# Back in My Arms Again
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{{For|the Kenny Chesney song|Me and You (Kenny Chesney album)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Back in My Arms Again
| cover = The-supremes-back-in-my-arms-again-1965-US-vinyl.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = US picture sleeve
| type = single
| artist = [the Supremes](/source/the_Supremes)
| album = [More Hits by The Supremes](/source/More_Hits_by_The_Supremes)
| B-side = [Whisper You Love Me Boy](/source/Whisper_You_Love_Me_Boy)
| released = April 15, 1965
| recorded = February 24, 1965
| studio = [Hitsville U.S.A.](/source/Hitsville_U.S.A.), Detroit
| venue =
| genre = [Pop](/source/Pop_music), [rhythm and blues](/source/rhythm_and_blues)
| length = 2:52
| label = [Motown](/source/Motown)
| writer = [Holland–Dozier–Holland](/source/Holland%E2%80%93Dozier%E2%80%93Holland)
| producer = {{hlist|[Brian Holland](/source/Brian_Holland)|[Lamont Dozier](/source/Lamont_Dozier)}}
| prev_title = [Stop! In the Name of Love](/source/Stop!_In_the_Name_of_Love)
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = [Nothing but Heartaches](/source/Nothing_but_Heartaches)
| next_year = 1965
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file =
| description = {{ffdc|1=|log=2024 June 14}}
}}
}}
"'''Back in My Arms Again'''" is a 1965 song recorded by [the Supremes](/source/the_Supremes) for the [Motown](/source/Motown) label.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team [Holland–Dozier–Holland](/source/Holland%E2%80%93Dozier%E2%80%93Holland), "Back in My Arms Again" was the fifth consecutive and overall number-one song for the group on the [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) pop singles chart in the United States from June 6, 1965, through June 12, 1965,[{{cite magazine |year=1965 |title=''Billboard'' Hot 100 |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |volume=77 |issue=24 |page=24 |publisher=[Nielsen Company](/source/Nielsen_Company) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24 |access-date=10 May 2011 }}] also topping the soul chart for a week.
==History==
[Eddie Holland](/source/Eddie_Holland) of the Holland–Dozier–Holland wrote the basis sketch for "Back in My Arms Again."[{{cite web|title=Back in My Arms Again|author=Hogan, Ed|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/back-in-my-arms-again-mt0044845744|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2022-02-08}}]
"Back in My Arms Again" was the last of five Supremes songs in a row to go number one (the others are "[Where Did Our Love Go](/source/Where_Did_Our_Love_Go)", "[Baby Love](/source/Baby_Love)", "[Come See About Me](/source/Come_See_About_Me)", and "[Stop! In the Name of Love](/source/Stop!_In_the_Name_of_Love)"). The song's [middle eight](/source/middle_eight) is almost identical to a later Holland-Dozier-Holland hit, [The Isley Brothers](/source/The_Isley_Brothers) "[This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)](/source/This_Old_Heart_of_Mine_(Is_Weak_for_You))".
On the album in which this single appeared, ''[More Hits by the Supremes](/source/More_Hits_by_the_Supremes)'', and on the official single, each member is pictured separately on the front cover, with her signature above it.
The Supremes performed the song on ''[The Mike Douglas Show](/source/The_Mike_Douglas_Show)'', a syndicated daytime program, on May 5, 1965, and again on November 3.[{{Cite episode|title= November 3, 1965| url= http://www.tv.com/the-mike-douglas-show/november-3-1965/episode/862579/summary.html|series= [The Mike Douglas Show](/source/The_Mike_Douglas_Show)| credits= Guest co-host: [Zsa Zsa Gabor](/source/Zsa_Zsa_Gabor)|network= [CBS](/source/CBS) |station= [KYW-TV](/source/WKYC)|location = [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland)|airdate= 3 November 1965|season= 4| number= 43}}] They performed the song nationally on the [NBC](/source/NBC) [variety program](/source/variety_show) ''[Hullabaloo!](/source/Hullabaloo_(TV_series))''[{{Cite episode|title= Show #18|url= http://www.tv.com/show-18--host-frankie-avalon/episode/56936/summary.html|series= [Hullabaloo](/source/Hullabaloo_(TV_series))|credits= Host: [Frankie Avalon](/source/Frankie_Avalon)| network= [NBC](/source/NBC)|station= [KNBC](/source/KNBC)|location= [Burbank, California](/source/Burbank%2C_California)|airdate= 11 May 1965|season= 1|number= 18}}] on Tuesday, May 11, 1965, peaking on the music charts in the following weeks.
