The Call (Anne Murray song)

"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.

"The Call"
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Together
B-side	"Lady Bug"
Released	January 1976
Genre	Country
Length	2:34
Label	Capitol 4207
Songwriter(s)	Gene MacLellan
Producer(s)	Tom Catalano
Anne Murray singles chronology
"Sunday Sunrise" (1975) "The Call" (1976) "Golden Oldie" (1976)

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 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
US Hot Country Singles[4]	19
Billboard Hot 100[5]	91
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6]	6

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.