The Call (Anne Murray song)

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"The Call"
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Together
B-side "Lady Bug"
ReleasedJanuary 1976
Genre Country
Length2:34
Label Capitol 4207
Songwriter(s) Gene MacLellan
Producer(s) Tom Catalano
Anne Murray singles chronology
"Sunday Sunrise"
(1975)
"The Call"
(1976)
"Golden Oldie"
(1976)

"The Call" is a song written by Gene MacLellan. MacLellan originally released a version the song in 1970 that reached #15 on the Canadian Country chart and #91 on the Canadian Top Singles chart.

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Anne Murray recording

Anne Murray recorded her first version on her 1970 album, Honey, Wheat and Laughter . In 1975, she recorded a different version of the song, produced by Tom Catalano. [1] The song reached #5 on the Canadian country chart, #6 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart, [2] and #13 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart in 1976. The song appeared on her 1975 album, Together . [3]

Chart performance

Gene MacLellan

Chart (1970)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks15
Canadian RPM Top Singles91

Anne Murray

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks5
Canadian RPM Top Singles52
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary13
US Hot Country Singles [4] 19
Billboard Hot 100 [5] 91
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [6] 6

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References

  1. Anne Murray, "The Call" Retrieved August 18, 2013
  2. "The Call" chart positions Retrieved April 17, 2013
  3. Anne Murray, Together Retrieved August 18, 2013
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 291–292. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 630. ISBN   978-0-89820-188-8.
  6. "Anne Murray Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.