Echoes_of_Love_(The_Doobie_Brothers_song)

Echoes of Love (The Doobie Brothers song)

Echoes of Love (The Doobie Brothers song)

1977 single by The Doobie Brothers


"Echoes of Love" is a song by the American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The song was written by band member Patrick Simmons in collaboration with Willie Mitchell and Earl Randle. This song served as the second single from their seventh studio album Livin' on the Fault Line.

Quick Facts Single by The Doobie Brothers, from the album Livin' on the Fault Line ...

Background

Simmons had originally intended the song for Al Green, with whom both Mitchell and Randle had worked in the past. After the three of them completed the track, Green opted not to use it, resulting in Simmons keeping it for the Doobies' next album.[1]

Cash Box said that "an unusual, synthesized introduction instantly lends a warm feeling" and that it contains "deep layers of vocal harmony."[2] Record World said that the song "emphasizes synthesizer work and vocal harmonies, and bears [the Doobie Brothers'] melodic trademarks."[3]

Personnel

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Charts

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Other Versions

  • The track was later covered by The Pointer Sisters on their 1978 album Energy.[4] The two groups also performed it together in concert the following year.



References

  1. Johnston, Tom, et al. Long Train Runnin’: Our Story of the Doobie Brothers. St. Martin’s Press, 2022.
  2. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 8, 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. October 8, 1977. p. 46. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

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