Vivian Reed (3,030 views)

[kaji]

Vivian Reed (6 June 1947)
Years Active: 1968-present
Vocal Range: C3-C♯6

Significant High Notes:

C♯6 (“Come Runnin'”)
C6 (“Ain't Misbehavin”, “Bluer Than You”, “Blues In The Night”, “Blues for Two Women”)
B5 (“A Train/Sweet Georgia Brown”)
B♭5 (“Ain't Misbehavin”, “Amazing Grace” live, “I Wanna Be Free”, “Stormy Weather”)
A5 (“Honey Can I”, “Lean On Me”, “Miracles and Mysteries”, “Sweet Georgia Brown” unknown live performance, “When The Saints Go Marching In”, “With a Child's Heart”)
G♯5 ("Everybody Has a Dream", “Fame”, “Forever Young”, “The Shape of Things to Come”, “Time After Time” Live in 2015, “You Can Have My Husband” High Rollers musical)
G5 (“A Train/Sweet Georgia Brown”, “Blues for Two Women”, “Brown Sugar”, “Don't Start Something You Can't Finish (Less Than Your Best Ain't Good Enough)”, “It's a Miracle”, “My Funny Valentine/In a Sentimental Mood”, “One More Time”, “Sexaholic”, “Shadow Dancing”, “Sweet Georgia Brown” various live performances, “Sweet Harmony”, “That First Kiss”, “Time After Time”, “Time, All I Have Since You've Been Gone”, “Trippin' The Lights Fantastic”, “You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling/(You're My) Soul and Inspiration”, “You Came”)
F♯5 (“Baby, You're A Good Thing”, “Believe in Yourself”, "Can I Be The One", “Crazy Heartache” long version, “If You Believe”, “It is Well With My Soul”, "How Does It Feel", “Lean On Me”, “Mon Dieu”, “When The Saints Go Marching In” live, “You Light Up My Life”)
F5 (“A Feeling Coming On”, “Ain't Misbehavin”, “Amazing Grace”, “Baby, Baby”, “Blues In The Night”, “Didn't It Rain”, "Everybody Has a Dream", “I”, “I Love Being Here with You/I Been There”, “I Should Have Said No”, "It Keeps Getting Better", “It's Alright (This Feeling I'm Feeling)”, “I Wonder What Became Of Me”, “Let's Fall In Love All Over”, “One More Time”, “Oo Baby, What You Do To Me”, “Ready And Waiting”, "Slam Bam", “Start Dancin'”, “Stormy Weather”, “That First Kiss”, “The Biggest Mistake”, “Then I'll Be Over You”, “The People In My Life”, "The Shape of Things to Come”, “Trippin' The Lights Fantastic”, “Unbelievable”, “You Can Have My Husband” High Rollers musical)
E5 (“As Long As I'm Around”, “Brown Sugar”, “Crazy Heartache”, "Don't Promise Me Sunshine (And Bring Me Rain)", “Don't Start Something You Can't Finish (Less Than Your Best Ain't Good Enough)”, “Harper Valley P.T.A.”, “Honey Can I”, "How Does It Feel", “Just The Way You Are”, “Look the Other Way”, “Losing My Mind”, “Mamzell' Marie”, “Miracles and Mysteries” live, “Save Your Love For Me”, “Shadow Dancing”, “Solid Rock”, “Sweet Harmony”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “There's No Love in My Life Today”, “Time After Time”, “Time, All I Have Since You've Been Gone”, “Tomorrow”, “When The Saints Go Marching In”, “With a Child's Heart”, “Your Grandfather Is the Sun”)
E♭5 (“All The Games People Play”, “Didn't It Rain”, “Down Here On the Ground”, "Everybody Has a Dream", “Faith and Fire”, “Fame”, “Forever Young”, “I Feel the Earth Move”, “I'm Not Ashamed to Be in Love”, “I Wanna Be Free”, “I Wonder What Became Of Me”, “Let Me Entertain You”, “Motherless Child”, “My Funny Valentine/In a Sentimental Mood”, “One More Time”, “Sexaholic”, “There Was You”, “Trippin' The Lights Fantastic”, “When You Touch Me”)
D5 (“A Feeling Coming On”, “Amazing Grace”, “Baby, Baby”, “Baby, You're A Good Thing”, “Bluer Than You”, "Can I Be The One", "Deal with That (How You Gonna Deal with That)", “Don't Close the Door On Me”, "Don't Promise Me Sunshine (And Bring Me Rain)", "Emancipated Lady", “Harper Valley P.T.A.”, “Hello, It's So Nice To Make It Again”, “I”, "It Keeps Getting Better", “I've Gotta Be Me”, “Lean On Me”, “Let's Fall In Love All Over”, “Mama Open the Door”, “Mighty Lover”, “Miracles and Mysteries”, “One Night Only”, “Ready And Waiting”, “River Of Love”, “Save Your Love For Me”, “Shadow Dancing”, "Slam Bam", “Sweet Harmony”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “Telex”, “That First Kiss”, “The Biggest Mistake”, “Then I'll Be Over You”, “Time After Time”, “Tomorrow”, “Unbelievable”, “You Came”, “You Can Have My Husband”, “You Light Up My Life”)
