Post by BAZanine on Oct 12, 2020 8:54:34 GMT
Sir Thomas John Woodward (7 June 1940 - present)
Years Active: 1963 - present
Vocal Range: F♯1 - E6
{Vocal Summary by clem }With several Grammy and Brit Awards, record sales in excess of 100 million and even a knighthood from the Queen to his name, it is with good reason that Tom Jones is seen as one of the greatest British recording artists of all-time.
Known for his rich, resonant, open-throat style of vocal, Jones has proved a versatile singer across a number of different styles, ranging from traditional pop to soul or R&B. This versatility has caused the voice type of Tom Jones to be controversial for some time, sounding very comfortable belting in a chesty mix up into the low 5th octave, but projecting with firmness in timbre down to the low-mid 2nd octave, with adequate lower passages down to F♯1. But despite Jones's voice in his early career sometimes being labeled as that of a baritenor or tenor because of his high-belting prowess (Jones himself has even described that era of his voice as the latter), his timbre throughout his adult life has consistently been more like that of a baritone (comparable to Elvis Presley), with the natural weight of his voice becoming more apparent with age. His natural fach is at its most blatant when crooning in his mid-range, which he does with great, unaffected warmth. Tom's head register isn't one of his most utilised or developed assets, though he has displayed moments of singing in a falsetto tone, as well as James Brown-esque' howls up to B5 in his head voice.
But as impressive as his consistency through his range is in its own right, a great part of the appeal of Tom Jones as a performer is his nuanced delivery; showing intuitive use of a broad dynamic range, ornamenting sustained notes with a wide, quasi-operatic vibrato. His diction is noticably modified to neutralise his Welsh accent when singing, adopting a more American-influenced, Mid-Atlantic type of pronunciation. However, although his diction is a bit affected, he still enunciates clearly and doesn't have to alter his vowel sounds too much, even on particularly challenging notes. Whilst his voice has generally aged very well, Tom's access to his head register and the apex of his belting range has naturally diminished somewhat, rarely going above B♭4 since the mid-2000s. However, he still continues to perform to a very high standard, showing the stamina and vibrant tone of a man younger than his years.
Overall, Jones is a masterfully accomplished vocalist and showman, with charisma to spare, and an instrument that continues to impress into the 5th decade of his career.
Known for his rich, resonant, open-throat style of vocal, Jones has proved a versatile singer across a number of different styles, ranging from traditional pop to soul or R&B. This versatility has caused the voice type of Tom Jones to be controversial for some time, sounding very comfortable belting in a chesty mix up into the low 5th octave, but projecting with firmness in timbre down to the low-mid 2nd octave, with adequate lower passages down to F♯1. But despite Jones's voice in his early career sometimes being labeled as that of a baritenor or tenor because of his high-belting prowess (Jones himself has even described that era of his voice as the latter), his timbre throughout his adult life has consistently been more like that of a baritone (comparable to Elvis Presley), with the natural weight of his voice becoming more apparent with age. His natural fach is at its most blatant when crooning in his mid-range, which he does with great, unaffected warmth. Tom's head register isn't one of his most utilised or developed assets, though he has displayed moments of singing in a falsetto tone, as well as James Brown-esque' howls up to B5 in his head voice.
But as impressive as his consistency through his range is in its own right, a great part of the appeal of Tom Jones as a performer is his nuanced delivery; showing intuitive use of a broad dynamic range, ornamenting sustained notes with a wide, quasi-operatic vibrato. His diction is noticably modified to neutralise his Welsh accent when singing, adopting a more American-influenced, Mid-Atlantic type of pronunciation. However, although his diction is a bit affected, he still enunciates clearly and doesn't have to alter his vowel sounds too much, even on particularly challenging notes. Whilst his voice has generally aged very well, Tom's access to his head register and the apex of his belting range has naturally diminished somewhat, rarely going above B♭4 since the mid-2000s. However, he still continues to perform to a very high standard, showing the stamina and vibrant tone of a man younger than his years.
Overall, Jones is a masterfully accomplished vocalist and showman, with charisma to spare, and an instrument that continues to impress into the 5th decade of his career.
