Looking for an Echo (song)
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"Looking for an Echo" is a doo-wop
song written by Richard Reicheg. There have been several popular versions of the song recorded, including:
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
song written by Richard Reicheg. There have been several popular versions of the song recorded, including:
- The original version by Kenny VanceKenny VanceKenny Vance is an American singer and music producer who was an original member of Jay and the Americans....
, first released as an Atlantic records single in 1975. This version also appeared on Vance's album Vance 32.
- An a cappellaA cappellaA cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
version by The PersuasionsThe PersuasionsThe Persuasions are an a cappella group that began singing together in Brooklyn, New York in the mid 1960s. They have performed interpretations of both secular and non-secular music, and have covered a wide range of musical genres....
, on their 1977 album Chirpin'Chirpin'-Track listing:# "Papa Oom Mow Mow" – 2:18# "Willie and Laura Mae Jones" – 3:15# "Moonlight and Music" – 3:00# "Johnny Porter" – 4:34# "Looking for an Echo" – 4:11# "Women and Drinkin'" – 6:53# "Sixty Minute Man" – 2:00# "Win Your Love " – 3:32...
(Elektra LP 7E-1099).
- A version by Australian Band Ol' 55Ol' 55Ol' 55 was an Australian band specialising in retro, 1950s-era Rock 'n' Roll. They formed as Fanis in 1972 in Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales . Drummer Geoff Plummer was working with Glenn A. Baker at the NSW Department of Media and invited Baker to hear his part-time band, including Pat...
, on their 1976 album Take It GreasyTake It GreasyTake It Greasy was the first album to be released by Australian 50's retro band Ol' 55. The album sold very well in Australia, reaching number 3 on the national charts and was awarded a platinum record...
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