||||
B-side | "I'm Down (But I Keep Falling)" | |||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | August 1973 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | A&M Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Jans | |||
Producer(s) | David Anderle | |||
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge singles chronology | ||||
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"Lovin' Arms" | ||||
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Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
from the album Good Times | ||||
B-side | " You Asked Me To" | |||
Released | March 27, 1981 | |||
Recorded | December 13, 1973 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Jans | |||
Producer(s) | Felton Jarvis | |||
Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"Loving Arms" is a song written by Tom Jans and first recorded as a duet by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge for their 1973 album Full Moon.
The song was notably covered by Dobie Gray that same year, then by a number of artists including Elvis Presley and Petula Clark in 1974.
"Loving Arms" was written by Tom Jans. [1] Jans recorded the song and released his version on his 1974 self-titled album.
Dobie Gray's version of the song peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 6, 1973. [2] [3]
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge's version was released as a single in late 1973, and became a minor Billboard Hot 100 hit in the spring of 1974. [4] [5] The song first appeared on their 1973 duet album Full Moon.
Elvis Presley's version was first released on his 1974 album Good Times. In 1975, it was included as a B-side on some editions of his " My Boy" single. In 1981, it appeared on Presley's posthumous album Guitar Man and was released as the second single from it, with " You Asked Me To" on side B. In the UK, the song spent 6 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 47 for the week of April 14. [6] In the United States, the single charted as a double A-side ("Lovin' Arms"/"You Asked Me To") on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, peaking at number 8 on the week of June 20.
Petula Clark's version reached number 9 on the Canadian AC/Pop charts, February 1, 1975. [7]
In total, the song has been covered over 50 times. [1] Other notable covers include ones by Olivia Newton-John, Etta James, [1] the Dixie Chicks, [3] and Demis Roussos.
As Steven Blanton notes in his book The Songwriter's Toolkit: From Pen to Push Play, "[t]he song is written using the method of holding the title until the last line effectively." [1]
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [2] | 61 |
Canada ( RPM) [9] | 67 |
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 86 |
Canada ( RPM) [10] | 83 |
Canada AC (RPM) [11] | 9 |
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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UK Singles ( Official Charts Company) [6] | 47 |
US Billboard Hot Country Singles [12] | 8* |