Looking for an Echo (song)

"Looking for an Echo" is a doo-wop song written by Richard Reicheg. There have been several popular versions of the song recorded, including:

  • The original version by Kenny Vance, first released as an Atlantic records single in 1975. This version also appeared on Vance's album Vance 32.
  • An a cappella version by The Persuasions, on their 1977 album Chirpin' (Elektra LP 7E-1099).[1]

Ol' 55 version

"Looking for an Echo"
Single by Ol' 55
from the album Take It Greasy
B-side"Doin' Fine"
ReleasedAugust 1976
StudioTrafalgar Studios
GenreBlue rock, Classic rock
Length3:16
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Richard Reicheg
Producer(s)Charles Fisher
Ol' 55 singles chronology
"On the Prowl"
(1976) 		"Looking for an Echo"
(1976) 		"(I Want a) Rockin' Christmas"
(1976)

Australian band Ol' 55 released a version of "Looking for an Echo" as the second and final single from their debut studio album Take It Greasy (1976). The song peaked at number 9, becoming the band's first top ten single.

Track listing

7" (K-6504)
  • Side A "Looking for an Echo" - 3:16
  • Side B "Doin' Fine" - 2:38

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[2] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 76

References

  1. ^ "Looking for an Echo - Kenny Vance | Song Info". AllMusic. 2000-05-30. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.


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