Significant High Notes:
E6 ("Bama Lama Bama Loo")
E♭6 ("Chills and Fever" unknown 1966 performance)
C♯6 ("Summertime" radio broadcast 1966)
B5 ("I Can't Stop Loving You" live Talk of the Town 1967)
B♭5 ("If I Only Knew" live Argentina 2010, "Land of 1000 Dances" live with Robbie Williams 1998)
A5 ("Purple Rain" live Tom Jones: The Right Time 1992)
G♯5 ("Hello Young Lovers" live Talk of the Town 1967, "Hey Jude", "I Can't Stop Loving You" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "I Can't Turn You Loose", "If I Only Knew" live Cardiff 2001, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "Killer on the Sheets", "Long Tall Sally" live with Jerry Lee Lewis 1969, "Puppet Man", "Rescue Me")
G5 ("Greenwood Mississippi", "I Thank You", "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" live 2005, "Kansas City" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Lodi", "Polk Salad Annie", "Proud Mary", "Rock 'n' Roll Medley" live 1974, "Sally Suzas", "See Saw", "Sugar Daddy", "Sweet Soul Music" live 2005, "Twist and Shout" live Vegas 1969, "What'd I Say" live This Is Tom Jones)
F♯5 ("In the Midnight Hour" live with Wilson Pickett 1969, "I've Been Loving You Too Long" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "To Love Somebody")
F5 ("Ain't That Good News" live Talk of the Town 1967, "Bony Maronie" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "Delilah" live at Caesar's Palace 1971, "Get Ready" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "I Need Your Loving" live on The Tom Jones Show 1980, "It's a Hang Up Baby" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Johnny B Goode" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Proud Mary", "Raise Your Hand" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "See Saw", "Sugar Daddy", "Try a Little Tenderness", "Venus")
E5 ("And When I Die" live with Sammy Davis Jr., "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "It'll Be Me", "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" live 2005, "Lodi" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Raise Your Hand" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" live with Jerry Lee Lewis 1969)
E♭5 ("Hard to Handle" live Las Vegas, "I Thank You", "It's Up to the Woman", "Looking Out My Window", "Rip It Up" live with Little Richard 1969, "Twist and Shout" live Las Vegas 1969)
D5 ("Darlin'", "Delta Lady" live 1970, "Face of a Loser", "Good Golly Miss Molly" live with Little Richard 1969, "Hard to Handle" live Las Vegas, "I Thank You", "I've Been Loving You Too Long" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "La La La (Just Having You Here)", "Polk Salad Annie", "Puppet Man", "Resurrection Shuffle", "Rip It Up" live with Little Richard 1969, "She's a Lady", "Soul Man" live, "Tired of Being Alone", "Today I Started Loving You Again", "Venus" live This Is Tom Jones 1970)
C♯5 ("Ain't That a Lot of Love", "Barefootin'" live with Wilson Pickett 1969, "Bony Maronie" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "Chills and Fever", "Daughter of Darkness", "Delilah" live Cardiff 2001, "A Girl Like You", "Hey Jude", "I Can't Stop Loving You" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "I Wanna Get Back With You", "I'm a Fool to Want You", "I'm Not Feeling It Any More", "If I Only Knew" live Cardiff 2001, "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" live 2005, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "Killer on the Sheets", "Love Machine", "Move Closer", "Mr. Helping Hand", "One Night", "Puppet Man", "Rescue Me", "Think", "To Love Somebody", "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?)")
C5 ("Ain't No Love", "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone", "All I Get from You Is Heartaches", "Bad Love", "Begin The Beguine", "Breathless", "Chills and Fever", "Down the Line" live with Jerry Lee Lewis 1969, "Dr. Love", "Evil", "Get Ready", "Good Morning Blues", "Face of a Loser", "Fly Me to the Moon", "Give Me One Reason" live, "Good Golly Miss Molly" live with Little Richard 1969, "Great Balls of Fire" live Toronto 2022, "Greenwood Mississippi", "Hold On, I'm Coming", "(I Ain't No) One Night Only Love Maker", "I Can Help", "I Don't Think So", "I Need Your Loving", "I Thank You", "I (Who Have Nothing)" 2002 version, "In a Woman's Eyes", "It'll Be Me", "It's a Hang Up Baby" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "It's Not Unusual", "I've Got a Heart", "Kansas City", "Killer on the Sheets", "Land of 1000 Dances" live Talk of the Town 1967, "Lean on Me", "Little By Little", "Long Tall Sally" live with Jerry Lee Lewis 1969, "Long Time Gone" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Lusty Lady", "Mama Told Me Not to Come", "Mess of Blues", "The Moonlight Hours", "Old Flame Blue", "Once Upon a Time", "Ramblin' Man", "Rescue Me", "Rip It Up" live with Little Richard 1969, "Sally Suzas", "See Saw", "(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay", "Situation", "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)", "Something In The Air", "Spread Your Love on Me", "Stop Breaking My Heart", "Sugar Sugar", "Sweet Soul Music" live 2005, "That Old Black Magic", "True Love Comes Only Once In a Lifetime", "Twist and Shout" live Vegas 1969, "Venus", "Whatever It Takes", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" live with Jerry Lee Lewis 1969, "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis", "You Can Leave Your Hat On" studio / live Cardiff 2001)
