Can I Sleep in Your Arms

"Can I Sleep in Your Arms" is a single by American country music artist Jeannie Seely. Released in July 1973 under MCA Records, the song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart, becoming Seely's first top ten solo hit since 1968.[1] Additionally, "Can I Sleep in Your Arms" also became Seely's first major hit on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada, reaching #4. The song, written by Seely's one-time husband Hank Cochran, shares its melody with the traditional cowboy song "Red River Valley". The song has been recorded by Willie Nelson for his classic album Red Headed Stranger.

"Can I Sleep in Your Arms"
Single by Jeannie Seely
from the album Can I Sleep in Your Arms/Lucky Ladies
ReleasedJuly 7, 1973
GenreCountry
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)

Chart performance

Chart (1973) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 6
CAN RPM Country Tracks 4
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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
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