"Call My Name" is a song by English

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Wirral Peninsula, Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboar ...

(OMD). Remixed for its single release, it was issued as the fourth and final single from the group's eighth studio album, '' Sugar Tax'' (1991), on 18 November 1991. The single peaked at number 50 on the

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to the 7-inch single, "Walk Tall" is featured as the tenth track on ''Sugar Tax''. An extended remix version was also released on the CD and 12-inch issues, featuring an uncredited female voice speaking over a telephone and the sounds of a rotary telephone dial.

Reception

Upon its release,

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'', considered "Call My Name" to be "one of the crap tracks from ''Sugar Tax''" and added that the 12-inch version "is not a million light years away from a ''

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'' effect tape". On the other hand,

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included the track in its "Top 106.7 Songs of 1991". In a retrospective article,

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critic Dave Thompson wrote of the track's "musical splendor", calling it a "dance-fired extravaganza with a melody that's as memorable as the beats are incendiary.""Call My Name" review
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Track listings

All songs were written by McCluskey/Kershaw/Massett. 7-inch: Virgin / VS 1380 (UK) # "Call My Name" (remix) – 4:23 # "Walk Tall" – 3:55 * also available on cassette (Virgin / VSC 1380) 12-inch: Virgin / VST 1380 (UK) # "Call My Name" (12-inch version) # "

Brides of Frankenstein "Brides of Frankenstein" is a medley of excerpts from various Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) songs mixed with dance rhythms by Mike "Hitman" Wilson and Steve "Silk" Hurley. It was released as a 12-inch single in 1988 in the United Sta ...

" (The Hitman & Silk Mega Mix) CD: Virgin / VSCDT 1380 (UK) # "Call My Name" (remix) # "Call My Name" (12-inch version) # "Brides of Frankenstein" (The Hitman & Silk Mega Mix) # "Brides of Frankenstein" (dub) * "Call My Name" mixes done by Mark McGuire * "Brides of Frankenstein" mixes done by Mike "Hitman" Wilson and

Steve "Silk" Hurley Steve W. "Silk" Hurley (born November 9, 1962), also known as J. M. Silk (for "Jack Master Silk"), is an American club DJ, house music producer, and songwriter. From 1985 to 1988, he had four top-10 singles on the US Dance chart, including the ...

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Call My Name 1991 singles 1991 songs Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark songs Songs written by Andy McCluskey Songs written by Stuart Kershaw Virgin Records singles