Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" is a song by Canadian rock band Klaatu, originally released in 1976 on their first album 3:47 EST. The song was played to open night-time transmission of the pirate radio station Radio Caroline. The year following its release, American soft rock duo the Carpenters covered the song, using a crew of 160 musicians.^[4] The Carpenters' version reached the top 10 in the UK and Canada, and charted at number 1 in Ireland.

"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"

"Sub-Rosa Subway"

1976

March 13 – August 1975^[1]

Toronto Sound Studios^[1]

3:23 (single edit)
7:14 (album version)

Daffodil (Canada)
Capitol (rest of the world)

John Woloschuk, Terry Draper

Terry Brown^[1]

John Woloschuk – , backing vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass guitar

lead vocals

Dee Long – backing vocals, , synthesizer, electric guitar

mellotron

– lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, tympani, percussion

Terry Draper

– backing vocals

Terry Brown

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