![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This version was also released in the US and the UK and had its CD debut on Chrysalis/ EMI's rarities compilation Blonde and Beyond (1993). A Spanish-language version, titled "Llámame", was meant for release in Mexico and some South American countries. In the US, the song was released by three record companies: the longest version (at 8:06) on the soundtrack album by Polydor, the 7" and 12" on Blondie's label Chrysalis, and a Spanish-language 12" version, with lyrics by Buddy and Mary McCluskey, on the disco label Salsoul Records. ![]() Blondie keyboard player Jimmy Destri was obligated to play Faltermeyer's solo in concerts. Faltermeyer said the band was angry about being replaced by session players, but the song turned out to be very successful, so they took it in stride. On the American Gigolo soundtrack album, Blondie the band is credited only for vocals, with other credits naming Moroder's crew of Keith Forsey on drums/percussion and Faltermeyer on keyboards and arrangements. The band had difficulty locking to sync, so Moroder stopped the unfinished sessions to save time, and took the project back to Los Angeles to more quickly add the final parts with his own picked musicians, including a keyboard solo by Faltermeyer. Stein's guitar and amplifier were buzzing and noisy, so his setup was repaired to get a clean recording. Faltermeyer was engineering when Harry sang and Chris Stein played electric guitar. Then the project moved to New York for the Blondie recording session, at which the band surprised Moroder by insisting they would play their own parts. In 2014, keyboardist-composer Harold Faltermeyer remembered the recording process as having three main sections: first Moroder and his music crew recorded an instrumental version of the song at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, with the tape locked to SMPTE timecode so that it would synchronize with the film. The bridge of the original English-language version also includes Harry saying "call me" in two European languages: Italian: Amore, chiamami, lit.'Love, call me' and French: Appelle-moi, mon chéri, lit.'Call me, my darling'. Harry said the lyrics were inspired by her visual impressions from watching the film and that "When I was writing it, I pictured the opening scene, driving on the coast of California." The completed song was then recorded by the band, with Moroder producing. Problems playing this file? See media help. The lyrics were written from the perspective of the main character in the film, a male prostitute. Harry was asked to write the lyrics, a process that Harry states took a mere few hours. Moroder turned to Debbie Harry of Blondie, presenting Harry with an instrumental track called "Man Machine". Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac to perform a song for the soundtrack, but she was prevented because of a recently signed contract with Modern Records. "Call Me" was composed by Italian disco producer Giorgio Moroder as the main theme song of the 1980 film American Gigolo. Record World called it a "stirring electronic dance cut." Composition and recording In the year-end chart of 1980, it was Billboard 's No. 1 in the UK and Canada, where it became their fourth and second chart-topper, respectively. 1 for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single and second No. Produced and composed by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder, with lyrics by Blondie singer Debbie Harry, the song appeared in the film and was released in the United States in early 1980 as a single. " Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film American Gigolo. Richard Gere picture sleeve, extracted and derived from the film poster of American Gigolo also released worldwide, especially in the US ![]()
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