Can I Sleep in Your Arms

"Can I Sleep in Your Arms"
Single by Jeannie Seely
from the album Can I Sleep in Your Arms/Lucky Ladies
ReleasedJune 1973
GenreCountry[1][2]
Length3:35
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Hank Cochran
Producer(s)Walter Haynes
Jeannie Seely singles chronology
"Farm in Pennsyltucky"
(1972)
"Can I Sleep in Your Arms"
(1973)
"Lucky Ladies"
(1973)

"Can I Sleep in Your Arms" is a song written by Hank Cochran that was originally recorded by American country artist Jeannie Seely. Released as a single in 1973, it placed in the top ten of the US and Canadian country song charts. It also served as the title track to her 1973 studio album. The song became Seely's first top ten country single in several years and her final top ten release as well. The song was adapted from a hobo tune and a folk standard. It received reviews from several publications following its release.

  1. ^ "Billboard's Top Single Picks: Country" (PDF). Billboard. June 9, 1973. p. 58. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "C&W Singles Reviews: Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. June 9, 1973. p. 49. Retrieved 3 August 2024.