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[queenfan11]

Voice Type: Tenor
Vocal Range: E2-B♭5


Significant High Notes:
B♭5 ("I Can't Turn You Loose", "Skin I'm In")
A5 ("Music Is Alive", "You Caught Me Smilin'")
G♯5 ("Brave and Strong", "I Can't Turn You Loose", "Life")
G5 ("Babies Makin' Babies" demo version, "Dance In", "Dance to the Music", "His Eye is On the Sparrow", "I Don't Know", "I Want To Take You Higher", "Let's Be Together", "Love City", "Mother Beautiful", "Nothing Less Than Happiness", "Sing a Simple Song", "Thank You For Talkin' to Me Africa", "Thankful 'N' Thoughtful", "Underdog")
F♯5 ("Better Thee Than Me", "High", "If You Want Me to Stay", "Luv 'N' Haight", "Stand!" live Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 1974)
F5 ("Brave and Strong", "Don’t Burn, Baby", "Family Affair", "Greed", "Higher", "Hobo Ken" demo version, "In Time", "Just Like a Baby", "Loose Booty", "Organize", "Turn Me Loose" live New York 1968, "Wishful Thinkin'", "You Really Got Me")
E5 ("Africa Talks to You 'The Asphalt Jungle'", "Back on the Right Track", "Blessing In Disguise", "Dance In", "Dance to the Music", "Everything In You", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "I Don't Know", "I Just Learned How to Swim", "I Remember", "I Want To Take You Higher", "If This Room Could Talk", "If You Want Me to Stay", "Keep On Dancin'", "Love City", "L.O.V.I.N.U.", "Que Sera, Sera", "Say You Will", "Sing a Simple Song", "Stand!", "Thank You For Talkin' to Me Africa", "The Thing", "Time", "Who Do You Love?")
E♭5 ("Can't Strain My Brain", "Fortune and Fame", "Higher", "His Eye is On the Sparrow", "Holdin' On", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "I Get High on You", "I Just Learned How to Swim", "In Time", "Love and Affection", "Mother Is a Hippie", "Organize", "Pressure", "Sexy Situation", "Skin I'm In", "Turn Me Loose", "Uncle Sam Needs You", "Underdog", "What Was I Thinkin' In My Head?", "You Really Got Me")
D5 ("Babies Makin' Babies" demo version, "Don’t Burn, Baby", "Everybody Is a Star", "Everything In You", "Fortune and Fame", "I Cannot Make It", "I Get High on You", "If This Room Could Talk", "It Takes All Kinds", "Keep On Dancin'", "Luv 'N' Haight", "Nothing Less Than Happiness", "Only One Way Out of This Mess", "Run, Run, Run", "Spaced Cowboy", "Thankful 'N' Thoughtful", "That's Lovin' You", "Time For Livin'", "You Caught Me Smilin'")
C♯5 ("Babies Makin' Babies", "High", "Turn Me Loose", "What's That Got to Do With Me?")
C5 ("Africa Talks to You 'The Asphalt Jungle'", "Brave and Strong", "Fortune and Fame", "Greed", "Ha Ha, Hee Hee", "Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back", "Help Me With My Broken Heart", "High, Y'all", "Holdin' On", "I Want To Take You Higher", "It Takes All Kinds", "Loose Booty", "Mother Is a Hippie", "Organize", "Plastic Jim", "Pressure", "Ride the Rhythm", "Run, Run, Run", "Skin I'm In", "Say You Will", "Scat Swim", "Small Talk", "Spaced Cowboy", "Thank You For Talkin' to Me Africa", "That's Lovin' You", "Time", "Underdog", "Who's To Say")
B4 ("Babies Makin' Babies", "Back on the Right Track", "Blessing In Disguise", "Everyday People", "Ha Ha, Hee Hee", "If It's Not Addin' Up...", "If You Want Me To Stay", "Jane is a Groupie", "Just Like a Baby", "Le Lo Li", "Livin' While I'm Livin'", "Luv 'N' Haight", "Only One Way Out of This Mess", "Que Sera, Sera", "Run, Run, Run", "Spaced Cowboy", "Trip to Your Heart", "We Can Do It", "Who Do You Love?")
B♭4 ("Better Thee Than Me", "Buttermilk", "Crazay", "Crossword Puzzle", "Everybody Is a Star", "Family Again", "Fun", "Greed", "High", "High, Y'all", "Hobo Ken" demo version, "Holdin' On", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "I Ain’t Got Nobody", "I Can't Turn You Loose", "I Get High on You", "I'm An Animal", "In Time", "Into My Own Thing", "Let Me Have It All", "Let's Be Together", "Livin' While I'm Livin'", "Love and Affection", "Love City", "M'Lady", "Mother Is a Hippie", "Music Is Alive", "My World", "One Way", "Remember Who You Are", "Ride the Rhythm", "Sexy Situation", "Small Talk", "So Good to Me", "Soul Clappin'", "Stand!", "Thankful 'N' Thoughtful", "Time", "Turn Me Loose", "Who's To Say")
A4 ("Africa Talks to You 'The Asphalt Jungle'", "Blessing In Disguise", "Dance In", "Dance to the Music", "Dynamite", "Eek-Ah-Bo-Static Automatic", "Everyday People", "Everything In You", "Family Again", "Fun", "Ha Ha, Hee Hee", "Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back", "Hobo Ken", "I Don't Know", "I Want To Take You Higher", "If It Were Left Up To Me", "If You Want Me To Stay", "It Takes All Kinds", "Keep On Dancin'", "Luv 'N' Haight", "M'Lady", "Mother Beautiful", "Music Is Alive", "Music Lover", "Nothing Less Than Happiness", "Only One Way Out of This Mess", "Que Sera, Sera", "Run, Run, Run", "Say You Will", "Seventh Son", "Shine It On", "Silent Communications", "Soul Clappin'", "Temptation Walk", "Thank You Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin", "That's Lovin' You", "The Thing", "Time For Livin'", "We Can Do It", "Who Do You Love?", "Wishful Thinkin'", "You Can Make It If You Try", "You Caught Me Smilin'")
G♯4 ("Babies Makin' Babies", "Back on the Right Track", "Better Thee Than Me", "Brave and Strong", "Color Me True", "Don’t Burn, Baby", "Everybody Is a Star", "Greed", "Harmony", "Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back", "High", "High, Y'all", "Higher", "I Can't Turn You Loose", "If It's Not Addin' Up...", "In Time", "Just Like a Baby", "Life", "Loose Booty", "Love and Affection", "Mother Beautiful", "One Way", "Organize", "Poet", "Ride The Rhythm", "Stand!", "The Thing", "Time", "You Can Make It If You Try", "We Can Do It", "Who In the Funk Do You Think You Are?", "Who's To Say", "You Really Got Me")
G4 ("Advice", "Blessing In Disguise", "Can't Strain My Brain", "Chicken", "Crossword Puzzle", "Dance In", "Dance to the Music", "Don’t Burn, Baby", "Eek-Ah-Bo-Static Automatic", "Everybody Is a Star", "Everyday People", "Family Again", "Fortune and Fame", "Frisky", "Ha Ha, Hee Hee", "Help Me With My Broken Heart", "Higher", "His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "Hobo Ken", "Holdin' On", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "I Ain’t Got Nobody", "I Don't Know", "I Just Learned How to Swim", "I Get High on You", "I'm An Animal", "If This Room Could Talk", "It Takes All Kinds", "Into My Own Thing", "Jane is a Groupie", "Keep On Dancin'", "Le Lo Li", "L.O.V.I.N.U", "Let Me Have It All", "Livin' While I'm Livin'", "Loose Booty", "Love and Affection", "Love City", "M'Lady", "Mother Is a Hippie", "Music Is Alive", "My World", "Nothing Less Than Happiness", "One Way", "Only One Way Out of This Mess", "Plain Jane", "Plastic Jim", "Pressure", "Remember Who You Are", "Que Sera, Sera", "The Same Thing", "Seven More Days", "Shine It On", "Silent Communications", "Sing a Simple Song", "Small Talk", "So Good to Me", "Soul Clappin'", "Temptation Walk", "Thank You Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin", "Thankful 'N' Thoughtful", "Time For Livin'", "Trip To Your Heart", "Underdog", "What Was I Thinkin' In My Head?", "Who Do You Love?", "Who's To Say", "Wishful Thinkin''", "You Really Got Me")

Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Advice", "Blessing In Disguise", "Crossword Puzzle", "Eek-Ah-Bo-Static Automatic", "Everyday People", "Everything In You", "Fortune and Fame", "Frisky", "Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back", "High, Y'all", "Hobo Ken", "I Remember", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "If You Want Me to Stay", "Jane is a Groupie", "Just Like a Baby", "Le Lo Li", "Livin' While I'm Livin'", "A Long Time Alone", "Love City", "L.O.V.I.N.U.", "Luv 'N' Haight", "Mother Beautiful", "My World", "Nothing Less Than Happiness", "Rock Dirge", "Shine It On", "Silent Communications", "So Good to Me", "Spaced Cowboy", "Temptation Walk", "Time For Livin'", "True Love", "What's That Got to Do With Me?", "Wishful Thinkin'", "You Caught Me Smilin'", "You're My Only Love")
C♯3 ("Babies Makin' Babies", "Can't Strain My Brain", "In Time", "A Long Time Alone", "Que Sera, Sera", "Poet", "Sexy Situation")
C3 ("Family Affair", "Fortune and Fame", "Get Away", "Harmony", "Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back", "Help Me With My Broken Heart", "His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "Holdin' On", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "I Get High on You", "I Hate to Love Her", "I Remember", "I'm Just a Fool", "If It Were Left Up To Me", "If This Room Could Talk", "Mother Is a Hippie", "My World", "The Same Thing", "Say You Will", "Scat Swim", "Silent Communications", "Skin I'm In", "Small Talk", "So Good to Me", "Temptation Walk", "Thank You For Talkin' to Me Africa", "Thankful 'N' Thoughtful", "That's Lovin' You", "What Was I Thinkin' In My Head?", "What's That Got to Do With Me?", "Wishful Thinkin'", "You Really Got Me", "You're My Only Love")
B2 ("Everyday People", "Frisky", "Heavenly Angel", "If You Want Me to Stay", "Luv 'N' Haight", "Que Sera, Sera", "Sylvester")
B♭2 ("Eek-Ah-Bo-Static Automatic", "Hobo Ken", "Let Me Have It All", "My World", "One Way", "Scat Swim", "Small Talk", "Thankful 'N' Thoughtful", "What Was I Thinkin' In My Head?")
A2 ("Family Affair", "If It Were Left Up To Me", "If This Room Could Talk", "Just Like a Baby", "Sylvester", "Thank You For Talkin' to Me Africa", "Time", "Wishful Thinkin'")
G♯2 ("Frisky")
G2 ("Everyday People", "Fortune and Fame", "I Hate to Love Her", "Le Lo Li", "Plain Jane", "Que Sera, Sera", "Seventh Son", "Small Talk", "So Good to Me", "Spaced Cowboy", "Thankful 'N' Thoughtful", "The Thing")
F♯2 ("Heavenly Angel", "If You Want Me to Stay", "Luv 'N' Haight", "Time")
F2 ("Don’t Burn, Baby", "Family Affair", "Just Like a Baby", "Poet", "This Is Love", "You Really Got Me")
E2 ("Frisky", "I Hate to Love Her", "Scat Swim", "Spaced Cowboy")

