Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
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Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
)| "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" | ||||
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| Single by Buck Owens | ||||
| from the album Ruby | ||||
| B-side | "Corn Liquor" | |||
| Released | August 1971 | |||
| Genre | Country, bluegrass, country rock | |||
| Length | 2:19 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | trad. | |||
| Producer(s) | Buck Owens | |||
| Buck Owens singles chronology | ||||
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"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" is an American traditional song. It seems to have developed from lyrics in the cowboy song "
My Lula Gal",[1] itself a development of bawdy British and Appalachian songs generally known as "Bang Bang Rosie" or "Bang Away Lulu."[2][3]
The
Foggy Mountain Boys, on December 14, 1951. Buck Owens released his cover version "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" in August 1971 as the second single from his album Ruby. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[4] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[5]
Versions
- The earliest recorded version is that of Buster Carter and Preston Young, 1931, with Posey Rorer on fiddle.[citation needed]
- Maury Finney's 1976 version peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[6]
Chart performance
Buck Owens
| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Leon Russell (as Hank Wilson)
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 74 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 57 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 78 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 30 |
Maury Finney
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 76 |
References
- ^ Logsdon, Guy. The Whorehouse Bells Are Ringing and Other Songs Cowboys Sing, pp. 154 ff. 1995 reprint of UIP (Champaign), 1989. Accessed 13 Jan 2014.
- ^ Cray, Ed. The Erotic Muse: American Bawdy Songs 2nd ed., p. 173 ff. UIP (Champaign), 1999. Accessed 13 Jan 2014.
- Miss Susie had a steamboat".
- Allmusic. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for November 13, 1971". RPM. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 732.
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