Call Me

Petula Clark

About Call Me

"Call Me" is a song composed by Tony Hatch for Petula Clark which became an easy listening standard via a hit version by Chris Montez. "Call Me" first appeared as the title cut on a Petula Clark EP released in 1965 by Pye in the UK. "Call Me" and the three other tracks on the EP: "Heart", "Everything in the Garden" and "Strangers and Lovers" were also released on Clark's album I Know a Place (a.k.a. The New Petula Clark Album). Also in 1965 Chris Montez, who had scored the hit "Let's Dance" in 1962 and subsequently dropped out of the music business, was invited to resume recording by A&M Records' founder Herb Alpert. Alpert was unhappy when Montez began recording for A&M in his previous Chicano rock style and personally suggested Montez shift to easy listening choosing "Call Me" as the song to be Montez's debut single on A&M. Released in November 1965, "Call Me" entered the Easy Listening Top 40 in Billboard that December entering the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966; that March "Call Me" peaked on the Easy Listening chart at #2 and on the Hot 100 at #22. Montez's version of "Call Me" was released as a single in the UK on the Pye label in January 1966 but failed to chart. "Call Me" was also a non-charting UK single release in 1966 for Lulu, as well as being recorded by Frank Sinatra on his 1966 Strangers in the Night album, and Nancy Sinatra for her album How Does That Grab You? (1966). 


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If you're feeling sad and lonely
There's a service I can render
Tell the one who loves you only
I can be so warm and tender

Call me don't be afraid, you can call me
Maybe it's late, but just call me
Tell me, and I'll be around

When it seems your friends desert you
There's somebody thinking of you
I'm the one who'll never hurt you
Maybe that's because I love you

Call me don't be afraid, you can call me
Maybe it's late, but just call me
Tell me, and I'll be around

Now, don't forget me 'cause if you let me
I will always stay by you
You gotta trust me that's how it must be
There's so much that I can do

If you call, I'll be right with you
You and I should be together
Take this love I long to give you
I'll be at your side forever

Call me don't be afraid, you can call me
Maybe it's late, but just call me
Tell me, and I'll be around

Call me don't be afraid, you can call me
Maybe it's late, but just call me
Tell me, and I'll be around

Now, don't forget me 'cause if you let me
I will always stay by you
You gotta trust me that's how it must be
There's so much that I can do

If you call, I'll be right with you
You and I should be together
Take this love I long to give you
I'll be at your side forever

Call me don't be afraid, you can call me
Maybe it's late, but just call me
Tell me, and I'll be around

You gotta call me
Call me now

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Petula Clark

Petula Sally Olwen Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932) is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades. more »

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Written by: TONY HATCH

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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5 facts about this song

Chris Montez Version
1. "Call Me" was first recorded by American singer Chris Montez. The song was released in December 1965, written and produced by Tony Hatch. 2. It became one of Chris Montez's biggest hits reaching No. 2 on the Easy Listening Billboard chart and No.22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.
Lulu Version
1. The song was also covered by the Scottish singer Lulu. Lulu's version was included in her 1966 album "You'll Never Leave Her". 2. Despite not enjoying as much commercial success as Chris Montez's version, Lulu's version was well-received by critics for its powerful vocals and energetic delivery.
Petula Clark Version
1. British singer Petula Clark also recorded a version of "Call Me". It was included in her 1965 album titled "I Know A Place" released by Pye Records. 2. Interestingly, "Call Me" was performed by Clark in a television special she made for the BBC that same year.
Tony Hatch
1. Tony Hatch, an English composer was the original writer and producer of "Call Me". His work with Petula Clark, for whom he wrote "Downtown", helped make him one of the leading figures of the British Invasion. 2. Apart from being the original composer of "Call Me", Hatch also had a successful career as a songwriter with a string of hits spanning the 1960s and 1970s.
General Facts
1. "Call Me" has also been covered by multiple other artists such as Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey and Al Martino which demonstrates the song's wide appeal. 2. The song has been used in various films and TV series, most notably in "Catch-22" (1970), "The Cool Ones" (1967), and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1967).

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