Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)

~ Recording by The Isley Brothers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:39The Isley BrothersTake Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)The Isley BrothersSingle
  • US1968-03-14
TamlaT-54164
1.9Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:40The Isley Brothers20 Hard to Find Motown Classics, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MotownMCD09062MD
1.9Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:38The Isley BrothersTamla Motown: Big Hits & Hard to Find Classics, Volume TwoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only)ZD72514
1.14Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:38The Isley Brothers60’s Greatest Hits and Rare ClassicsThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
MotownMOTD 5483
1.14Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:38The Isley Brothers60’s Greatest Hits and Rare ClassicsThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • -1991
Motown3746354832
1.10Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:39The Isley BrothersThe Best of the Early YearsThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-04-08
314 520 326-2
1.8Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:42The Isley BrothersTamla Motown: Big Hits & Hard to Find Classics, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-07-17
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)544 273-2
1.6Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:40The Isley Brothers20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Motown Years: Isley BrothersThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • -2001-11-20
Motown440 016 363-2
2.8Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:42The Isley BrothersTamla Motown: Big Hits & Hard to Find Classics, Volumes 1-3 (3 CD Box Set)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)544 714-2
1.25Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) (original 45 mix)2:40The Isley BrothersThis Old Heart of Mine & Soul on the RocksThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-11-11
Motown017 190-2
2.8Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:40The Isley BrothersMusic From and Inspired by The Big Chill (Deluxe Edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • US2004-03-23
Hip‐O SelectB0001940-02
1.5Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:39The Isley BrothersThe Definitive CollectionThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-10-09
Hip‐O RecordsB0009140-02
38.24Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:41The Isley BrothersThe Complete Motown Singles, Volume 8: 1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-11-20
Hip‐O Select, MotownB0009708-02
1.5Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:39The Isley BrothersThe Definitive CollectionThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
Hip‐O RecordsB0010445-02
2.25Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) (stereo)2:38The Isley BrothersThe Motown AnthologyThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-09-21
Universal UMC5321498
1.25Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:43The Isley BrothersThe Motown AnthologyThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-09-21
Universal UMC5321498
1.10Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:38The Isley BrothersBehind a Painted Smile: The CollectionThe Isley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-07-23
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)SPEC2113
1.12Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)2:42The Isley BrothersA Different World: The Holland-Dozier-Holland SongbookVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2024-04-25
Kent SoulCDTOP 520

Relationships

producer:Lamont Dozier
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
bass:James Jamerson (on 1967-07-17)
congas:Eddie “Bongo” Brown (on 1967-07-17)
drums (drum set):Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1967-07-17)
Hammond organ [B-3]:Earl Van Dyke (on 1967-07-17)
background vocals:O’Kelly Isley (on 1967-10-11)
Rudolph Isley (on 1967-10-11)
lead vocals:Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) (on 1967-10-11)
recorded at:Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States (until 1968-01-20)
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-07-17 until 1968-01-20)
mixed at:Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-07-17 until 1968-01-20)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/22915 [info]
recording of:Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) (until 1968-01-20: cover)

Related works

Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)

lyricist:Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:Lamont Dozier
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:Stone Agate Music
sub-publisher:ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)