Calling Out to Carol

"Calling Out to Carol"
Single by Stan Ridgway
from the album Mosquitos
B-side"Can't Stop the Show" (live)
ReleasedMay 1, 1989
RecordedCapitol Studios, Impala Studios and Knobworld, CA
GenreNew wave, reggae rock
Length4:04
LabelGeffen Records
SongwriterStan Ridgway
ProducersJoe Chiccarelli, Stan Ridgway
Stan Ridgway singles chronology
"Goin' Southbound"
(1989)		 "Calling Out to Carol"
(1989)		 "I Wanna Be a Boss"
(1991)

"Calling Out to Carol" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stan Ridgway and is the third and final single released in support of his 1989 album Mosquitos.

Reviewing the song for Music Week, Jerry Smith called the song a "less than thrilling new single which doesn't bode too well for his forthcoming new LP, Mosquitos."

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Stan Ridgway

UK 7" single (EIRS 106)
  1. "Calling Out to Carol" – 4:04
  2. "Can't Stop the Show" (live) – 3:51
UK 12" single (EIRST 106)
  1. "Calling Out to Carol" – 4:04
  2. "Can't Stop the Show" (live) – 3:51
  3. "Drive, She Said" – 4:39

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Belgium Singles Chart 19
Dutch Singles Chart 23
UK Singles Chart 91
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 13

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Jerry (April 29, 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. pp. 27, 43. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Stan Ridgway - Calling Out to Carol". ultratop.be. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stan Ridgway - Calling Out to Carol". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stan Ridgway: Calling Out to Carol". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Stan Ridgway - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2015.