Would These Arms Be in Your Way

"Would These Arms Be in Your Way"
Single by Keith Whitley
from the album Don't Close Your Eyes
B-side"Someone New"
ReleasedJune 1987
GenreCountry
Length3:09
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Hank Cochran
Vern Gosdin
Red Lane
Producer(s)Blake Mevis
Keith Whitley singles chronology
"Hard Livin'"
(1987) 		"Would These Arms Be in Your Way"
(1987) 		"Some Old Side Road"
(1987)

"Would These Arms Be in Your Way'" is a song written by Hank Cochran, Vern Gosdin, and Red Lane, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was released in June 1987 as the lead-off single from the album Don't Close Your Eyes. The song reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Cover versions

This song has been covered numerous times, most notably by Daryle Singletary on his 1995 self-titled album, Gosdin on his 1998 album The Voice, Mark Chesnutt on his 2004 album Savin' the Honky Tonk, and Jamey Johnson on his 2012 album Living for a Song.

Gosdin, along with Emmylou Harris, provided the backing vocals for Whitley's version.

Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 36

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 382.
  2. ^ "Keith Whitley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.