Oct 30, 2015 07:20 PM EDT
Scott Hoying's Top A Cappella Tracks: Check Out The Pentatonix Singer's Playlist

A cappella (Italian for "in the manner of the chapel") music is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way.

Scott Hoying, Pentatonix singer shared his Capella tracks exclusively with Us Weekly. See His Full Playlist below:

“Damaged (A Cappella)” by Danity Kane:

A great song! While filming the entire album on MTV Making the Band, the girls of DK were once again being put under the microscope. This time around, the girls have to deal with more than Diddy, they also have the guys group Day 26 and Donnie in the house causing trouble, as well as stirring up a few romances.

“It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye” by Boyz II Men:

This R&B song was written by the husband-and-wife songwriting team Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian from Motown for the 1975 film Cooley High. The a cappella rendition by contemporary R&B Motown group Boyz II Men, 16 years later allowed the composition to fare a lot better. On December 21,1991, .Boyz II Men's recording of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" peaked at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

“If I Ever Fall in Love” by Shai:

In 1992, the song reached #2 in the US charts and spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart. In the United Kingdom, the song became the 11th biggest selling boyband single of the 1990s selling 510,000 copies, receiving a Gold sales status certification.

“The Bridge” by ARORA:

Released on July 30,2013, the entire album Bioluminescence is really next level.

“My Heart With You” by The Rescues:

Released on March 2010. Waited a hundred years to see your face..and I would wait a hundred more.. If only to be near you,To have you and to hear you.

“Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin:

It was released in September 1988,  and became the first acappella song to reach the number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, holding the position for two weeks. It's title was taken from a famous quotation by Meher Baba. Overdubbed voice parts and other sounds made by McFerrin sounds like ''instruments'' in the acapella song, although there were no instruments used at all. McFerrin also sings with an affected accent.

“After the Gold Rush” by Prelude:

It is a title song from the 1970 album of the same name. It is a song, written, composed, and performed by Neil Young. It also appears on Decade, Greatest Hits, and Live Rust besides After the Gold Rush.
In the form of a dream vision, the song contains lyrics associated with the environment. The three verses are often categorized as a movement from past, present and future. Two instruments are used in the song: a piano and a French horn, this is in addition to Young's vocals.

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