Grey DeLisle & Les Greene – I’m Gonna Let You Call Me Baby
Today, Grammy-winning artist and legendary voice actor Grey DeLisle and powerhouse soul vocalist Les Greene share “I’m Gonna Let You Call Me Baby,” a tender, late-night ballad from their forthcoming collaborative LP Grey & Greene, out June 5 via Hummin’bird Records.
Sung by Greene, the track showcases a different side of the powerhouse vocalist. Best known to some audiences as the voice of Little Richard in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and for his high-voltage performances with Les Greene & the Swayzees, Greene pulls things way back here, trading his trademark firebrand energy for quiet heartbreak and restraint.
“I had just hosted the Ameripolitan Awards where I saw Les perform for the very first time,” says DeLisle about the song’s inspiration. “I couldn’t get his voice out of my head. I wanted to write the perfect song for him. He’s the kind of performer that really inspires a songwriter. It really pushes the boundaries of my mind when I’m not constrained by a singer’s abilities,” she continues. “He can sing anything!”
After years focused on her prolific career as one of the most recognizable voices in American animation, DeLisle’s songwriting fire reignited during the isolation of 2020, setting off an expansive creative run rooted in storytelling, collaboration, and a deep reverence for Americana tradition.
Produced by rockabilly veteran James Intveld with additional production from the late Andy Paley, “I’m Gonna Let You Call Me Baby” leans into classic soul and country balladry, pairing warm B3 organ, subtle percussion, and rich harmonies from backing vocalists Mika Lett and Marika Knight. “I’m Gonna Let You Call Me Baby” follows lead single “The Pieces,” a slow-burning meditation on long-distance love sung by DeLisle that first introduced listeners to the chemistry and vintage spirit at the heart of Grey & Greene.
Grey & Greene arrives as a vibrant slice of real, flesh-and-blood rock n’ soul at a moment when much of modern music feels increasingly synthetic and detached. Listening to the record, you can practically picture the vintage equipment used to capture its sound, even the cover art feels delightfully out of time, as if it could have emerged in 1956 just as easily as 2026.
Produced by Intveld and written primarily by DeLisle, the album grew out of the creative partnership the pair formed while recording the 2024 holiday track “I Don’t Want Nothing.” That collaboration sparked a larger creative exchange that carries through the record, with DeLisle and Greene each taking center stage across five solo performances before joining forces for a duet cover of the Grease classic “You’re the One That I Want.”
Across the album, the two trade off vocal duties on tracks like “Shake That Thing,” “Go Go Go,” and “Home Wrecker,” a playful reimagining of DeLisle’s 2006 original, with Greene stepping into the title role as a “devil in some tight leather.” “I’m Gonna Let You Call Me Baby,” and other quieter moments like “Mariposa” and “That’s All” allow both vocalists space to fully inhabit the emotional center of the material. The result is a genre-spanning collection that blends classic country, rockabilly, soul, and Brill Building pop into something timeless.
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