Calling You
"Calling You" | ||||
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Single by Jevetta Steele | ||||
from the album Bagdad Cafe soundtrack | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Length | 5:20 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Telson | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Telson | |||
Jevetta Steele singles chronology | ||||
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"Calling You" is a song from the 1987 film, Bagdad Cafe. It was originally recorded by American R&B and gospel music singer Jevetta Steele. Bob Telson, the songwriter, also recorded his version. Both versions appeared on the movie soundtrack. The song was critically acclaimed and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 61st Academy Awards.
Jevetta Steele version
Critical reception
Film critic
Formats and track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Calling You (Jevetta Steele)" | 5:20 |
2. | "Calling You (Bob Telson)" | 5:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Calling You (Jevetta Steele)" | 5:21 |
2. | "Brenda, Brenda (Jearlyn Steele-Battle, Tommy Joe White, Marianne Sägebrecht)" | 6:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Calling You (Jevetta Steele)" | 3:36 |
2. | "Zweifach (Deininger Blasmusik)" | 2:31 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Calling You (Jevetta Steele)" | 3:36 |
2. | "Zweifach (Deininger Blasmusik)" | 2:31 |
3. | "Calling You (Bob Telson)" | 5:18 |
Charts
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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France ( SNEP)[8]
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8 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 9 |
Celine Dion version
"Calling You" | ||||
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Single by Celine Dion | ||||
from the album À l'Olympia | ||||
Released | 19 December 1994 | |||
Recorded | ||||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Telson | |||
Producer(s) | Claude Lemay | |||
Celine Dion singles chronology | ||||
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Audio video | ||||
"Calling You" on YouTube |
Celine Dion covered "Calling You" many times during her live performances between 1990 and 1996. The 1994 performance recorded in Olympia, Paris was included on À l'Olympia live album and released as the first and only single in December 1994.
Background and release
Dion performed "Calling You" during her concert tours in the first half of the 1990s: Unison Tour, Celine Dion in Concert, The Colour of My Love Tour and D'eux Tour. She also sang it live on few television shows over the years.
The 1991 performance in the
The "Calling You" single was released in France on 19 December 1994. It peaked on the
In 2006, Dion's version of "Calling You" was the musical accompaniment to an
It was intended to be on the Celine Dion album in 1992, but was replaced with "With This Tear" written by Prince.[10]
Formats and track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Calling You (live)" | 4:04 |
2. | "Le fils de Superman (live)" | 4:28 |
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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France ( SNEP)[14]
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75 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format |
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France[15] | 19 December 1994 |
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References
- Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Flick, Larry (9 January 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 72. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Smith, Jerry (29 April 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 27. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- NME. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Delmont, Jim (1 October 1988). "At the Movies 'Bagdad Cafe' Provides Plenty of Fun to Digest". Omaha World-Herald.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (24 September 1993). "Jevetta Steele". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Brown, Joe (30 September 1988). "Don't Wait For the Movie". The Washington Post.
- Les classement single. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Jevetta Steele – Calling You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Celine Dion "With This Tear", 1992". YouTube.
- ^ Calling You (French CD single liner notes). Celine Dion. Columbia Records. 1994. 661033 1.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Calling You (French 12-inch single liner notes). Celine Dion. Columbia Records. 1994. 661033 6.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Les classement single. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ "Celine Dion – Calling You". Discogs. Retrieved 22 February 2017.