Essential Recordings: A Cappella Soul
The Persuasions
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All I Have to Do Is Dream | The Persuasions | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Let Them Talk | The Persuasions | 3:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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That's Heaven to Me | The Persuasions | 2:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Can't Do Sixty No More | The Persuasions | 2:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Woke Up This Morning | The Persuasions | 2:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ain't That Good News | The Persuasions | 2:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Crying In the Chapel | The Persuasions | 2:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I'll Come Running Back to You | The Persuasions | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Return to Sender | The Persuasions | 2:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Let's Get Married / Sincerely | The Persuasions | 5:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Biography
Formed: 1966 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY
Genre: Pop
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
A cappella singing has been part of the African-American musical tradition since the days of slavery. Despite the recent success of the hi-tech a cappella group Take 6, the tradition has suffered a steady decline to the point where it is rare even in gospel circles. The Persuasions, though, are resolutely a cappella. Their chart successes have been minimal (two fleeting R&B entries in 1974-1975), but they carry forward the tradition without appearing ossified. Airplay will probably always elude...
Full BioTop Albums and Songs By The Persuasions
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Looking for an Echo | Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 8 | 4:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dry Bones | Sunday Morning Soul | 2:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Up On the Roof | Acappella | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Slip Sliding Away | No Frills | 4:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Storm Is Passing | Sunday Morning Soul | 3:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Change in My Life | Sincerely | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Five Hundred Miles | Sincerely | 4:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ain't No Sunshine | A Cappella Dreams | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Under the Boardwalk/Sand in My Shoes | No Frills | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | The Persuasions Sing U2 | 5:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
