The track was a massive international hit, reaching and #5 in West Germany. It was so popular in Brazil that the local media even created their own "version" of Dee D. Jackson to satisfy public demand. Years later, the German project Real McCoy released a Eurodance cover titled "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" in 1994, bringing the melody to a new generation.
The 1978 hit by Dee D. Jackson is a cult classic of the "Space Disco" era, a short-lived but visually spectacular subgenre that blended futuristic sci-fi aesthetics with classic disco beats. The Story Behind the Song Automatic Lover (Original)
: The song features robotic backing vocals provided by Jimmy McShane , who later became famous as the frontman of Baltimora ("Tarzan Boy"). The track was a massive international hit, reaching