"
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" is a song written by the songwriting team of
Holland-Dozier-Holland and originally recorded in
1964 by
Eddie Holland; his version was not released commercially until
2005.
Kim Weston had a hit with the song in
1965 and her version became a Top 5 R&B hit and a Top 50 Pop hit in the US. The Isley Brothers took their version to the R&B Top 20 in 1967.
The Doobie Brothers also covered this song in
1975. Their version went to #11 on the
Billboard Magazine Pop Charts. Blood, Sweat & Tears covered the song in 1971 on their album titled BS&T 4.