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Roberta Cleopatra Flack (10 February 1937)
Voice Type: Mezzo-soprano
Vocal Range: B♭2-A5
Significant High Notes:
A5 ("Sweet Georgia Brown")
G♯5 ("Baby, Baby", "Unforgettable")
G5 ("Reachin' for the Sky")
F♯5 ("Baby I Love You So", "Love in Every Season/I Believe in You", "Oh Darling", "There's A River")
F5 ("Heaven Above Me", "Hittin' Me Where It Hurts", "Independent Man", "It Might Be You", "Reachin' for the Sky", "To Love Somebody", "You Are My Heaven")
E5 ("Back Together Again", "Let's Stay Together", "Love in Every Season/I Believe in You", "Lovin' You (Is Such an Easy Thang to Do)", "My Someone to Love", "Reverend Lee" In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, 1975, "Soul Deep", "The Moment Has Come", "The Waiting Game", "Unforgettable")
E♭5 ("Conversation Love", "God Don't Like Ugly", "(His Name) Brazil", "Hittin' Me Where It Hurts", "I Love You", "Isn't It Romantic?", "It Might Be You", "Just When I Needed You", "Mr. Magic", "Oasis", "Oh Darling", "River", "Save The Country", "Stay with Me", "Sunday and Sister Jones", "Suzanne", "There's A River", "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "Thrill Is Gone", "You Are My Heaven", "You've Got a Friend")
D5 ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Angelitos Negros", "Blame It On Me", "Come Share My Love", "Compared to What", "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" Live & More version, "Fine, Fine Day", "I Don't Care Who Knows (Baby, I'm Yours)", "In My Life", "Isn't It Romantic?", "It Might Be You", "I (Who Have Nothing)", "Just When I Needed You", "Knowing That We Are Made for Each Other", "Let It Be", "Let's Stay Together", "Looking for Another Pure Love", "Lover's Melody", "Love Will Make Me Stronger", "Lovin' You (Is Such an Easy Thang to Do)", "Mr. Magic", "My Someone to Love", "Never Say Goodbye", "Prelude to a Kiss", "Reverend Lee", "Set the Night to Music", "Shock to My System", "Sorry", "Stop The World", "Sweet Bitter Love", "The Waiting Game", "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "We Shall Overcome", "What a Woman Really Means", "When Someone Tears Your Heart in Two", "You Know What It's Like", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
C♯5 ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "All Caught Up in Love", "And So It Goes", "And the Feeling's Good", "As Long as There's Christmas", "Back Together Again", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Can't We Be Stranger Again", "Chinatown", "Come Ye Disconsolate", "Compared to What", "God Don't Like Ugly", "Gone Away", "If Only for One Night", "I Wanted It Too", "Knowing That We Are Made for Each Other", "Natural Thing", "New York", "No Tears (In the End)", "Oasis", "Oh Darling", "Old Heartbreak Top Ten", "Puzzle", "Set the Night to Music", "Sorry", "Sunday and Sister Jones", "Suzanne" studio / In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, 1975, "Sweet Georgia Brown", "To Love Somebody", "When Love Has Grown", "When Someone Tears Your Heart in Two", "When You Smile", "Where I'll Find You", "Why Don't You Move in with Me", "You Are Everything", "You Are My Heaven", "You'll Never Know ('Til You Let Go)", "You Stopped Loving Me", "You've Got a Friend")
C5 ("After You", "All Caught Up in Love", "Angel Eyes", "Angelitos Negros", "As Long as There's Christmas", "Baby I Love You", "Ballad of the Sad Young Men", "Because This Child Was Born", "Be Real Black for Me", "Blame It On Me", "Comin' Alive", "Cottage for Sale", "Early Ev'ry Midnite", "Faraway", "Feel Like Makin' Love", "Fifth Avenue", "Fine, Fine Day", "For You", "Friend", "Heaven Above Me", "Here's to Love", "Here, There And Everywhere", "Hittin' Me Where It Hurts", "I'd Like to Be Baby to You", "I Don't Care Who Knows (Baby, I'm Yours)", "If I Fell", "In a Sentimental Mood", "In the Name of Love", "Isn't It Romantic?", "It Might Be You", "I Told Jesus", "I (Who Have Nothing)", "Just When I Needed You", "Let It Be Me", "Let Them Talk", "Looking for Another Pure Love", "Love That Was Lost", "Love Will Make Me Stronger", "Make the World Stand Still", "Making Love", "Maybe", "Mr. Magic", "My Someone to Love", "Natural Thing", "Never Dreamed You'd Leave Me In Summer", "Never Say Goodbye", "No Tears (In the End)", "Oasis", "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)", "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)/You Are My Heaven", "Our Ages or Our Hearts", "Prelude to a Kiss", "Reverend Lee", "River", "Save The Country", "Set the Night to Music", "Something Magic", "Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me", "Summertime", "Tenderly", "The Impossible Dream", "The Long & Winding Road", "There's A River", "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "Thrill Is Gone", "To Love Somebody", "Tryin' Times", "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)", "Until It's Time for You to Go", "We Can Make It Right", "What a Woman Really Means", "You Make Me Feel Brand New", "You're Lookin' Like Love To Me", "You've Got a Friend", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
