| Calling All Girls | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | A&R Studios and Pennylane Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 37:59 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records Inc. | |||
| Producer | Roy Thomas Baker | |||
| Hilly Michaels chronology | ||||
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Calling All Girls is Hilly Michaels' solo debut, and was released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.
All tracks composed by Hilly Michaels and Kip Saginor except as indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Calling All Girls" | 3:46 | |
| 2. | "Teenage Days" | 2:53 | |
| 3. | "Shake It and Dance" | Michaels, Morgan Walker | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Gemini" | 3:56 | |
| 5. | "U.S. Male" | 4:48 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Without You" | Michaels, Billy Cross | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Turn Me On Your Radio" | Michaels, Cross | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Close Encounters" | Michaels | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Devotion" | 4:19 | |
| 5. | "Something On Your Mind" | Michaels, Walker | 2:41 |
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