''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' said that "Back in My Arms Again" has "a strong teen lyric and a powerful vocal performance pitted against a hard rock backing in full support."[{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Singles Reviews|date=April 24, 1964|accessdate=2022-02-08|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=whisper+you+love+me+boy&pg=PA43}}] ''[Cash Box](/source/Cash_Box)'' described it as "a rollicking, pop-r&b romancer about a lucky lass who gets back with her boyfriend after quite a hiatus."[{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=May 1, 1965 |page=8 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1965/CB-1965-05-01.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}] ''[Record World](/source/Record_World)'' chose it as one of their "Single Picks of the Week," stating that the Supremes are "unbeatable."[{{cite magazine|title=Single Picks of the Week|magazine=Record World|date=May 1, 1965|page=1|accessdate=2023-07-21|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/65/RW-1965-05-01.pdf}}] [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) critic Ed Hogan called the rhythm section provided by the [Funk Brothers](/source/Funk_Brothers) "tight," the [saxophone](/source/saxophone) played by [Mike Terry](/source/Mike_Terry_(saxophonist)) "rollicking" and the [vibraphone](/source/vibraphone) played by [James Gitten](/source/The_Funk_Brothers) "dreamy."[
==Personnel==
* Lead vocals by [Diana Ross](/source/Diana_Ross)
* Background vocals by [Florence Ballard](/source/Florence_Ballard) and [Mary Wilson](/source/Mary_Wilson_(singer))
* All instruments by [the Funk Brothers](/source/the_Funk_Brothers)][{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w0xLAAAAYAAJ|title=The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits|author1=Adam White|author2=Fred Bronson|publisher=Billboard Books|year=1993|isbn=9780823082858}}]
**[Earl Van Dyke](/source/Earl_Van_Dyke) – piano
**[Joe Messina](/source/Joe_Messina) – guitar
**[James Jamerson](/source/James_Jamerson) – bass
**[Benny Benjamin](/source/Benny_Benjamin) – drums
**James Gittens – [vibraphone](/source/vibraphone)
**[Mike Terry](/source/Mike_Terry_(saxophonist)) – baritone saxophone
==Charts==
{{col-begin|width=65%}}
{{col-2}}
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Chart (1965)
!scope="col"|Peak
position
|-
!scope="row" {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|artist=The Supremes|song=Back in My Arms Again|chartid=5667}}
|-
!scope="row" {{single chart|Germany|34|artist=The Supremes|song=Stop! In the Name of Love|songid=24511}}
|-
!scope="row" | New Zealand ([''Billboard''](/source/Billboard_(magazine)))[{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YCkEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+1965&pg=PA35|title=Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|page=12|date=21 August 1965}}]
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|-
!scope="row" {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|artistid=11282|40|artist=Supremes|song=Back in My Arms Again}}
|-
!scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=The Supremes}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')[{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-supremes/chart-history/bsi/|title=The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=August 30, 2021}}]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
!scope="row" |[US ''Cashbox'' Top 100](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))[{{cite web |url=https://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/19650605.html |title=CASH BOX Top 100 Singles|work=[Cashbox](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))|date=June 5, 1965|access-date=31 December 2020}}]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
!scope="row" |[US ''Cashbox'' R&B](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))[{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives-r/60s_files/19650605R.html |title=The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations|work=[Cashbox](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))|date=June 5, 1965|access-date=31 December 2020}}]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|}
{{col-2}}
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (1965)
! Rank
|-
!scope="row"| Japan Foreign Hits (''Billboard'')[{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mSkEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+supremes+japan&pg=RA1-PA16|title=FOREIGN HITS IN JAPAN 1960-1969|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|page=J-32|date=December 19, 1970|access-date=2016-09-27}}]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
!scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100[{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1965.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1965/Top 100 Songs of 1965 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |access-date=2016-09-29}}]
| style="text-align:center;"|37
|-
!scope="row"| US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles (''Billboard'')[{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1965/Billboard-1965-International-Record-&-Talent.pdf#page=40 |title=TOP R&B SINGLES OF 1965 (Ratings are based on chart action from Jan. 30 to Oct. 30.)|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|page=40|access-date=January 14, 2022|via=worldradiohistory.com}}]
| style="text-align:center;"|23
|-
!scope="row"| US ''Cashbox'' Top 100[{{cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html |title=Top 100 Year End Charts: 1965 |work=[Cashbox Magazine](/source/Cashbox_(magazine)) |access-date=2016-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005101409/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html |archive-date=2012-10-05 |url-status=dead }}]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
!scope="row"| US ''Cashbox'' R&B[{{cite web|url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives-r/60s_files/1965YESR.html|title=The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1965|work=[Cashbox](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))|access-date=31 December 2020|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416085644/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives-r/60s_files/1965YESR.html|url-status=dead}}]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|}
{{col-end}}
==Certifications==
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Supremes|title=Back in My Arms Again|award=|relyear=|certyear=|nocert=yes|id=|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=[{{cite book|title=American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today |author=Jay Warner |isbn=0634099787 |publisher= [Hal Leonard Corporation](/source/Hal_Leonard_Corporation) |date=2006 |access-date= 23 January 2020 |page=458 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mTM_9JTeoMIC&q=supremes+2+million&pg=PA458}}][{{cite book|author=Joseph Murrells |title= Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory |isbn=9780713438437|publisher= [B.T. Batsford](/source/B.T._Batsford) |date= 1984 |access-date= 23 January 2020 |page=215 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5iIKAQAAMAAJ&q=Back%20in%20My%20Arms%20Again}}]}}
{{end}}
==Later versions==
"Back in My Arms Again" returned to the [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) in 1978 with a remake by [Genya Ravan](/source/Genya_Ravan) on a single (taken from the singer's album ''Urban Desire'') which was Ravan's only Hot 100 entry, peaking at number 92.[''Cashbox'' Vol 40 #12 (5 August 1978) "Singles Reviews" p.18][{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/genya-ravan|title = Genya Ravan|magazine = [Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}}]
The song almost made the Hot 100 in 1983 via a remake on Motown's Gordy label by female vocal group [High Inergy](/source/High_Inergy) who released what would be their last album, ''[Groove Patrol](/source/Groove_Patrol)'', from which a near note-for-note remake of "Back in My Arms Again" was released as a single[''Cashbox'' vol 65 #9 (30 July 1983) "Singles Reviews" p.8] (the group's last) and reached number 105 on the ''Billboard'' [Bubbling Under Hot 100](/source/Bubbling_Under_Hot_100) chart (without ranking on the magazine's [R&B chart](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs)).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Back+in+My+Arms+Again+by+High+Inergy&id=100279|title = Back in My Arms Again (Song by High Inergy) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts}}]
==See also==
* [List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1965 (U.S.)](/source/List_of_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1965_(U.S.))
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{YouTube|OmSbQYNaaho|The Supremes - Back in My Arms Again}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Lamont Dozier
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