B4 ("All Caught Up in Love", "And the Feeling's Good", "Angel Eyes", "Angelitos Negros", "Baby, Baby", "Back Together Again", "Because This Child Was Born", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Business Goes on as Usual", "Can We Find Love Again", "Chinatown", "Come Together", "Come Ye Disconsolate", "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long", "Feelin' That Glow", "Fifth Avenue", "Friends", "God Don't Like Ugly", "Happiness", "Here, There And Everywhere", "Hittin' Me Where It Hurts", "If Only for One Night", "I Just Came Here To Dance", "I'm the One", "In a Sentimental Mood", "Independent Man", "In My Life", "I Wanted It Too", "Kisses", "Knowing That We Are Made for Each Other", "Let It Be", "Let Me Be a Light to Shine", "Let's Stay Together", "Let Them Talk", "Love Always Commands", "Lover's Melody", "Love Will Make Me Stronger", "Lovin' You (Is Such an Easy Thang to Do)", "Love Is a Waiting Game", "Make the World Stand Still", "More Than Everything", "My Romance", "My Someone to Love", "Never Dreamed You'd Leave Me In Summer", "New York", "No Tears (In the End)", "Old Heartbreak Top Ten", "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)", "Ooh Child", "Ordinary Man", "Puzzle", "Set the Night to Music", "Shock to My System", "Stay with Me", "Stop The World", "Sunday and Sister Jones", "Suzanne", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "The Closer I Get to You", "The McDonald's Gospelfest 2010", "The Moment Has Come", "The Waiting Game", "This Side of Forever", "Tryin' Times", "Until It's Time for You to Go", "We Can Make It Right", "We Shall Overcome", "We Three Kings of Orient Are", "When It's Over", "When Love Has Grown", "When Someone Tears Your Heart in Two", "When There's Love", "When You Smile", "Where I'll Find You", "Why Don't You Move in with Me", "You Are Everything", "You Stopped Loving Me", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "You Who Brought Me Love", "25th of Last December")
B♭4 ("After You", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "All Caught Up in Love", "Always", "As Long as There's Christmas", "Baby I Love You", "Baby I Love You So", "Ballad of the Sad Young Men", "Because This Child Was Born", "Blame It On Me", "Come Share My Love", "Come Ye Disconsolate", "Comin' Alive", "Compared to What", "Conversation Love", "Cottage for Sale", "Do What You Gotta Do", "Early Ev'ry Midnite", "Faraway", "Feel Like Makin' Love", "Flower", "For You", "God Don't Like Ugly", "Gone Away", "Heaven Above Me", "Here's to Love", "Here, There And Everywhere", "Hey Jude", "(His Name) Brazil", "How Many Broken Wings", "I Can See the Sun in Late December", "If Ever I See You Again", "If I Fell", "If I'm Still Around Tomorrow", "I Love You", "I'm the One", "In a Sentimental Mood", "Independent Man", "Isn't It Romantic?", "It Might Be You", "I Told Jesus", "I Wanted It Too", "I (Who Have Nothing)", "Just When I Needed You", "Killing Me Softly With His Song", "Kisses", "Knowing That We Are Made for Each Other", "Last Christmas Eve", "Let It Be Me", "Let Me Be a Light to Shine", "Love Always Commands", "Love and Let Love", "Love Is the Healing", "Mr. Magic", "Natural Thing", "Never Loved Before", "Never Say Goodbye", "New York", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Oh Darling", "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)/You Are My Heaven", "Our Ages or Our Hearts", "Our Love Will Stop the World", "River", "Save The Country", "See You Then", "She's Not Blind", "Something Magic", "Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me", "Sorry", "Sunday and Sister Jones", "Suzanne", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)", "The Impossible Dream", "The Little Drummer Boy", "The Long & Winding Road", "There's A River", "Thrill Is Gone", "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "To Love Somebody", "Tonight I Celebrate My Love", "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)", "We Can Work It Out", "We Shall Overcome", "What a Woman Really Means", "When It's Over", "When Love Has Grown", "When There's Love", "When You Smile", "Where Is the Love", "You Know What It's Like", "You Make Me Feel Brand New", "You're Lookin' Like Love To Me", "You Stopped Loving Me", "You've Got a Friend", "25th of Last December")