B4 ("Ain't That Good News" live, "Any Day Now", "Are You Gonna Go My Way", "Black Betty", "The Bright Lights and You, Girl" live, "Couldn't Say Goodbye", "Dallas Darlin'", "Dance of Love", "Delta Lady" live 1970, "Don't Leave Me in the Morning", "Endlessly", "Feel The Rain", "Georgia On My Mind", "Greenwood Mississippi", "Have You Ever Been Lonely?", "Hit the Road, Jack" live The Voice 2012, "Holiday", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "I Can't Stop Loving You" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "I Can't Turn You Loose", "I Got Your Number", "I Wanna Get Back With You", "I (Who Have Nothing)", "I Wish You Would", "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", "I'm an Old Rock and Roller (Dancin' to a Different Beat)", "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone", "I'm Not Feeling It Any More", "It Never Hurts to Be Nice to Somebody", "It Takes a Worried Man", "It's Been a Long Time Coming", "I've Got a Woman" live The Voice 2019, "Kung Fu Fighting", "Looking Out My Window", "Love Machine", "Mama Told Me Not to Come", "More", "Motherless Child", "My Babe", "My Last Goodbye", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Not Responsible", "Only in America", "Rainin' In My Heart", "Raise Your Hand" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Ramblin' Man", "Resurrection Shuffle", "Right Place, Wrong Time", "Ring of Fire", "Sexbomb", "She Drives Me Crazy", "She's a Lady", "Show Me", "(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay", "Situation", "Some Peace of Mind", "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like", "Soul Man" live, "Still a Friend of Mine", "Stoned In Love", "Sunny Afternoon", "Think", "This and That", "'Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone", "Time to Get It Together", "TLC", "Today I Started Loving You Again", "Touch My Heart", "Try a Little Tenderness", "We Can Work It Out" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "We're Wasting Our Time", "What'd I Say" live This Is Tom Jones, "What the World Needs Now Is Love", "Whatcha' Gonna Do", "Who Will the Next Fool Be", "You'll Never Walk Alone" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "Zip It Up")
B♭4 ("Ain't That a Lot of Love", "All I Ever Need Is You", "At This Moment", "Baby, It's Cold Outside", "Bad Love", "Bama Lama Bama Loo", "Baptism by Fire", "Bony Maronie" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "Breathless", "Burning Down the House", "Burning Hell", "Can't Stop Loving You", "Changes", "Chills and Fever", "City Life", "Couldn't Say Goodbye", "Danny Boy" live, "Don't Fight It", "Don't You Kiss My Cheek", "Face of a Loser", "Fool for Rock 'n' Roll", "Friends Not Lovers", "Get Ready", "Gimme Shelter", "Give Me One Reason" live, "God Only Knows" live BBC Music Awards 2014, "Great Balls of Fire" live with Jerry Lee Lewis 1969 / live Toronto 2022, "Hard to Handle" live, "Heaven's Been a Long Time Coming", "Hello Young Lovers", "Help Yourself", "Hey Jude", "Hold On, I'm Coming", "I Can't Break the News to Myself", "I Don't Think So", "I Got Your Number", "I Gotta Feeling" live The Voice 2014, "I Have Dreamed", "I Tell The Sea", "I Wake Up Crying", "If I Ruled the World", "If I Only Knew" studio / live Cardiff 2001, "I'll Never Let You Go", "In a Woman's Eyes", "In Dreams", "It's Up to the Woman", "Jenny Jenny" live with Little Richard 1969, "Key to My Heart", "Kiss", "Let There Be Love", "Lodi", "Lusty Lady", "Memories Don't Leave Like People Do", "Memphis, Tennessee", "The Moonlight Hours", "More", "My Way", "Odd Man Out", "Only in America", "Polk Salad Annie", "Proud Mary", "Rock 'n' Roll Medley" live 1974, "Run Clero Run", "Runnin' Bear", "Sally Suzas", "Shake" live Talk of the Town 1967, "Sixteen Tons", "Skye Boat Song", "Some Other Guy", "Some Peace of Mind", "Somebody Out There Will", "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)", "Something for Your Head", "Sugar Sugar", "Summertime" radio broadcast 1966, "Superstition" live Tom Jones: The Right TIme 1993, "Sweet Soul Music" live 2005, "That's All That Matters", "These Things You Don't Forget", "Thunderball", "TLC", "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" live with Deniece Williams, "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)", "Traveling Shoes", "Treat Her Right" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "War" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "We've Got Tonight", "What a Night", "What a Party", "When The World Was Beautiful", "Who's Gonna Take You Home Tonight", "Witch Queen of New Orleans", "With These Hands", "Without Love", "(Won't You Give Him) One More Chance", "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis", "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?)", "You're My World")
A4 ("Act of Mercy", "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone", "All You Need Is Love", "At Every End There's a Beginning", "Baptism by Fire", "Beautiful Day" live The Voice 2012, "Begin The Beguine", "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "Can't Stop Loving You", "Carrying a Torch", "Danny Boy" live, "Darlin'", "Daughter of Darkness", "Delilah", "Do What You Gotta Do", "Dr. Love", "Ebb Tide", "Elvis Presley Blues", "End of the Road", "Endlessly", "Everybody Loves a Train", "Factory Girl", "Feel The Rain", "Flashback", "Fly Me to the Moon", "Fool for Rock 'n' Roll", "The Games People Play" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "A Girl Like You", "Give a Little Love", "Good Morning Blues", "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" live with Paul Weller 2016, "Have You Ever Been Lonely?", "He'll Have to Go", "High Fidelity Infidelity", "Hit or