C♯5 (“Believe in Yourself”, “Down Here On the Ground”, “God Bless The Child”, “I Feel the Earth Move”, “I'm Not Ashamed to Be in Love”, “I Should Have Said No”, “Just The Way You Are”, “Lean On Me”, “Look the Other Way”, “Oo Baby, What You Do To Me”, “Start Dancin'”, “There's No Love in My Life Today”, “The Shape of Things to Come”, “What's Mine Is Yours”, “When The Saints Go Marching In”, “When You Touch Me”, “You Are Woman, I Am Man”, “You Light Up My Life”)
C5 (“Ain't Misbehavin”, “All The Games People Play”, “As Long As I'm Around”, “Baby, Baby”, “Blues for Two Women”, “Brown Sugar”, “Didn't It Rain”, "Don't Promise Me Sunshine (And Bring Me Rain)", "Everybody Has a Dream", “Faith and Fire”, “Forever Young”, “Harper Valley P.T.A.”, “Hello, It's So Nice To Make It Again”, “I Feel the Earth Move”, “I Love Being Here with You/I Been There”, “I Should Have Said No”, “It Don't Mean A Thing”, "It Keeps Getting Better", “It's Alright (This Feeling I'm Feeling)”, “I Wanna Be Free”, “Joshua”, “Let Me Entertain You”, “Miracles and Mysteries”, “One More Time”, “Ready And Waiting”, “River Of Love”, “Solid Rock”, “Somewhere”, “Sweet Georgia Brown”, “Sweet Harmony”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “Telex”, “The Biggest Mistake”, “There's No Love in My Life Today”, “Time, All I Have Since You've Been Gone”, “Trippin' The Lights Fantastic”, “Walk On My Side”, “With a Child's Heart”, “You Came”, “You Can Have My Husband”, “Your Grandfather Is the Sun”, “Yours Until Tomorrow”, “You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling/(You're My) Soul and Inspiration”)
B4 (“Baby, Baby”, “Believe in Yourself”, "Can I Be The One", “Crazy Heartache”, "Deal with That (How You Gonna Deal with That)", “Don't Start Something You Can't Finish (Less Than Your Best Ain't Good Enough)”, “Down Here On the Ground”, "Emancipated Lady", “Forever Young”, “Harper Valley P.T.A.”, “Hello, It's So Nice To Make It Again”, “I Didn't Mean To Love You”, “I Feel the Earth Move”, “If You Believe”, “I'm Not Ashamed to Be in Love”, “It is Well With My Soul”, “I've Gotta Be Me”, “Just The Way You Are”, “Let Me Entertain You”, “Losing My Mind”, “Mamzell' Marie”, “More”, “One Night Only”, “One More Time”, “Save Your Love For Me”, “Sweet Georgia Brown”, “There Was You”, “Tomorrow”, “When The Saints Go Marching In”, “You Are Woman, I Am Man”, “You Light Up My Life”, “You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling/(You're My) Soul and Inspiration”)
B♭4 (“Ain't Misbehavin”, “Amazing Grace”, “A Train/Sweet Georgia Brown”, “Bluer Than You”, “Blues for Two Women”, “Blues In The Night”, “Come Runnin'”, "Deal with That (How You Gonna Deal with That)", “Didn't It Rain”, “Fame”, “I Feel the Earth Move”, “I Love Being Here with You/I Been There”, “I'm Not Ashamed to Be in Love”, “It Don't Mean A Thing”, “It is Well With My Soul”, “It's a Miracle”, “I Wanna Be Free”, “I Wonder What Became Of Me”, “Just One of Those Things/Almost Like Being in Love/I'm Gonna Live 'Til I Die” “Let's Fall In Love All Over”, “Mighty Lover”, “Miracles and Mysteries”, “Missing You”, “Mon Dieu”, “My Funny Valentine/In a Sentimental Mood”, “One Night Only”, “River Of Love”, “Sexaholic”, “Somewhere”, “Start Dancin'”, “Stormy Weather”, “Telex”, “The People In My Life”, “The Shape of Things to Come”, “Trippin' The Lights Fantastic”, “Unbelievable”, “When You Touch Me”, “Yours Until Tomorrow”)

