"Baby Take Me in Your Arms" is a 1968 song composed by
Tony Macaulay
Tony Macaulay (born Anthony Gordon Instone; 21 April 1944) is an English author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter. He has won the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Award twice as 'Songwriter of the Year' (1970 a ...
and
John Macleod.
The most famous recording of the song was by
Jefferson in late 1969. Jefferson's version became a Top 40 pop and adult contemporary hit during the winter of 1970 in the U.S. and Canada. Although the artist,
Geoffrey Turton, is British and the LP was released in the UK, the single was not. "Baby Take Me in Your Arms" went to No. 12 on
WABC-AM in New York City.
Chart history
Weekly charts
Other versions
*The
Paper Dolls
''Paper Dolls'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 episodes on ABC from September 23 to December 25, 1984. Set in New York's fashion industry, the show centered on top modeling agency owner Racine (Morgan Fairchild) ...
recorded the song in 1968, before Jefferson's version, on their album, ''Paper Dolls House''. Their version was not released as a single.
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Bobby Vinton
Stanley Robert "Bobby" Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is a American former singer and occasional actor, who also hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid trib ...
covered "Baby Take Me in Your Arms" on his 1970 LP ''
My Elusive Dreams''.
*Under the truncated title "Take Me in Your Arms,"
Edison Lighthouse
Edison Lighthouse are an English pop band, formed in London in 1969. The band was best known for their 1970 hit single "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" recorded in late 1969.
Career
Before the name Edison Lighthouse, they were known as ...
covered the song on their 1971 LP, ''
Already''.
See also
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List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
External links
Lyrics of this song*
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Songs written by Tony Macaulay
Songs written by John Macleod (songwriter)
1968 songs
1969 singles
1960s ballads
British songs
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