Miss", "(I Ain't No) One Night Only Love Maker", "(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "I Get Carried Away", "I Have Dreamed", "I Need Your Loving", "I Wanna Get Back With You", "I Was Made to Love Her", "If I Promise", "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", "If You Need Me", "I'll Never Let You Go", "I'm Alive", "I'm a Fool to Want You", "It Must Be You", "I've Been Loving You Too Long" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "I've Been Rained on Too", "The Impossible Dream", "In a Woman's Eyes", "In Style and Rhythm", "(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "It's a Hang Up Baby" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" live 2005, "It's Been a Long Time Coming", "It's Not Unusual", "I've Got a Heart", "Keep On Running", "Kung Fu Fighting", "La La La (Just Having You Here)", "Land of 1000 Dances" live Talk of the Town 1967, "Lean on Me", "Let There Be Love", "The Letter", "Life's Too Short", "Lift Me Up", "Little By Little", "Little Green Bag", "Little Lonely One", "Looking Out My Window", "The Loser", "Love Burned a Hole in the Night", "Love Is in the Air", "Love Is on Our Side", "Make This Heart of Mine Smile Again", "Memories Don't Leave Like People Do", "Memphis, Tennessee", "More Than Memories", "Motherless Child", "Mr. Helping Hand", "My Babe", "My Last Goodbye", "My Way", "Nobody's Fault But Mine", "Not Responsible", "Once Upon a Time", "One Night", "Only My Heart Knows", "The Pain of Love", "Papa", "A Picture of You", "Pledging My Love", "Promise Her Anything", "Ring of Fire", "Send Me Your Lovin'" live with Little Richard 1969, "Sing For The Good Times", "Skye Boat Song", "Slow Down", "Some Other Guy", "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)", "Something In The Air", "Sometimes We Cry", "Soul of a Man", "Spread Your Love on Me", "Stoned In Love", "Stop Breaking My Heart", "Sugar Daddy", "Take My Love (I Want to Give It)", "Ten Guitars", "Tennessee Waltz / Tennessee Mazurka", "These Things You Don't Forget", "This House (The House Song)", "This Is My Life", "This Time", "'Til the End of Time", "'Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone", "Time to Get It Together", "Tired of Being Alone", "To Love Somebody", "To Make a Big Man Cry", "Tom Jones International", "Treat Her Right" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "True Love Comes Only Once In a Lifetime", "Try a Little Tenderness", "Turn on Your Love Light" live, "We Can Work It Out" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "We Could Be the Closest of Friends", "We Got Love", "What a Night", "What a Party", "What Am I Living For?" live, "Whatever It Takes", "Who Will the Next Fool Be", "Without Love", "Without You", "(Won't You Give Him) One More Chance", "Yesterday", "You Can Leave Your Hat On", "You Inspire Me", "You'll Never Walk Alone" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer", "Younger Days", "You're The Voice" live 2005, "You've Got a Friend", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "Zip It Up")
G♯4 ("After the Tears", "Ain't No Love", "All I Ever Need Is You", "All Mine", "Are You Gonna Go My Way", "At This Moment", "Baby Please Make a Change", "Bad as Me", "(Barry) Islands In The Stream", "Black Betty", "Born to Lose" live, "A Boy from Nowhere" live, "Changes", "City Life", "Couldn't Say Goodbye", "Dallas Darlin'", "Dancing Endlessly", "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind", "Don't Fight It", "Don't Leave Me in the Morning", "Don't You Kiss My Cheek", "End of the Road", "Evil", "Flashback", "Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings", "The Games People Play" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "Have You Ever Been Lonely?", "Help Yourself", "Hey Jude", "Hit the Road, Jack" live The Voice 2012, "Hold Me to It", "Holiday", "I Can Help", "I Can't Stop Loving You" live, "I Wake Up Crying", "I Wish You Would", "I Won't Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again", "If I Ever Had to Say Goodbye to You", "If I Only Knew", "If You Go Away", "I'm a Fool to Want You", "I'm Counting on You", "I'm Not Feeling It Any More", "(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "It Never Hurts to Be Nice to Somebody", "It Takes a Worried Man", "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "It's Four in the Morning", "It's So Sad to See the Old Home Town Again", "Killer on the Sheets", "Letter to Lucille", "Linda Lu", "Little Green Apples", "A Little You", "Lord Help", "Love Machine", "Lusty Lady", "A Million Times Today", "Move Closer", "My Mother's Eyes", "My Prayer", "Never", "On My Own", "One Night", "Only in America", "Only My Heart Knows", "Rainin' In My Heart", "Rescue Me", "Rock 'n' Roll Medley" live 1974, "Runnin' Bear", "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow", "Seasons", "See Saw", "Seen That Face", "Set Me Free", "Sexbomb", "She Drives Me Crazy", "Show Me", "Sixteen Tons", "St. James' Infirmary Blues", "Still a Friend of Mine", "Superstition" live Tom Jones: The Right TIme 1993, "Take Me Tonight", "Take My Love (I Want to Give It)", "Think", "This Time", "'Til the End of Time", "Till", "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)", "Touch My Heart", "Tryin' to Get to You" live, "Vehicle" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "We're Wasting Our Time", "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted", "What You've Been Missing", "Whatcha' Gonna Do", "Who's Gonna Take You Home Tonight", "With One Exception", "With These Hands", "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" live, "You Can't Stop Love")
