"Hold Me in Your Arms" is a song by Australian pop-rock band Southern Sons. It was released in March 1991 as the third single taken from their debut studio album, Southern Sons (1990). The song peaked at number 9 in Australia, becoming the band's second top ten single.
| "Hold Me in Your Arms" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australian CD single | ||||
| Single by Southern Sons | ||||
| from the album Southern Sons | ||||
| B-side | "Which Way" | |||
| Released | 18 March 1991[1] | |||
| Recorded | Metropolis Studios Melbourne, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Buckle | |||
| Producer(s) | Ross Fraser | |||
| Southern Sons singles chronology | ||||
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992, the song was nominated for Song of the Year, losing to "Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)" by Yothu Yindi.
Track listing
editCD single (105207)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold Me in Your Arms" | Phil Buckle | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Which Way" | Phil Buckle | 3:58 |
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 9 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) Chart[3] | 76 |
Dami Im and Jack Jones version
edit| "Hold Me in Your Arms" | ||||
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| Single by Dami Im and Jack Jones | ||||
| Released | 7 April 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Australia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Buckle | |||
| Dami Im singles chronology | ||||
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In January 2017, Dami Im sang the song with Guy Sebastian at the Australia Day concert. Sony Music Australia boss Denis Handlin commissioned the new version and secured the original voice of the song by Jack Jones to recreate the song with Im.[4] The Dami Im and Jack Jones version was released on 7 April 2017.[5]
References
edit- ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 18/03/91 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 60)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Southern Sons – Hold Me in Your Arms". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 137.
- ^ "Jack Jones Re-Records Southern Sons Classic With Dami Im". Noise 11. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Hold Me In Your Arms (single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
