| "Obscene Phone Caller" | ||||
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| Single by Rockwell | ||||
| from the album Somebody's Watching Me | ||||
| B-side | "Obscene Phone Caller (Instrumental)" | |||
| Released | April 1984 | |||
| Studio | Mars Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)[1] | |||
| Genre | Synth-funk, post-disco | |||
| Length | 3:26 (album/single version) 4:28 (12" single version) | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kennedy "Rockwell" Gordy | |||
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| "Obscene Phone Caller" on YouTube | ||||
"Obscene Phone Caller" is a song recorded by American singer Rockwell, released by the Motown label in 1984, as the second single from his debut studio album Somebody's Watching Me.[2][3][4]
The song was less successful than his previous single, peaking at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rockwell's final Top 40 hit. However, it was a Top 10 on the Hot Black Singles chart, peaking at No. 9.
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- ^ Holmes, Dave (29 May 2014). "Dave Holmes Pays Respect to 'Rappin' Rodney' and 99 Other Hits From 1984". Vulture. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Rockwell". Dawn Magazine. 10–11. Afro-American newspapers: 260. 1983. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Google Books.