Call Me (Aretha Franklin song)

"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.

"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)

Background

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

"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]

Personnel

Cover versions

Samples

  • Danny! sampled it in 2004 for his song "When You Get There"
  • Later in 2004, Kanye West also sampled it for Slum Village's moderate hit "Selfish".

See also

References

  1. Ed Hogan, "Song Review" on Allmusic
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 215.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 457.
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