"Can I Sleep in Your Arms" is a song written by Hank Cochran that was originally recorded by American country artist Jeannie Seely.

Jeannie Seely first rose to country music success with the 1966 single "Don't Touch Me", a number two-charting song and a Grammy Award-winner.

Billboard magazine named it among its "Top Single Picks" in June 1973, writing, "When Jeannie Seely sings a Hank Cochran song, things happen.

"[1] Cash Box named it among its "Picks of the Week" in June 1973 and found it to sound like a "classic-sounding country ballad".

[7] The single debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on July 7, 1973 and spent a total of 18 weeks there.

[9] In addition, "Can I Sleep in Your Arms" reached number four on Canada's RPM Country Tracks chart, becoming her first (and only) top ten single there.