blue marks falsetto notes
italics marks non-sung notes
bold marks particularly impressive notes
underlines marks notes in backing vocals

NOTE: "Thank You For Talkin' to Me Africa" is a re-recorded version of "Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin". I only included notes that were not in the original.

SPOILER: Click to show

B6 ("Family Affair" A brief squeak)
C6 ("Higher" uncertain who hits it)
A5 ("L.O.V.I.N.U." uncertain who hits it)
G♯5 ("This Is Love" uncertain who hits it)
G5 ("Family Again" uncertain who hits it)
F5 ("This Is Love" uncertain who hits it, "Turn Me Loose" uncertain who hits it, "What Was I Thinkin' In My Head?" uncertain who hits it)
D5 ("I Ain't Got Nobody" uncertain who hits it)
B♭4 ("Color Me True" uncertain who hits it)
B2: ("A Long Time Alone" brief descent) 
B♭2 ("Remember Who You Are" brief descent)
A2 ("Silent Communications" brief dip)
G♯2 ("In Time" brief dips)
G2 ("Crossword Puzzle" brief dip, could be an illusion, "Hobo Ken" brief dip with uncertain pitch, "If This Room Could Talk" brief dip, uncertain pitch)
F2 ("Wishful Thinkin'" fryish descent)
D2 ("Spaced Cowboy" brief dip, "L.O.V.I.N.U." disputed pitch)
C2 ("The Same Thing" Possibly pitch-shifted)
B♭1 ("Greed" awful fry)
He also does a number of low laughs in "The Thing" but they're poor quality.

SPOILER: Click to show

A Whole New Thing (1967) (E2-E5-G5)
Dance to the Music (1968) (F2-A5) (Bonus tracks get up to B♭5)
Life (1968) (C3-G5-G♯5)
Stand! (1969) (G2-G5)
There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) (E2-A5)
Fresh (1973) (E2-F♯5-B♭5)
Small Talk (1974) (F2-F5-G5)
High on You (1975) (G2-F5)
Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back (1976) (G2-G5)
Back on the Right Track (1979) (C3-D5-E5)
Ain't But the One Way (1982) (F2-E♭5-F5)

If you know of any notes that are missing, please reply!

[Baronessa]

Hearing this bottom at D2, akshuly:

[jakewild]

I'm hearing a D2 there as well.

[queenfan11]

Time-stamp?

[Baronessa]

I thought I did timestamp it, but it's the run down during 0:56 - 0:59.

[glo]

That “Heavenly Angel” passage is in B, not C...

[Bink]

In the spirit of bringing back many-year long debates, I definitely hear the D2 in "Family Affair." It's also not the only time he hits it in the song, while the other times might be slighty weaker.