Vocobeat
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Vocobeat is the fourth studio album by the a cappella
A cappella
A 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...

 group Rockapella
Rockapella
Rockapella is an American a cappella musical group formed in 1986 in New York City. Their name is derived from the words "rock" and "a cappella". They sing original vocal music and a cappella covers of pop and rock songs; over time, their sound has evolved from high-energy pop and world music...

. It is their first all original album and marks the first full-time CD debut of Jeff Thacher
Jeff Thacher
Jeffrey Thomas Thacher is an American musician, best known as a member of the vocal group Rockapella. A professional vocal percussionist and singer who emerged on the early contemporary a cappella scene in 1991, Jeff Thacher co-founded the Boston-based a cappella group...

 as vocal percussionist. This album is also the first to include the phrase "All sounds on this album were produced exclusively by the voices and body parts of Rockapella" on the CD insert.

Track listing

Personnel

  • Scott Leonard – high tenor
  • Sean Altman – tenor
  • Elliot Kerman – baritone
  • Barry Carl
    Barry Carl
    Barry Strauss Carl is an American musician and voice-over actor best known as the bassist of the a cappella band Rockapella while the group was house band on the PBS children's geography game show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? . He was a member of Rockapella from 1988 until he left the...

     – bass
  • Jeff Thacher
    Jeff Thacher
    Jeffrey Thomas Thacher is an American musician, best known as a member of the vocal group Rockapella. A professional vocal percussionist and singer who emerged on the early contemporary a cappella scene in 1991, Jeff Thacher co-founded the Boston-based a cappella group...

    – vocal percussion

Special Appearances

  • Jaci Carl – "Fat Jack & Bonefish Joe"
  • Lisa Leonard – "U beat me up"
  • Jesse Leonard – "NYC Summa"
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