G4 ("Act of Mercy", "Ain't No Love", "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone", "Ain't That a Lot of Love", "All I Can Say Is Goodbye", "All the Love Is on the Radio", "All You Need Is Love", "Any Day Now", "Autumn Leaves", "Baby as You Turn Away", "Baby, It's Cold Outside", "Bad Love", "The Bed", "Born to Be Me" live The Royal Variety Show 1987, "Born to Lose" live, "The Bright Lights and You, Girl" live, "Can't Help Falling in Love" live The Midnight Special 1978, "Carrying a Torch", "Chain of Fools" live The Voice 2015, "City Life", "Come Home Rhondda Boy", "Cry For Home", "Dance of Love", "Dancing in the Street" live The Voice 2014, "Daughter of Darkness", "Dime Queen of Nevada", "Do You Take This Man", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "Don't Knock", "Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young", "Easy to Love", "Ebb Tide", "Elvis Presley Blues", "Endlessly", "Fly Me to the Moon", "Friends Not Lovers", "Give a Little Love", "God Only Knows" live BBC Music Awards 2014, "Going Through the Motions", "Hanging Up My Heart for You", "Heaven's Been a Long Time Coming", "Help Yourself", "The Hitter", "I Can't Break the News to Myself", "I Don't Think So", "I Get Carried Away", "I Got Your Number", "I Know", "I Was Born To Be Me" live London 1987, "I (Who Have Nothing)", "I Wish I Was 18 Again", "I Wrote This Song", "If He Should Ever Leave You", "If I Ruled the World", "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", "I'll Dress You In Mourning", "I'm an Old Rock and Roller (Dancin' to a Different Beat)", "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone", "The Impossible Dream", "In Dreams", "Isadora", "It'll Be Me", "It's Not Unusual", "It's Up to the Woman", "I've Got a Heart", "I've Got a Woman" live The Voice 2019, "Jezebel", "Kansas City", "Kiss", "Kiss an Angel Good Morning", "La La La (Just Having You Here)", "Lady Lay Down", "Lady Put the Light Out", "Lean on Me", "The Letter", "Lingering On", "Looking Out My Window", "Love Burned a Hole in the Night", "Love Is on Our Side", "Mama Told Me Not to Come", "Make Believe World", "Memphis, Tennessee", "Mr. Helping Hand", "My Elusive Dreams", "My Girl Maria", "My Way", "Never Had a Lady Before", "Not Another Heart Song", "Odd Man Out", "Old Flame Blue", "Once There Was a Time", "Once Upon a Time", "Once You Hit the Road", "One Day Soon", "Only Once", "Ooh! Baby", "Papa", "Ramblin' Man", "Resurrection Shuffle", "Right Place, Wrong Time", "Riders In The Sky", "The Road", "Roberta", "The Rose", "Run On", "Shake" live Talk of the Town 1967, "Since I Loved You Last", "Sixteen Tons", "Some Peace of Mind", "Somebody Out There Will", "Something for Your Head", "Somewhere" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" live, "Spread Your Love on Me", "Still Enough of Us", "Strange Things", "Sugar Sugar", "Summertime" radio broadcast 1966, "Sunny Afternoon", "Take Me", "Take Me Tonight", "That Old Black Magic", "That Wonderful Sound", "That's All Any Man Can Say", "That's All That Matters", "That's Where I Belong", "This and That", "'Til I Can't Take It Anymore", "Till", "Till I Get It Right", "Time to Get It Together", "Tired of Being Alone", "TLC", "To Love Somebody", "Today I Started Loving You Again", "Tomorrow Night", "Treat Her Right" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Try a Little Tenderness", "Two Brothers", "We Could Be the Closest of Friends", "Weeping Annaleah", "We're Wasting Our Time", "Whatever It Takes", "When I Fell In Love", "Where Do You Belong", "Which Way Home", "Witch Queen of New Orleans", "Without You", "A Woman's Touch", "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" live, "You Can Leave Your Hat On", "You Inspire Me", "You're My World", "You're The Voice" live 2005, "You've Got a Friend")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Ain't No Grave", "Ain't That Good News" live, "All Mine", "All the Love Is on the Radio", "Any Day Now", "At Every End There's a Beginning", "Autumn Leaves", "Baby as You Turn Away", "Baptism by Fire", "The Bed", "Begin The Beguine", "Born to Be Me" live The Royal Variety Show 1987, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "But I Do", "Can't Stop Loving You", "Come Home Rhondda Boy", "Come to Me", "Danny Boy" live, "Delilah" live Las Vegas 1969, "Did Trouble Me", "Dime Queen of Nevada", "Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young", "Dr. Love", "Ebb Tide", "Endlessly", "A Field of Yellow Daisies", "Fool for Rock 'n' Roll", "Georgia On My Mind", "Give Me a Chance", "Glory of Love", "God Only Knows" live BBC Music Awards 2014, "Going Through the Motions", "Golden Days", "Guess You Know Me Girl", "Hanging Up My Heart for You", "He Was a Friend of Mine", "Heaven's Been a Long Time Coming", "Hello Young Lovers", "I Can't Break the News to Myself", "I Get Carried Away", "I Gotta Feeling" live The Voice 2014, "I Tell The Sea", "I Was Made to Love Her", "If Ever I Would Leave You", "I'll Dress You In Mourning", "The Impossible Dream", "It Must Be You", "It'll Be Me", "It's Been a Long Time Coming", "It's Just a Matter of Time", "It's Up to the Woman", "I've Got a Woman" live The Voice 2019, "Jezebel", "Just Dropped In", "Kiss an Angel Good Morning", "Lady Lay Down", "Let It Be Me", "Let There Be Love", "The Letter", "Little Green Apples", "Looking Out My Window" Reload version, "Love Burned a Hole in the Night", "Love Machine", "Love's Been Good to Me", "Loving Arms of Tennessee", "Lust for Life", "Mama Told Me Not to Come", "Mary's Boy