Odyssey is originally a New York City, United States-based singing group, best known for their 1977 hit “Native New Yorker,” and a series of other mainly dance and soul hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
In the United Kingdom, the band, with its diverse musical style had more chart success, totalling five Top Ten hits between 1977 and 1982. One of them, “Use It Up and Wear It Out”, reached number one in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in 1980 The UK follow-up single, “If You’re Lookin’ for a Way Out” had Lillian Lopez on lead vocals; the single reaching no. 6 in 1980 and spending a total of fifteen weeks in the UK chart.[9] Odyssey thus became the third US act of the year (after Fern Kinney and M.A.S.H.) to reach number one in the UK despite not charting in their home country Their later hit “Going Back to My Roots” was written and originally recorded by Lamont Dozier
Now based in the United Kingdom, the band is led and fronted by Steven Collazo and continues to perform and record.
