"The Call" is a song written by

Gene MacLellan Gene MacLellan (February 2, 1938 – January 19, 1995) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island. Among his compositions were "Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand", " The Call", "Pages of Time" ...

. 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.

Anne Murray recording

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the fir ...

recorded her first version on her 1970 album, ''

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''. In 1975, she recorded a different version of the song, produced by

Tom Catalano Tom Catalano (born April 2, 1933 in New York ) is an American record producer, most notable for his long-time collaboration with Neil Diamond. He was the producer on Anne Murray's single "Sunday Sunrise" in 1975 and " The Call" and " Golden Oldie" ...

. The song reached #5 on the Canadian country chart, #6 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart, and #13 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart in 1976. The song appeared on her 1975 album, ''

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''.Anne Murray, ''Together''
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Chart performance

Gene MacLellan

Anne Murray

References

1970 singles 1976 singles Songs written by Gene MacLellan 1970 songs Anne Murray songs Gene MacLellan songs Capitol Records singles Song recordings produced by Tom Catalano {{1970s-single-stub