Significant Low Notes:

A3 (“Baby, You're A Good Thing”, “Don't Close the Door On Me”, "Emancipated Lady", “Face to Face”, “God Bless The Child”, “Hello, It's So Nice To Make It Again”, “Honey Can I”, "How Does It Feel", “I”, "It Keeps Getting Better", “Just The Way You Are”, “Lean On Me”, “River Of Love”, “Solid Rock”, “Sweet Georgia Brown”, “Then I'll Be Over You”, “There's No Love in My Life Today”, “When The Saints Go Marching In”, “Your Grandfather Is the Sun”)
G♯3 (“Come Runnin'”, “Didn't It Rain”, "Everybody Has a Dream", “Fame”, “I Didn't Mean To Love You”, “I'm Not Ashamed to Be in Love”, “I Wonder What Became Of Me”, “Makin' Whoopee”, “Mon Dieu”, “The People In My Life”, “What's Mine Is Yours”, “Yours Until Tomorrow”)
G3 (“Amazing Grace”, “Bluer Than You”, “Faith and Fire”, “Finale: Innocence Dies”, “Harper Valley P.T.A.”, “I Should Have Said No”, “Joshua”, “Let's Fall In Love All Over”, “Mighty Lover”, “Motherless Child”, “One More Time”, “Ready And Waiting”, “Save Your Love For Me”, “Shadow Dancing”, “Sweet Georgia Brown”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “There Was You”, “With a Child's Heart”, “You Came”, “You Light Up My Life”)
F♯3 (“I've Gotta Be Me”, “Just One of Those Things/Almost Like Being in Love/I'm Gonna Live 'Til I Die”, “Losing My Mind”, “My Funny Valentine/In a Sentimental Mood”, “Then I'll Be Over You”, “Tomorrow”, “Trippin' The Lights Fantastic”)
F3 (“A Train/Sweet Georgia Brown”, “Baby, Baby”, “Blues In The Night”, “Finale: Innocence Dies”, “I”, “I Love Being Here with You/I Been There”, “Mama Open the Door”, “One Night Only”, “Sexaholic”, "Slam Bam", “Somewhere”, “Telex”, “That First Kiss”, “You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling/(You're My) Soul and Inspiration”)
E3 (“As Long As I'm Around”, "Deal with That (How You Gonna Deal with That)", “God Bless The Child”, “Let Me Entertain You”, “Miracles and Mysteries”, “More”, “Sweet Harmony”, “Time, All I Have Since You've Been Gone”, “You Are Woman, I Am Man”)
E♭3 (“Believe in Yourself”, “If You Believe”, “Just One of Those Things/Almost Like Being in Love/I'm Gonna Live 'Til I Die”, “Stormy Weather”, “Unbelievable”)
D3 ("Deal with That (How You Gonna Deal with That)", "Don't Promise Me Sunshine (And Bring Me Rain)", “Forever Young”, "How Does It Feel", “Mama Open the Door”, “Your Grandfather Is the Sun”)
C♯3 (“Come Runnin'”, “Time After Time” Live in 2015)
C3 (“Blues for Two Women”)
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Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Questionable Notes}
B♭5 (“Start Dancin'” ^[2])

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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

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{Album Ranges }
Vivian Reed (1968) - F3-B♭5
Bubbling Brown Sugar (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1976) - E3-C♯5
Brown Sugar (1976) - G3-G5
Another Side (1978) - E3-G♯5 
Ready And Waiting (1979) - D3-A5
Vivian Reed (1981) - E3-G5
Live At The Espace Cardin (1982) - F♯3-G5 (incomplete)
Vivian Reed Sings That Old Time Gospel (1998) - G3-A5
Marie Christine (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1999) - D3-A5
Standards and More (2017) - E♭3-C6
Vivian Reed (2020) - D3-F5

[glo]

She is astoundingly comfortable in that third octave.

[kaji]

Updated with the albums Another Side (1978) (E3-G♯5) and Vivian Reed (2020) (D3-F5).