Single:
Call Me entered the Australian singles chart* on 5 May 1980 and peaked at #4. It was #31 on the Top 100 of 1980.
Album:
The song is on the American Gigolo soundtrack which entered the Australian albums chart* on 19 May 1980 and peaked at #79.
Songwriters:
Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder
Producer:
Giorgio Moroder
Record label of Australian release:
Chrysalis
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
This song is about a prostitute. It was written for the film American Gigolo, where it plays in a scene where the lead character is “working.”
European disco producer Giorgio Moroder wrote this with Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry. However she wasn’t Moroder’s first choice. Moroder had originally wanted Stevie Nicks to provide vocals on the track but the Fleetwood Mac vocalist declined the offer.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/blondie/call-me
Lyrics:
Colour me your colour, baby
Colour me your car
Colour me your colour, darling
I know who you are
Come up off your colour chart
I know where you’re comin’ from
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