How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?

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"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" is a song by Prince, and was a B-side on his 1982 single "1999." The song also went on to appear in Prince's 1993 greatest hits/B-sides compilation The Hits/The B-Sides as well as the soundtrack to the 1996 film Girl 6.

“How Come You Don't Call Me”
“How Come You Don't Call Me” cover
Single by Alicia Keys
from the album Songs in A Minor
Released June 4, 2002
Format CD single, 12" maxi single
Recorded KrucialKeys Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre R&B, soul
Length 3:57
Label J
Writer(s) Prince
Producer Alicia Keys, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"A Woman's Worth"
(2002)		 "How Come You Don't Call Me"
(2002)		 "Gangsta Lovin'"
(2002)
Songs in A Minor track listing
"Girlfriend"
(2)		 "How Come You Don't Call Me"
(3)		 "Fallin'"
(4)
from the album Unplugged
Length 5:23
Label J
"Unbreakable"
(5)		 "How Come You Don't Call Me"
(6)		 "If I Was Your Woman"
(7)

Alicia Keys recorded a cover of the song—retitled "How Come You Don't Call Me"—for her debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001). It was released as the album's third and final American single. However, "Girlfriend" was released worldwide following "How Come You Don't Call Me." On a mixtape, Keys made a part two entitled "I Don't Care (Juiciest)," which samples Mtume's 1983 songs "Juicy Fruit;" it was never officially released. The song's music video, directed by Little X, contains several references to Japanese anime characters such as Buru Buru Dog, Mashimaro, and Cardcaptor Sakura's Kero-chan.

Other artists who have covered the song include Stephanie Mills (1983), Joshua Redman (1998), and Dave McMurray (1999).

Australian Idol 2005 runner-up Emily Williams performed the song on two occasions. Also, Canadian Idol winner Eva Avila performed "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" on the top two and top six nights of the competition. Judge Farley Flex named her top two night performance of the song his favorite performance on Idol.

Roger Cicero recorded the song with Soulounge for the 2004 album Home; a live version by Cicero is included on his 2008 single "Alle Möbel verrückt."

[edit] Charts (Alicia Keys version)

Chart (2002)[1][2][3] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 29
German Singles Chart 80
Deutsche Black Charts 12
Hungarian Singles Chart[4] 4
Swiss Singles Chart 60
UK Singles Chart 26
UK R&B Singles Chart 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 59
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 30
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[5] 19

[edit] References

  1. ^ Songs in A Minor > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  2. ^ Alicia Keys – How Come You Don't Call Me – swisscharts.com. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
  3. ^ Chart Data: Alicia Keys. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  4. ^ Single (track) Top 10 lista – 2002. 27. hét (Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
  5. ^ The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives: May 18, 2002. Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
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