Child" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "My Kind of Girl", "My Last Goodbye", "No One Gave Me Love", "Not Another Heart Song", "Nothing Rhymed", "Odd Man Out", "Only in America", "Promise Her Anything", "Raise a Ruckus", "Riders In The Sky", "River Deep, Mountain High" live The Voice 2015, "The Road", "She Drives Me Crazy", "She's a Lady", "Since I Loved You Last", "Some Other Guy", "Somebody's Cryin'", "Spread Your Love on Me", "Still a Friend of Mine", "Still Enough of Us", "Summertime" radio broadcast 1966, "Sunny Afternoon", "Tennessee Waltz / Tennessee Mazurka", "That Old Piano", "That's All Any Man Can Say", "The Things That Matter Most to Me", "This House (The House Song)", "'Til I Can't Take It Anymore", "Till I Get It Right", "'Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone", "Tomorrow Night", "Treat Her Right" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Try a Little Tenderness", "Two Brothers", "Us", "We Could Be the Closest of Friends", "We Got Love", "We Had It All", "When I Fell In Love", "Which Way Home", "Who Will the Next Fool Be", "Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used to Do?", "Wichita Lineman", "Yesterday", "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" live, "You'll Never Walk Alone" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer", "You're My World", "You've Got a Right", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
C♯3 ("24 Hours", "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" live The Midnight Special 1978, "At This Moment", "Born to Lose" live, "Bring It on Home", "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "Come to Me", "Cool Water", "Don't Leave Me in the Morning", "Easy Lady", "Hey Jude", "(I Want To) Come Home", "I Won't Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again", "I'm Not Feeling It Any More", "Isadora", "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "I've Been Rained on Too", "Just Like a Woman", "Killer on the Sheets", "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)", "Lonely Joe", "Love and Blessings", "Lusty Lady", "Make This Heart of Mine Smile Again", "Memories Don't Leave Like People Do", "A Million Times Today", "Never", "Only Once", "Rainin' In My Heart", "Right Place, Wrong Time", "Son of a Fisherman", "Take Me Tonight", "'Til the End of Time", "Tryin' to Get to You" live, "We Had It All", "We've Got Tonight", "When It's Just You and Me", "When The World Was Beautiful", "With These Hands", "You Make Me Smile")
C3 ("Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone", "All Blues Hail Mary", "All I Can Say Is Goodbye", "All I Get from You Is Heartaches", "Autumn Leaves", "Ballad of Billy Joe", "Born to Be Me" live The Royal Variety Show 1987, "Born to Lose" live, "Carrying a Torch", "Chain of Fools" live The Voice 2015, "Charlie Darwin", "Danny Boy" live, "Day to Day Affair", "Do What You Gotta Do", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "Dr. Love", "Fly Away", "Gentle on My Mind" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "Give Her All the Roses (Don't Wait Until Tomorrow)", "Glory of Love", "Golden Days", "Green Green Grass of Home", "Guess You Know Me Girl", "He'll Have to Go", "Honey, Honey", "I Don't Think So", "I Don't Wanna Be Alone Tonight", "I Get Carried Away", "I Got Your Number", "I Have Dreamed", "I Know", "I Tell The Sea", "I Wake Up Crying", "I Was Born To Be Me" live London 1987, "I Wish I Was 18 Again", "If He Should Ever Leave You", "If I Give My Soul", "If I Ruled the World", "If You Go Away", "I'll Sail My Ship Alone", "I'm a Fool to Want You", "In a Woman's Eyes", "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" live 2005, "It's Magic", "Jezebel", "Just Dropped In", "Just Out of Reach", "Keep On Running", "Lady Put the Light Out", "Lean on Me", "Let It Be Me", "The Letter", "Little Green Bag", "Lone Pilgrim", "Love Is on Our Side", "Love's Been Good to Me", "Mam & Dad's Waltz", "Mary's Boy Child" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "Mr. Helping Hand", "My Elusive Dreams", "My Foolish Heart", "My Way", "Never Had a Lady Before", "The One I Sing My Love Songs To", "Ooh! Baby", "Opportunity to Cry", "The Road", "Set Me Free", "Skye Boat Song", "So Afraid", "Sometimes We Cry", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" live, "Somewhere" live This Is Tom Jones 1970, "Take Me", "Take Me Tonight", "A Taste of Honey", "That's All That Matters", "That's Where I Belong", "This Ain't Tennessee and She Ain't You", "This Is My Life", "'Til I Can't Take It Anymore", "Till", "Tired of Being Alone", "TLC", "To Make a Big Man Cry", "Today I Started Loving You Again", "Two Brothers", "We Could Be the Closest of Friends", "Whatever It Takes", "What's New Pussycat?", "Where Do You Belong", "Why Can't I Cry?", "Wichita Lineman", "With One Exception", "Without Love", "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis", "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me", "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer", "You're My World", "You've Got a Friend")
