Empty Arms

"Empty Arms"
Single by Sonny James
from the album Empty Arms
B-side"Everything Begins and Ends with You"
ReleasedJanuary 1971
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Ivory Joe Hunter
Sonny James singles chronology
"Endlessly"
(1970)
"Empty Arms"
(1971)
"Bright Lights, Big City"
(1971)

"Empty Arms" is a song composed and first recorded by Ivory Joe Hunter which became an R&B hit in 1957. This original version peaked at #2 on the US, R&B Airplay chart and at #43 on the pop chart.[1]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 267.