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* Russell Mael of Music/{{Sparks}} does his own backing vocals. It ends up sounding like a group of female background singers due to his use of falsetto.

* Russ Mael of Music/{{Sparks}} does his own backing vocals. Since he's a falsetto, it ends up sounding like a group of female background singers.

* Bobby [=McFerrin=] did ''everything'' on "Don't Worry, Be Happy."

* Music/{{Eagles}} did it sometimes. For instance, the line 'and still those voices are calling from far away' (''Hotel California'') is sung by Henley, Frey, and either Meisner or Schmit when it comes to live versions, but in the studio, it was just Don Henley + Don Henley. The last verse of ''Take It Easy'' features Glenn Frey on lead vocals and also joining his bandmates on backing vocals (which include a dual role by Randy Meisner as tenor and alto).

* Rap example: Music/TupacShakur does this in most of his songs, to the point it's his signature sound. In fact, most rappers do this to emphasize certain words or double track the chorus. However, 2Pac usually double if not triple tracked almost the entirety of his vocals.

* Often a trait of mid-to-late '70's Music/PhilCollins-era Music/{{Genesis|Band}}, particularly on "Entangled", "Ripples", and the chorus of "Snowbound". Also present on Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett's 1975 solo debut ''Voyage Of The Acolyte'', on the track, "Star Of Sirius", which Collins sang the lead vocal on.
** Subverted with the Peter Gabriel era of the band. There are times where it often sounds like Peter is just backing himself up. Nope, that's seriously just Phil and Peter singing together. Their voices were ''that'' similar.

* Music/NoDoubt's Gwen Stefani - ALL THE FREAKING TIME.

* Music/ToddRundgren had an entire ''album'' - ''A Cappella'', released in 1985 - which involves no instruments whatsoever, just Rundgren himself singing tons of background parts behind himself.

* Debbie Harry did almost all of the vocals on Music/{{Blondie|Band}}'s "Atomic."
* Les Paul and Mary Ford - she was a SelfBackingVocalist while he was a Self-Backing Instrumentalist.

* Any Music/LoreenaMcKennitt song with a noticeable harmony occurs due to this�"Standing Stones" and "The Old Ways" (in the chorus), "Prospero's Speech", "All Souls Night", "The Mystic's Dream", "Night Ride Across the Caucasus"...

* Most of Music/{{Rush|Band}}'s early albums (up to ''Music/GraceUnderPressure'') feature no vocal harmony at all (one exception being the song "Take a Friend" on their self-titled debut). Since then, however, intricate multi-tracked harmonies are often performed entirely by Lee in "The Choir Of Geddies", including live, when his vocal samples are triggered on synth keys or effect pedals at Geddy or Alex Lifeson's feet (or, occasionally, on Neil Peart's drumset). Alex also occasionally provides backing vocals during live songs, though they aren't necessarily good and his microphone is often given ''far'' less volume than Geddy's. During the ''Music/ClockworkAngels'' tour in 2012-2013, Alex would often mock Geddy's "wish them well" harmony in the eponymous song before going into a nonsensical rant during an instrumental break.

* Music/TaylorSwift harmonizes with herself in "The Man," "I Think He Knows," "London Boy," and "You Need To Calm Down."

* Music/MegMyers harmonizes with herself in some songs, such as "Make a Shadow" and "Done."

* Music/{{hinayukki}}'s song, "Floriography" is produced with only one voicebank [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} (Meiko's)]], but combines various pitches to produce a chorus effect in certain parts.
* "Heart And Soul" by T'Pau has overlapping sung and rapped/spoken parts, both performed by Carol Decker - it can't be performed live in a way that's completely faithful to the studio version without the use of backing vocalists or pre-recorded backing tracks, so in live performances Carol tends to rap the first two verses, then just stick to the sung parts for the rest of the song.

* Most of Music/{{Rush}}'s early albums (up to ''Music/GraceUnderPressure'') feature no vocal harmony at all (one exception being the song "Take a Friend" on their self-titled debut). Since then, however, intricate multi-tracked harmonies are often performed entirely by Lee in "The Choir Of Geddies", including live, when his vocal samples are triggered on synth keys or effect pedals at Geddy or Alex Lifeson's feet (or, occasionally, on Neil Peart's drumset). Alex also occasionally provides backing vocals during live songs, though they aren't necessarily good and his microphone is often given ''far'' less volume than Geddy's. During the ''Music/ClockworkAngels'' tour in 2012-2013, Alex would often mock Geddy's "wish them well" harmony in the eponymous song before going into a nonsensical rant during an instrumental break.

* Music/{{Beck}} records his own backing vocals on most of his albums, one humorous example being "Where It's At", where he supplied different types of voices for each overlaid track in the chorus.

* Debbie Harry did almost all of the vocals on Music/{{Blondie}}'s "Atomic."