Post by Seb on Jan 24, 2021 9:49:52 GMT
Brittany Howard (October 2, 1988)
Vocal Range: G♯2 - E6
Associated Acts: Alabama Shakes (2009 - 2017), Thunderbitch (2012 - 2015), Bermuda Triangle (2017)
{Discography}Alabama Shakes:
Boys & Girls (E♭3 - G♯5 (B♭5 with bonus tracks) - C6)
Sound & Color (C♯3 - G♯5 - E6)
Thunderbitch:
Thunderbitch (E♭3 - F♯5 - A5)
Brittany Howard:
Jaime (G♯2 - A5)
What Now (C3 - G♯5 - B♭5)
Boys & Girls (E♭3 - G♯5 (B♭5 with bonus tracks) - C6)
Sound & Color (C♯3 - G♯5 - E6)
Thunderbitch:
Thunderbitch (E♭3 - F♯5 - A5)
Brittany Howard:
Jaime (G♯2 - A5)
What Now (C3 - G♯5 - B♭5)
Significant High Notes:
E6 ("Dunes")
C6 ("You Ain't Alone")
B5 ("Don't Wanna Fight" (live)
B♭5 ("Don't Wanna Fight", "Mama", "Red Flags", "You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks")
A5 ("Baby", "Eastside Party", "Heavy Chevy")
G♯5 ("Always Alright", "Be Mine", "Darkness and Light", "Gimme All Your Love", "I Ain't the Same", "Power to Undo", "Red Flags", "The Greatest", "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks")
G5 ("Another Day", "Drive-By Baby", "Earth Sign", "You Ain't Alone"/live, "Red Flags", "Stay High")
F♯5 ("Baby", "Be Mine", "Closer", "Don't Wanna Fight" (live), "Eastside Party", "Every Color In Blue", "Future People", "Guess Who", "I Ain't the Same", "I Just Wanna Rock n Roll", "Leather Jacket", "Over My Head", "Patience", "Stay High", "Very Best Friend", "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks")
F5 ("Darkness and Light", "Don't Wanna Fight", "Earth Sign", "Tomorrow", "Red Flags")
E5 ("Baby", "Be Mine", "For You Alone", "Every Color In Blue", "Future People", "Georgia", "Get Back", "Gimme All Your Love", "Goat Head", "Guess Who", "Heartbreaker", "Heavy Chevy", "Higher", "Hold On", "I Don't", "I Found You", "Joe", "My Baby Is My Guitar", "Over My Head", "Patience", "Pocket Change", "Power to Undo", "Presence", "Sound & Color", "This Feeling", "Very Best Friend", "What Now", "Wild Child", "You Ain't Alone")
E♭5 ("Another Day", "Closer", "Darkness and Light", "Don't Wanna Fight", "I Ain't The Same", "Leather Jacket", "Mama", "Prove It to You", "The Greatest", "To Be Still", "Tomorrow", "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am", "You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks")
D5 ("Earth Sign", "For You Alone", "Gemini", "Georgia", "Heartbreaker", "Higher", "Hold On", "Goin' To the Party", "Patience", "Presence", "Red Flags", "Rise to the Sun", "Sound & Color", "This Feeling")
C♯5 ("Always Alright", "Baby", "Be Mine", "Closer", "Don't Wanna Fight", "Drive-By Baby", "Dunes", "Future People", "Get Back", "Gimme All Your Love", "Guess Who", "Hang Loose", "He Loves Me", "Heavenly Feeling", "History Repeats", "I Don't", "Joe", "Mama", "Miss You", "My Baby Is My Guitar", "On Your Way", "Over My Head", "Power to Undo", "Stay High", "The Greatest", "Tomorrow", "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am", "Very Best Friend")
C5 ("13th Century Metal", "Another Day", "Darkness and Light", "Dunes", "Earth Sign", "For You Alone", "Georgia", "Goat Head", "Heartbreaker", "Heavy Chevy", "Higher", "Hold On", "I Don't Care", "Killer Diller Blues", "Pocket Change", "Presence", "What Now", "You Ain't Alone", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
B4 ("Always Alright", "Be Mine", "Eastside Party", "Every Color In Blue", "Gemini", "Gimme All Your Love", "Guess Who", "Hang Loose", "Heartbreaker", "Heavenly Feeling", "Higher", "History Repeats", "I Ain't The Same", "I Don't", "I Feel Free", "I Found You", "I Just Wanna Rock n Roll", "I Wonder", "Let Me Do What I Do Best", "On Your Way", "Patience", "Prove It to You", "Rise To The Sun", "Short & Sweet", "Sound & Color", "The Greatest", "This Feeling", "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am", "Wild Child")
Significant Low Notes:
A3 ("Baby", "Eastside Party", "Future People", "Gemini", "Goat Head", "Get Back", "Goin' To The Party", "I Don't Care", "Joe", "Let Me Do What I Do Best", "Over My Head", "Presence", "Rise To The Sun", "Stay High", "This Feeling", "Very Best Friend", "You Ain't Alone", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