B2 ("Anniversary Song", "Beautiful Day" live The Voice 2012, "Bring It on Home", "Dance of Love", "Did Trouble Me", "Dimming of the Day", "Don't Pretend", "Ebb Tide", "Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings", "Georgia On My Mind", "He Was a Friend of Mine", "Hold Me to It", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "If", "If Ever I Would Leave You", "If This Is Love", "I'll Share My World With You", "I'm Coming Home", "(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "It Must Be You", "I've Been Rained on Too", "Just Out of Reach", "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)", "Lean on Me", "Lonely Joe", "Memories Don't Leave Like People Do", "A Minute of Your Time", "No Guarantee", "No One Gave Me Love", "Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart", "She Drives Me Crazy", "Show Me", "Sixteen Tons", "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like", "Son of a Fisherman", "Spanish Harlem", "Spread Your Love on Me", "Still a Friend of Mine", "That Runaway Woman of Mine", "Tryin' to Get to You" live, "Tower of Song", "We Don't Live Here", "Weeping Annaleah", "What a Wonderful World" live Seattle 2018, "What Am I Living For?" live, "What the World Needs Now Is Love", "Witch Queen of New Orleans", "Without You", "You Make Me Smile", "Younger Days", "You're So Good For Me", "You've Got a Right")
B♭2 ("All the Love Is on the Radio", "A Boy from Nowhere", "A Daughter's Question", "Fly Away", "Green, Green Grass of Home", "He'll Have to Go", "I Can't Stop Loving You" live, "I Still Love You Enough (To Love You All Over Again)", "In Dreams", "Killer on the Sheets", "Lingering On", "Little Green Bag", "My Way", "The Nearness of You", "Rock 'n' Roll Medley" live 1974, "Run Clero Run", "Sing For The Good Times", "Sixteen Tons", "So Afraid", "Some Other Guy", "That Old Black Magic", "This Ain't Tennessee and She Ain't You", "This Is My Life", "Today I Started Loving You Again", "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)", "Traveling Shoes", "What a Night", "When the Deal Goes Down")
A2 ("24 Hours", "Ballad of Billy Joe", "Carrying a Torch", "Charlie Darwin", "Day to Day Affair", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "Easy to Love", "Dimming of the Day", "Gentle on My Mind" live This Is Tom Jones 1969, "A Girl Like You", "Have You Ever Been Lonely?", "The Heart", "I Still Love You Enough (To Love You All Over Again)", "If I Ever Had to Say Goodbye to You", "If This Is Love", "It's Just a Matter of Time", "Keep On Running", "Lingering On", "Love Burned a Hole in the Night", "Lust for Life", "Right Place, Wrong Time", "Show Me", "Sometimes We Cry", "A Taste of Honey", "A Woman's Touch", "That Runaway Woman of Mine", "Till", "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow", "That Wonderful Sound", "To Love Somebody", "We Don't Live Here", "What Am I Living For?" live, "When It's Just You and Me", "You've Got a Friend", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
G♯2 ("Do I Ever Cross Your Mind", "Don't Fight It", "Give Her All the Roses (Don't Wait Until Tomorrow)", "If I Ever Had to Say Goodbye to You", "Love Machine", "My Foolish Heart", "That Old Black Magic", "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" live with Deniece Williams, "Touch My Heart", "When the Deal Goes Down", "Without Love")
G2 ("200lbs of Heavenly Joy", "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" live The Midnight Special 1978, "Didn't It Rain", "The Heart", "The Hitter", "Holiday", "In Dreams", "Mam & Dad's Waltz", "Mama Told Me Not to Come", "No Guarantee", "The One I Sing My Love Songs To", "Opportunity to Cry", "The Pain of Love", "Polk Salad Annie", "Run On", "Set Me Free", "Something for Your Head", "The Things That Matter Most to Me", "To Love Somebody", "What Good Am I?", "Whatever It Takes")
F♯2 ("Burning Hell", "Everybody Loves a Train", "A Girl Like You", "Heaven's Been a Long Time Coming", "I Wish You Would", "I Won't Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again", "Sexbomb" Peppermint Disco Radio edit / live Cardiff 2001, "She Believes in Me" live Las Vegas 1981, "Touch My Heart", "What You've Been Missing", "What's New Pussycat?")
F2 ("Hit or Miss", "If Only I Knew", "Jezebel", "La La La (Just Having You Here)", "Lady Put the Light Out", "Lone Pilgrim", "Motherless Child", "My Babe", "Raise a Ruckus", "Take Me")
E2 ("Bad as Me", "Come Home Rhondda Boy", "Nobody's Fault But Mine", "Soul of a Man", "What Good Am I?", "What'd I Say" live 2005, "When It's Just You and Me", "Younger Days")
E♭2 ("Do You Take This Man", "Somebody Out There Will", "Something for Your Head", "Traveling Shoes", "Without Love" live Cardiff 2001)
D2 ("My Babe")
C♯2 ("Burning Hell", "Nobody's Fault But Mine")
C2 ("Rainy Night in Georgia" live Rob Brydon Show 2012)
B♭1 ("Soul of a Man")
F♯1 ("Soul of a Man" live with Jools Holland 2012 / Soundstage 2017)
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*Blue marks clear falsetto notes.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Boldface marks notes that are considered impressive in relation to this person's vocal capabilities.
*Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix of the song.
{Questionable Notes}B♭6 ("Chills And Fever"[1])
A6 ("Breathless"[1])
F6 ("It's Been a Long Time Coming"[1], "Kansas City"[1])
E6 ("Dance of Love", "This and That" [5], "What a Party"[5])
E♭6 ("Looking Out My Window"[3], "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)"[1])
D6 ("Breathless"[1], "Hold On, I'm Coming"[1], "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis"[1])
C♯6 ("Little By Little"[1])
C6 ("Everybody Loves a Train"[3], "Don't You Kiss My Cheek" [1] & [3], "I Was Made to Love Her"[1])
B5 ("I Wish You Would"[3], "Land of 1000 Dances" live Talk of the Town 1967[5])
A5 ("If I Only Knew"[3])
G5 ("Good Morning Blues"[3], "It'll Be Me" Tom Jones & Jools Holland version[3])
F♯5 ("Rainin' In My Heart"[1])
D2 ("The Hitter"[1])
B1 ("200lbs of Heavenly Joy"[3])
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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.
