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"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" | ||||
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Single by Smokie | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
B-side | "Here Lies a Man" | |||
Released | 18 February 1977 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | Soft rock, [2] pop rock | |||
Label | RAK | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman | |||
Smokie singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" on YouTube |
"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, performed by the English band Smokie. [3]
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 11 |
Austria | 1 |
Europe | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Switzerland | 2 |
Norway | 3 |
Ireland | 5 |
UK [3] | 12 |
Sweden | 16 |
New Zealand | 36 |
Chart (1977) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] | 69 |
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