G♯3 ("Always Alright", "Boys & Girls", "Darkness & Light", "Dunes", "Hang Loose", "I Just Wanna Rock n Roll", "Prove It to You", "Shoegaze", "When My Man Comes Home")
G3 ("Baby", "Eastside Party", "Gemini", "History Repeats", "Miss You", "Pocket Change", "Presence", "Red Flags", "Samson", "Short & Sweet", "This Feeling", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
F♯3 ("Always Alright", "Closer", "Don't Wanna Fight" (live from Capitol Studio A), "Future People", "Gemini", "He Loves Me", "I Don't", "I Don't Care", "I Feel Free", "Leather Jacket", "Let Me Do What I Do Best", "Over My Head", "Rise To The Sun", "Run To Me", "Stay High", "The Greatest", "When My Man Comes Home")
F3 ( "Another Day", "Earth Sign", "Goin' To The Party", "To Be Still", "Tomorrow", "You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
E3 ("Closer", "Future People", "Get Back", "History Repeats", "I Feel Free", "Over My Head", "Patience", "Power to Undo", "Presence", "Shoegaze", "Stay High", "What Now")
E♭3 ("Another Day", "Closer", "Goin' To the Party", "Joe", "Run to Me", "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks")
D3 ("13th Century Metal", "Baby", "I Feel Free", "Patience", "Samson", "Short & Sweet", "What Now")
C♯3 ("Over My Head", "Run to Me")
C3 ("Another Day", "Red Flags", "Samson")
B2 ("I Feel Free", "Run To Me" (live at O2 Ritz))
B♭2 ("Tomorrow")
G♯2 ('Tomorrow")
{Vocal Summary}Alabama native/singer/songwriter/producer/seriously underrated guitarist Brittany Howard has garnered major acclaim and recognition with her ear catching musical projects. Most famously known as the frontwoman of Alabama Shakes, she has gone on to release a highly regarded solo album and collaborate and perform with a variety of musical artists, including rock band Thunderbitch (as its lead singer), Bermuda Triangle, Paul McCartney and many more. Running a gamut of styles ranging from scorching, heavy rock 'n roll/Americana to adventurous soul-infused garage rock to provocative, ornate rhythm & blues, her eclectic musical stylings are brought together by an root-sy, organic yet inventive approach to old school Southern U.S. based musical genres, provocative, heartfelt lyrics and, of course, a powerful, multi-faceted voice with a fervent Southern drawl.
Brittany Howard is a middle placed mezzo soprano, although earlier material featured more of a focus on higher notes. Her initial output with Alabama Shakes displayed strong 5th octave notes on just about every song, and less frequent, relatively breathy 3rd octave notes. Lots of fiery, gritty belting was present on their debut album "Boys And Girls", with striking power and comfort ("Hold On", "Be Mine"). Notes above E5 have more of a mixed head voice sound, which she has been demonstrated to use strongly up to B♭5. Among the somewhat distorted belting, there are also brighter, cleaner sounding vocals which also go easily into the fifth octave ("I Ain't The Same") and some lighter sounding head vocals, which reach up to a loose, almost unplanned sounding soprano high C on "You Ain't Alone". "Sound And Color", the band's second album, features the sweeter side of Brittany's vocals a bit more, with cleaner high belting and falsetto laden songs (“Guess Who”, “Future People”, plus there's even a pretty clear background E6 on the song "Dunes"). Her tone remains raw and fierce throughout the performances though, including massive belts on songs such as "Gimme All Your Love" and "Don't Wanna Fight". That same year, Brittany’s self-titled debut with hard rock group “Thunderbitch” displayed the harsher side of her voice, with grit laden performances that display strong distorted belts up tp F#5, and a slightly darker tone that contributes to a slightly more full sounding lower register (up to this point, the best displays of lower register were on “Closer”, ‘Goin’ To The Party” and “Over My Head”).
