World of Echo
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| Studio album by Arthur Russell | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
| Genre | Experimental, art pop | |||
| Length | 51:14 | |||
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Upside (US) Rough Trade (UK) |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Dusted | (positive) |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.4/10) |
| Stylus | (B+) |
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World of Echo is the only full length non-collaborative studio album recorded, released and compiled by Arthur Russell during his lifetime. It was released in 1986 on Upside Records in the United States and on Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom. It features Russell solo on cello with added percussion and production.
Audika Records issued a limited edition CD on 27 October 2004 which included bonus tracks and a DVD with footage by Phill Niblock. They subsequently issued another CD on 11 January 2005 and a double vinyl edition on 29 March 2005. Rough Trade also reissued the album on 9 January 2005.
All songs written by Arthur Russell.
The reissued copies included the following bonus tracks:
People involved in the making of this album include:
FACT Magazine ranks World of Echo as the #1 album of the 1980s.
In 2016, Kanye West incorporated a prominent sample from Russell's "Answers Me" in his track "30 Hours".
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