A6 ("Breathless"[1])
F6 ("It's Been a Long Time Coming"[1], "Kansas City"[1])
E6 ("Dance of Love", "This and That" [5], "What a Party"[5])
E♭6 ("Looking Out My Window"[3], "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)"[1])
D6 ("Breathless"[1], "Hold On, I'm Coming"[1], "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis"[1])
C♯6 ("Little By Little"[1])
C6 ("Everybody Loves a Train"[3], "Don't You Kiss My Cheek" [1] & [3], "I Was Made to Love Her"[1])
B5 ("I Wish You Would"[3], "Land of 1000 Dances" live Talk of the Town 1967[5])
A5 ("If I Only Knew"[3])
G5 ("Good Morning Blues"[3], "It'll Be Me" Tom Jones & Jools Holland version[3])
F♯5 ("Rainin' In My Heart"[1])
D2 ("The Hitter"[1])
B1 ("200lbs of Heavenly Joy"[3])
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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.
{Album Ranges}Along Came Tom Jones (1965) (A2 - C5) Platypus
What's New Pussycat? (1965) (F♯2 - C5) Platypus
A-tom-ic Jones (1966) (C3 - D5) Platypus
From the Heart (1966) (G♯2 - C5) Platypus
Green Green Grass of Home (1966) (B♭2 - C5) Platypus
13 Smash Hits (1967) (G♯2 - G♯5) Platypus
Delilah (1968) (F2 - A4)
Help Yourself (1968) (G2 - B♭2 - E♭5)
This Is Tom Jones (1969) (A2 - C♯5 - G♯5)
Tom (1970) (G2 - A2 - G♯5)
I Who Have Nothing (1970) (G2 - G5)
She's a Lady (1971) (G2 - G♯5)
Tom Jones Close Up (1972) (F♯2 - A2 - B4 - D5)
The Body and Soul of Tom Jones (1973) (A2 - D5)
Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like (1974) (A2 - B4) Platypus
Memories Don't Leave Like People Do (1975) (G2 - C♯5)
Love Machine (1976) (G♯2 - G5)
Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow (1977) (E2 - A4 - B4)
What a Night (1977) (G2 - C5)
Rescue Me (1979) (E♭2 - C♯5 - G♯5)
Do You Take This Man (1979) (E♭2 - F2 - A4)
Darlin' / The Country Side of Tom Jones (1981) (E2 - G2 - D5)
Country (1982) (G♯2 - C5 - E5)
Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young (1983) (G2 - A4)
Love Is on the Radio (1984) (G♯2 - C5)
Tender Loving Care (1985) (A2 - B4 - C5)
At This Moment / Move Closer (1988) (F♯2 - E5)
Carrying a Torch (1991) (G♯2 - C♯5 - G♯5)
The Lead and How to Swing It (1994) (E♭2 - C♯5)
Reload (1999) (F2 - C♯5)
Mr. Jones (2002) (E2 - C5) Platypus
Tom Jones & Jools Holland (2004) (D2 - C♯5 - G5)
24 Hours (2008) (G2 - G5) Platypus
Praise & Blame (2010) (C♯2 - B♭4) Platypus
Spirit in the Room (2012) (B♭1 - E♭2 - B♭4)
Long Lost Suitcase (2015) (F2 - B4)
*Misc. singles, guest appearances and general thorn in my side - Platypus
What's New Pussycat? (1965) (F♯2 - C5) Platypus
A-tom-ic Jones (1966) (C3 - D5) Platypus
From the Heart (1966) (G♯2 - C5) Platypus
Green Green Grass of Home (1966) (B♭2 - C5) Platypus
13 Smash Hits (1967) (G♯2 - G♯5) Platypus
Delilah (1968) (F2 - A4)
Help Yourself (1968) (G2 - B♭2 - E♭5)
This Is Tom Jones (1969) (A2 - C♯5 - G♯5)
Tom (1970) (G2 - A2 - G♯5)
I Who Have Nothing (1970) (G2 - G5)
She's a Lady (1971) (G2 - G♯5)
Tom Jones Close Up (1972) (F♯2 - A2 - B4 - D5)
The Body and Soul of Tom Jones (1973) (A2 - D5)
Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like (1974) (A2 - B4) Platypus
Memories Don't Leave Like People Do (1975) (G2 - C♯5)
Love Machine (1976) (G♯2 - G5)
Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow (1977) (E2 - A4 - B4)
What a Night (1977) (G2 - C5)
Rescue Me (1979) (E♭2 - C♯5 - G♯5)
Do You Take This Man (1979) (E♭2 - F2 - A4)
Darlin' / The Country Side of Tom Jones (1981) (E2 - G2 - D5)
Country (1982) (G♯2 - C5 - E5)
Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young (1983) (G2 - A4)
Love Is on the Radio (1984) (G♯2 - C5)
Tender Loving Care (1985) (A2 - B4 - C5)
At This Moment / Move Closer (1988) (F♯2 - E5)
Carrying a Torch (1991) (G♯2 - C♯5 - G♯5)
The Lead and How to Swing It (1994) (E♭2 - C♯5)
Reload (1999) (F2 - C♯5)
Mr. Jones (2002) (E2 - C5) Platypus
Tom Jones & Jools Holland (2004) (D2 - C♯5 - G5)
24 Hours (2008) (G2 - G5) Platypus
Praise & Blame (2010) (C♯2 - B♭4) Platypus
Spirit in the Room (2012) (B♭1 - E♭2 - B♭4)
Long Lost Suitcase (2015) (F2 - B4)
*Misc. singles, guest appearances and general thorn in my side - Platypus