Once we get to Jaime, Brittany's solo debut, her lower register has grown much stronger, while also displaying her growing into cleaner high notes. There are relatively strong low notes down to C♯3 on this record, plus breathier yet impressive backing vocals down to G♯2. Her higher register is more delicately, but still frequently, used, with pleasant soft vocals on songs such as “Stay High” and “Georgia”, dynamic and powerful balladry in “Short And Sweet” and “Run To Me”, plus a strong mixed A5 on “Baby”. Given her guest appearances and live performances, she’s still shown to be capable of heavy, distorted high notes, which just goes to showcase the versatility and range of her passionate vocal stylings. Definitely an artist worth checking out if you haven’t already.
Brittany Howard is a middle placed mezzo soprano, although earlier material featured more of a focus on higher notes. Her initial output with Alabama Shakes displayed strong 5th octave notes on just about every song, and less frequent, relatively breathy 3rd octave notes. Lots of fiery, gritty belting was present on their debut album "Boys And Girls", with striking power and comfort ("Hold On", "Be Mine"). Notes above E5 have more of a mixed head voice sound, which she has been demonstrated to use strongly up to B♭5. Among the somewhat distorted belting, there are also brighter, cleaner sounding vocals which also go easily into the fifth octave ("I Ain't The Same") and some lighter sounding head vocals, which reach up to a loose, almost unplanned sounding soprano high C on "You Ain't Alone". "Sound And Color", the band's second album, features the sweeter side of Brittany's vocals a bit more, with cleaner high belting and falsetto laden songs (“Guess Who”, “Future People”, plus there's even a pretty clear background E6 on the song "Dunes"). Her tone remains raw and fierce throughout the performances though, including massive belts on songs such as "Gimme All Your Love" and "Don't Wanna Fight". That same year, Brittany’s self-titled debut with hard rock group “Thunderbitch” displayed the harsher side of her voice, with grit laden performances that display strong distorted belts up tp F#5, and a slightly darker tone that contributes to a slightly more full sounding lower register (up to this point, the best displays of lower register were on “Closer”, ‘Goin’ To The Party” and “Over My Head”).
Once we get to Jaime, Brittany's solo debut, her lower register has grown much stronger, while also displaying her growing into cleaner high notes. There are relatively strong low notes down to C♯3 on this record, plus breathier yet impressive backing vocals down to G♯2. Her higher register is more delicately, but still frequently, used, with pleasant soft vocals on songs such as “Stay High” and “Georgia”, dynamic and powerful balladry in “Short And Sweet” and “Run To Me”, plus a strong mixed A5 on “Baby”. Given her guest appearances and live performances, she’s still shown to be capable of heavy, distorted high notes, which just goes to showcase the versatility and range of her passionate vocal stylings. Definitely an artist worth checking out if you haven’t already.
{Bolded Notes}B♭5 "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"
A5 "Baby"
F♯5 "Don't Wanna Fight" (live from Capitol Studio A), "Future People"
F5 "Red Flags"
E5 "Be Mine", "Hold On" (live at SNL cuz she kills it live)
E♭5 "Darkness and Light", "I Ain't The Same", "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"
C♯5 "Gimme All Your Love"
B4 "Heartbreaker"
F3 "You'll Never Walk Alone"
E3 "I Feel Free"
E♭3 "Run To Me", "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"
D3 "Short & Sweet" (Acoustic Version because it sounds stronger), "What Now"
A5 "Baby"
F♯5 "Don't Wanna Fight" (live from Capitol Studio A), "Future People"
F5 "Red Flags"
E5 "Be Mine", "Hold On" (live at SNL cuz she kills it live)
E♭5 "Darkness and Light", "I Ain't The Same", "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"
C♯5 "Gimme All Your Love"
B4 "Heartbreaker"
F3 "You'll Never Walk Alone"
E3 "I Feel Free"
E♭3 "Run To Me", "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"
D3 "Short & Sweet" (Acoustic Version because it sounds stronger), "What Now"
{Questionable Notes}B6 ("Future People" [1])
G♯6 ("Don't Wanna Fight" (live) [5])
E♭6 ("Don't Wanna Fight" [5])
G♯5 ("Be Mine" [1], "Heavenly Feeling" [1], "Rise To The Sun" [1], "Wild Child" [5])
G5 ("Heavy Chevy" [5])
F5 ("To Be Still" [1])
C♯3 ("Closer" [1])'
B♭2 ("Run To Me" [1])
F2 ("Another Day" [5])
[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.
G♯6 ("Don't Wanna Fight" (live) [5])
E♭6 ("Don't Wanna Fight" [5])
G♯5 ("Be Mine" [1], "Heavenly Feeling" [1], "Rise To The Sun" [1], "Wild Child" [5])
G5 ("Heavy Chevy" [5])
F5 ("To Be Still" [1])
C♯3 ("Closer" [1])'
B♭2 ("Run To Me" [1])
F2 ("Another Day" [5])
[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.
