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Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)
"Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" (sometimes rendered as "Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)") is a country song written by Virgil "Pappy" Stewart and originally recorded by Stewart and the Arkansas Cowgirls in 1953. It was a minor country hit for Faron Young that same year, reaching No. 10 on the country chart and was also recorded by Patsy Cline and Percy Sledge. Its most successful version was recorded by singer Solomon Burke as his second single from Atlantic Records in 1961, becoming Burke's first hit single.
==Background==
When Burke arrived for his first recording session at the Atlantic Records studio at 1841 Broadway in New York City on December 13, 1960,〔(Atlantic Records Discography: 1960 ). Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved April 7, 2011.〕 he was given four songs, including his first Atlantic release, "Keep the Magic Working", which was a flop〔("Song Fades for Larger than Life Soul King" ), ''The Times'' (October 12, 2010).〕 and "Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)",〔 a cover of a country song written and recorded by Virgil "Pappy" Stewart,〔("JUST OUT OF REACH OF MY TWO OP (Legal Title)" ), BMI Work #789241〕〔Virgil Freemont Stewart and the Arkansas Cowgirls performed this song originally. See (''Stewart Family: Come On In And Make Yourself At Home'' ); ("The Stewart Family" ), ''Roots & Rhythm: Country, Bluegrass & Old Timey'' 140.〕 that had been a minor hit for Faron Young in 1953 (#10 C&W),〔"Top Country & Western Records", ''Billboard'' (14 March 1953):44.〕 and later for Patsy Cline. Burke figured this did not portend a long future with Wexler and Atlantic: "Here’s the greatest R&B label in the world, and they give me country songs to sing. What are they trying to tell me?."〔Kurt B. Reighley, ("Solomon Burke: The Return of the King: Solomon Burke's Grand Comeback Becomes a Whole New Beginning" ), ''The Long Way Around'' 57 (May–June 2005).〕 In 2005 Burke recalled: "I started out as a cowboy on Atlantic Records – without a horse! I was the only singing cowboy with a corned-beef-and-pastrami sandwich on white with mayonnaise."〔Solomon Burke, in Derek Richardson, ("Pastrami & The Blues" ), ''SF Gate'' (March 17, 2005):2.〕 Despite his reservations, Burke, "accompanied by smooth backing vocals and an arrangement equal parts Nashville and Nat King Cole, gave it his best."〔 Burke: "I like country music but I don't think it was deliberate. I think it was something we just accidentally happened onto. By my being versatile. By my being able to sing different songs – being able to change my tone quality, having the different octaves. You must remember, I was capable of singing anything."
Burke recalled: "They weren’t happy with my rendition, because I felt I had to talk. We did it several times and I kept talking on the record. Mr. Wexler said 'I don’t think that’s gonna work'. At that time Mr. Paul Ackerman and others said 'leave it in. We don’t know what we’re doing anyway. This is something new we’re trying. No black artist has ever done country music before, so let’s see what’s gonna happen'. That was the turning point of my career – after that, international artist worldwide." When recalling Burke's first recording session at Atlantic, Wexler added in 2002: "There was a blizzard the morning we were to do the first recording session with Solomon and I didn't know if I would be able to get into New York. The trains weren't running, but I made it in that morning and there was Solomon, who had come up from Philadelphia. We did four songs in three hours, including 'Just Out of Reach'. After we finished recording, I went into the control room to listen to the playback. I looked around for Solomon, but he was heading out the door. He said he had to get back to Philadelphia while it was still light because he had a job shoveling snow. I think he was getting paid $3.50 an hour. He already had something like eight kids."〔Jerry Wexler, in Robert Hilburn, ("His Legacy on the Line" ), ''Los Angeles Times'' (August 11, 2002).〕 According to Tony Cummings, "Despite the use of a different arranger at each session Solomon conquered all. His rich, vibrant, baritone voice brought the full majesty of the gospel tradition to a series of intense, moody ballads and laid down the solid groundwork of the soon-to-follow soul music explosion.〔John A. Jackson, ''A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul'' (Oxford University Press USA, 2004):25.〕
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