Take Me In Your Arms - Eddie Holland 1964 (Rare Original)

Eddie Holland wasn't just a songwriter with Holland-Dozier-Holland, the famous songwriting team for the Motown Label but was also for a short time a recording artist. It is Holland (and not Kim Weston in 1965) who did the first recording of "Take me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" in 1964 but it was not released commercially until 2005, even though Weston's cover was the first commercial release. Listen and compare how Weston's cover is almost similar to Holland's original version here.

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=h4SEm44Ee8A&feature=related

The better known version that people most remember is the Doobie Brothers' cover in 1975 which went up to number 11 on the Billboard Charts that year. Enjoy this rare original recording. It just grooves dudes!!:))

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[stefmagura]

Hey Mapo69:

I found the name of the cd that this song appears on (woooooooo-hooooooooo)!!! It's called Cellarful of Motown!, Vol. 2, and you can find it on amazon.

[mapo69]

Thanks for the info! :)

[shottut]

The best version of this song  I have heard is Charity Brown's 1975 recording.

[frenchini]

thanks for this, I never new it existed ! Still love Kim Weston's version even if she doesn't Raleigh. It's a great song to rock n roll to.

[hughesjr]

Key is a little too high for him.

[Abismabagrandatimaba]

Was Eddy Holland thwe one who performed this splendid song the first time?

[bmckeeb1]

FABULOUS .

[11thedogfather]

what a voice class

[lancetop]

How could anyone out write Holland Dozier Holland?

[marctrainor]

I can see the transition between this original verson and the version the Doobie Bros. did. I can see it, I can feel it, and to me (in my opinion), the Doobies tried and I beleive succeded in caputuring the original soul and feeling of the song, and kept it in tact. The Doobies seemed to add a little more "snap" if you will in the style of playing, but seemed to capture the soul and feeling of the original. Marc Trainor

[tedkay]

I see why the 4 tops and Holland dozier Holland was a music marriage made in Motown heaven, He has a Levi style of vocal ,levi's voice was just ten times more powerful!~

[Nealo81]

Great song, great arrangement, great vocal performance, and great performances from all of the session players. This is where it's at.

[DetroitLives313]

Eddie was a beast! Great Songwriter and superb vocalist! Gone Man!