A4 ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "All Caught Up in Love", "And I Love Him", "And the Feeling's Good", "Angel Eyes", "Angelitos Negros", "Baby, Baby", "Baby I Love You So", "Ballad of the Sad Young Men", "Be Real Black for Me", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Can't We Be Stranger Again", "Come Share My Love", "Come Together", "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long", "Do What You Gotta Do", "Fifth Avenue", "Fine, Fine Day", "Friend", "Friends", "God Bless The Child", "Got The Blues", "Go Up Moses", "Happiness", "Here's to Love", "Hittin' Me Where It Hurts", "I'd Like to Be Baby to You", "If Ever I See You Again", "If I'm Still Around Tomorrow", "If Only for One Night", "I Just Came Here To Dance", "I Love You", "In My Life", "In the Name of Love", "I Should Have Known Better", "It Might Be You", "I Told Jesus", "I (Who Have Nothing)", "Jesse", "Just Like a Woman", "Let It Be", "Let It Be Me", "Let's Stay Together", "Let Them Talk", "Looking for Another Pure Love", "Love Is a Waiting Game", "Love Is the Healing", "Lover's Melody", "Love Will Make Me Stronger", "Lovin' You (Is Such an Easy Thang to Do)", "Make the World Stand Still", "Maybe", "More Than Everything", "My Foolish Heart", "My Romance", "My Someone to Love", "Never Dreamed You'd Leave Me In Summer", "No Tears (In the End)", "Oasis", "Oh Darling", "Old Heartbreak Top Ten", "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)", "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)/You Are My Heaven", "Ooh Child", "Ordinary Man", "Our Love Will Stop the World", "Prelude to a Kiss", "Puzzle", "Reverend Lee", "See You Then", "Set the Night to Music", "She's Not Blind", "Something Magic", "Stay with Me", "Stop The World", "Summertime", "Sweet Bitter Love", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Tenderly", "The Closer I Get to You", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "The Little Drummer Boy", "The McDonald's Gospelfest 2010", "The Moment Has Come", "There's Still My Joy", "The Waiting Game", "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "'Till the Morning Comes", "Tryin' Times", "Unforgettable", "Until It's Time for You to Go", "We Can Make It Right", "What's Going On", "When It's Over", "Why Don't You Move in with Me", "You Are Everything", "You'll Never Know ('Til You Let Go)", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "You Who Brought Me Love")
Significant Low Notes:
A3 ("All Caught Up in Love", "And I Love Him", "And So It Goes (Reprise)", "Angelitos Negros", "Ballad of the Sad Young Men", "Be Real Black for Me", "Blame It On Me", "Chinatown", "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long", "Do What You Gotta Do", "Early Ev'ry Midnite", "Friends", "Here's to Love", "Here, There And Everywhere", "I'd Like to Be Baby to You", "I Don't Care Who Knows (Baby, I'm Yours)", "If Ever I See You Again", "I'm the Girl", "In My Life", "In the Name of Love", "I Should Have Known Better", "Isn't It Romantic?", "Just Like a Woman", "Let It Be", "Let Them Talk", "Love and Let Love", "Love Will Make Me Stronger", "Lovin' You (Is Such an Easy Thang to Do)", "Making Love", "Maybe", "My Foolish Heart", "My Love for You", "My Romance", "Never Say Goodbye", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Old Heartbreak Top Ten", "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)", "Ooh Child", "Puzzle", "See You Then", "Stop The World", "Sweet Bitter Love", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "The Waiting Game", "'Till the Morning Comes", "Tryin' Times", "Unforgettable", "Until It's Time for You to Go", "We Can Make It Right", "When It's Over", "Where I'll Find You", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "You Who Brought Me Love")
G♯3 ("After You", "Always", "Because This Child Was Born", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Can We Find Love Again", "Come Ye Disconsolate", "Cottage for Sale", "Disguises", "Faraway", "Feelin' That Glow", "For You", "Freedom Song", "God Don't Like Ugly", "Heaven Above Me", "Hey Jude", "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye", "I Can See the Sun in Late December", "If I Fell", "I'm the One", "In a Sentimental Mood", "Jesse", "Killing Me Softly With His Song", "Kisses", "Let Me Be a Light to Shine", "Looking for Another Pure Love", "Love Always Commands", "My Someone to Love", "Never Loved Before", "New York", "Save The Country", "Some Gospel According to Matthew", "Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)", "The Impossible Dream", "We Shall Overcome", "When Love Has Grown", "When Someone Tears Your Heart in Two", "When There's Love", "When You Smile", "Why Don't You Move in with Me", "You Are My Heaven", "You'll Never Know ('Til You Let Go)", "You Make Me Feel Brand New", "You're Lookin' Like Love To Me", "You Stopped Loving Me")
