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"Calling You" is a song from the 1987 film, Bagdad Cafe. It was originally recorded by Jevetta Steele. Bob Telson, the songwriter, also recorded his version. Both versions appeared on the movie soundtrack. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 61st Academy Awards.

"Calling You"
French vinyl single
Single by Jevetta Steele
from the album Bagdad Cafe soundtrack
Released	1988 (1988)
Recorded	1987
Length	5:20
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Bob Telson
Producer(s)	Bob Telson
Jevetta Steele singles chronology
"Calling You" (1988) "I Say a Little Prayer" (1992)

Jevetta Steele version

Critical reception

In 1993, Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that "this overlooked nugget from the soundtrack to Bagdad Cafe is poised for long overdue success, thanks to its exposure in an AT&T television commercial. Steele's haunting, beautiful vocal rests comfortably atop a spare keyboard and harmonica arrangement. Don't let this one slip by a second time".[1]

Formats and track listing

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[2]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3]	9

Celine Dion version

"Calling You"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album À l'Olympia
Released	19 December 1994 (1994-12-19)
Recorded	September 1994 Olympia Paris
Genre	Pop
Length	4:04
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bob Telson
Producer(s)	Claude Lemay
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Only One Road" (1994) "Calling You" (1994) "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (1995)
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 Winter Garden Theatre was released on the Unison home video, the 1994 performance in the Olympia, Paris was featured on À l'Olympia live album and the 1995 performance in Zénith de Paris was included on the Live à Paris DVD. "Calling You" taken from À l'Olympia was also featured as B-side on Dion's 1995 singles, "Only One Road" and "Pour que tu m'aimes encore".

The "Calling You" single was released in France on 19 December 1994. It peaked on the French Top 100 Singles Chart in the last week of 1994, reaching number seventy-five. "Calling You" left the chart after five weeks. Jose F. Promis from AllMusic called Dion's version of "Calling You" unique and praised her voice calling it a "technical marvel".

In 2006, Dion's version of "Calling You" was the musical accompaniment to an Emmy Award-winning routine by choreographer Mia Michaels for the dance competition reality show So You Think You Can Dance.

It was intended to be on the Celine Dion album in 1992, but was replaced with "With This Tear" written by Prince.[4]

Formats and track listing

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[5]	75

Release history

Country	Date	Format
France[6]	19 December 1994	CD 12" 7"

References

На других языках

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- [en] Calling You

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[ru] Calling You

«Calling You» (с англ. — «Зову тебя») — баллада Боба Тельсона из фильма «Кафе «Багдад» (1987), которая номинировалась на премию «Оскар» за лучшую песню к фильму.

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