Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)

"Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" is a dance/pop single recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, the first single released from her fourth album, 1983's Best Kept Secret. In November 1984 Easton added "Telefono" to her Spanish album "Todo Me Recuerda A Ti" for the Latin markets. The song was Grammy nominated in 1983 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The song reached a disappointing number eighty-four in Easton's native UK. It was most successful in the US, where it became Easton's fourth top 10 hit, peaking at number nine for two weeks in late October and early November 1983.^[2]^[3]

The music video, shot in black & white, featured Easton in a haunted house and a cemetery, being pursued by Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame before being rescued by King Kong.

In Mexico, the popular teen group Timbiriche released the same Spanish version. In the 2012 South Korean film Dancing Queen Uhm Jung-hwa sang a cover of the song titled as "Call My Name".

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Canada Singles Chart	8
UK Singles Chart	84
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	9
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	15

References

Sheena Easton

Studio albums	Take My Time You Could Have Been with Me Madness, Money & Music Best Kept Secret A Private Heaven Todo Me Recuerda a Ti Do You No Sound But a Heart The Lover in Me What Comes Naturally No Strings My Cherie Freedom Home Fabulous

Singles	"Modern Girl" "9 to 5" "One Man Woman" "Kisses" "For Your Eyes Only" "You Could Have Been with Me" "We've Got Tonight" "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" "Strut" "Sugar Walls" "Swear" "Jimmy Mack" "U Got the Look" "The Lover in Me" "101" "The Arms of Orion" "What Comes Naturally"

Related articles	Discography

Book:Sheena Easton

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