The Call (Anne Murray song)

"The Call"
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Together
A-side "Lady Bug"
Released January 1976
Genre Country
Length 2:34
Label Capitol Records 4207
Writer(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 and performed by Anne Murray. The song reached #5 on the Canadian country chart, #6 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart,[1] and #13 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart in 1976. The song appeared on her 1975 album, Together.[2] The song was produced by Tom Catalano.[3] Murray recorded a different version on her 1970 album, Honey, Wheat and Laughter.

Gene 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.

Chart performance

Gene MacLellan

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 15
Canadian RPM Top Singles 91

Anne Murray

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 5
Canadian RPM Top Singles 52
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 13
U.S. Country[4] 19
Billboard Hot 100[5] 91
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 6

References

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