Looking for an Echo (song) explained

"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
Type:	single
Artist:	Ol' 55
Album:	Take It Greasy
B-Side:	Doin' Fine
Released:	August 1976
Studio:	Trafalgar Studios
Genre:	Blue rock, Classic rock
Length:	3:16
Label:	Mushroom Records
Producer:	Charles Fisher
Prev Title:	On the Prowl
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	(I Want a) Rockin' Christmas
Next Year:	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

Year-end charts

Notes and References

Web site: Looking for an Echo - Kenny Vance | Song Info . . 2000-05-30 . 2016-10-10.
Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 222. 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
Web site: National Top 100 Singles for 1976. . 131 . . 27 December 1976 . 15 January 2022 .