"If Ever You're in My Arms Again" is a 1984 song recorded by American contemporary R&B singer Peabo Bryson. Released as a single from his album Straight from the Heart, the single peaked at number 6 on the R&B chart and was Bryson's first Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number 10 during the summer of 1984.[2] It also spent four weeks at number 1 on the adult contemporary chart.[3]
| "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" | ||||
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| Single by Peabo Bryson | ||||
| from the album Straight from the Heart | ||||
| B-side | "There's No Getting Over You" | |||
| Released | April 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | R&B[1] | |||
| Length | 4:12 (album version) 4:02 (single version) | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Michael Masser | |||
| Peabo Bryson singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" on YouTube | ||||
Personnel
edit- Peabo Bryson – lead vocals
- Randy Kerber – acoustic piano, Yamaha DX7
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Lee Holdridge – string arrangements and conductor
- Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
- Gene Page – rhythm track arrangements
- Richard Marx – backing vocals
- Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
Charts
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Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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In popular culture
editThe song was used as a love theme for the Kelly Capwell and Joe Perkins characters on the daytime serial Santa Barbara.[14][15]
Cover versions
editToni Gonzaga and Sam Milby's 2008 version as the soundtrack of My Big Love.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Breihan, Tom (January 31, 2022). "The Number Ones: Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson's "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)". Stereogum. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
If You're Ever In My Arms Again" is a pretty typical example of that era's slick, upwardly mobile R&B.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 90.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 41.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. July 28, 1984. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ↑ "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Philippines Hot 100 – Week of June 7, 2025". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Top 100 Singles of 1984 – Volume 41, No. 17, January 05 1985". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 51. December 22, 1984. p. TA-19.
- ↑ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Santa Barbara". Cybercom.net. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ↑ Roos, Henrietta. Soap Opera Super Couples: The Great Romances of Daytime Drama. Jefferson: McFarland, 2017. Amazon Kindle. 15 Dec. 2016.
External links
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