Calling Out to Carol

"Calling Out to Carol"
Single by Stan Ridgway
from the album Mosquitos
B-side	"Can't Stop the Show" (live)
Released	May 1, 1989[1]
Recorded	Capitol Studios, Impala Studios and Knobworld, CA
Genre	New wave, reggae rock
Length	4:04
Label	Geffen Records
Songwriter	Stan Ridgway
Producers	Joe 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."^[1]

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[2]	19
Dutch Singles Chart[3]	23
UK Singles Chart[4]	91
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[5]	13

References

1. 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.

External links

• "Calling Out to Carol" at Discogs (list of releases)