Call Me (Aretha Franklin song)

"Call Me"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album This Girl's in Love with You
B-side"Son of a Preacher Man"
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1970 (1970-01-21)
Recorded1969; Criteria Studios (Miami)
GenreSoul
Length3:16 (single version)
3:57 (album version)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Aretha Franklin
Producer(s)
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Eleanor Rigby"
(1969)
"Call Me"
(1970)
"Spirit in the Dark"
(1970)

"Call Me" is a song written and recorded by American singer Aretha Franklin. The song was co-produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin.

Background

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Franklin came up with the idea for the song after she saw a young couple engaged in deep conversation on New York's Park Avenue. Before they parted, Franklin heard them say to each other: "I love you... call me."[1] With the exception of Franklin on piano, musical backing for "Call Me" was handled by members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.

Chart performance

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"Call Me" was released as a single in January 1970 from Aretha's This Girl's in Love with You album and became another hit for her, spending two weeks at number one on the US R&B Singles chart, while reaching number 13 on the Pop chart.[2]

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Canada (RPM Top 100)[3] 11
US Billboard Hot 100 11
US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles 1

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the liner notes of This Girl's in Love with You.[4][5]

Main performance

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

Production

Cover versions

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Samples

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ed Hogan, "Song Review" on Allmusic
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 215.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 28, 1970" (PDF).
  4. ^ Franklin, Aretha. "This Girl's In Love with You" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1970.
  5. ^ Franklin, Aretha. "This Girl's in Love with You" (CD Re-issue Liner Notes). Rhino. 1993.
  6. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 457.