G3 ("And the Feeling's Good", "Angel Eyes", "As Long as There's Christmas", "Baby I Love You", "Ballad of the Sad Young Men", "Blame It On Me", "Compared to What", "Do What You Gotta Do", "Fifth Avenue", "Fine, Fine Day", "For You", "Go Up Moses", "Heaven Above Me", "Here's to Love", "Hey Jude", "I Love You", "Isn't It Romantic?", "I Told Jesus", "I (Who Have Nothing)", "Let It Be Me", "Let's Stay Together", "Love and Let Love", "Love Is a Waiting Game", "Love Is the Healing", "Love That Was Lost", "Maybe", "Mr. Magic", "My Romance", "Never Dreamed You'd Leave Me In Summer", "Never Say Goodbye", "No Tears (In the End)", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Ordinary Man", "Reverend Lee", "Running", "See You Then", "Summertime", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "The Impossible Dream", "Tryin' Times", "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)", "Unforgettable", "You Make Me Feel Brand New")
F♯3 ("Because This Child Was Born", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Can We Find Love Again", "Come Ye Disconsolate", "Conversation Love", "Freedom Song", "Friends", "How Many Broken Wings", "I Wanted It Too", "Jesse", "Knowing That We Are Made for Each Other", "Love Always Commands", "New York", "Oh Darling", "Ooh Child", "Puzzle", "Shock to My System", "Sorry", "Stay with Me", "Suzanne", "Tenderly", "There's Still My Joy", "Until It's Time for You to Go", "We Shall Overcome", "When You Smile", "Where I'll Find You", "You Are Everything")
F3 ("After You", "Ballad of the Sad Young Men", "Blame It On Me", "Compared to What", "Do What You Gotta Do", "Go Up Moses", "I Can See the Sun in Late December", "I Don't Care Who Knows (Baby, I'm Yours)", "If I'm Still Around Tomorrow", "I Love You", "I'm the Girl", "I Told Jesus", "Last Christmas Eve", "Looking for Another Pure Love", "Love That Was Lost", "My Foolish Heart", "Never Loved Before", "Our Ages or Our Hearts", "Running", "Save The Country", "Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me", "Sweet Bitter Love", "Tenderly", "This Side of Forever", "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "To Love Somebody", "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)", "We Can Work It Out", "When Love Has Grown")
E3 ("Angel Eyes", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Business Goes on as Usual", "I Just Came Here To Dance", "I'm the Girl", "Let Them Talk", "Old Heartbreak Top Ten", "Prelude to a Kiss", "Prelude to a Kiss (Intro)", "Puzzle", "Reverend Lee", "Some Gospel According to Matthew", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow")
E♭3 ("As Long as There's Christmas", "Conversation Love", "Early Ev'ry Midnite", "Gone Away", "In a Sentimental Mood", "Love That Was Lost")
D3 ("Business Goes on as Usual", "Here, There And Everywhere", "Let's Stay Together", "Until It's Time for You to Go")
C♯3 ("Independent Man", "Suzanne")
B2 ("Here, There And Everywhere", "The Waiting Game")
B♭2 ("We Can Work It Out")
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
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.
{Questionable notes}
G5 ("Love Is a Waiting Game" [2], "You Make Me Feel Brand New" [2])
F♯5 ("Let It Be" [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.
G5 ("Love Is a Waiting Game" [2], "You Make Me Feel Brand New" [2])
F♯5 ("Let It Be" [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.
{Discography}
First Take (1969) - F3 - D5
Chapter Two (1970) - D3 - C5
Quiet Fire (1971) - E3 - E♭5 - F5
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972) - F3 - E♭5
Killing Me Softly (1973) - C♯3 - C♯5 - E♭5
Feel Like Makin' Love (1975) - E♭3 - E♭5
In Concert: Recorded with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1975) - E3 - E5 - F♯5
Blue Lights in the Basement (1977) - F3 - E5
Roberta Flack (1978) - C♯3 - D5 - F♯5
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980) - F♯3 - F5
Live & More (1980) - G3 - E♭5 - G5
Bustin' Loose (1981) - F♯3 - E♭5 - F5
I'm the One (1982) - F3 - C5
Born to Love (1983) - E3 - F5
Oasis (1988) - F♯3 - E5
Set the Night to Music (1991) - B2 - D5 - G♯5
Stop the World (1992) - Eb3 - E5
Roberta (1994) - D3 - E♭5 - A5
The Christmas Album (1997) - E♭3 - C♯5
Friends: Roberta Flack Sings Mariko Takahashi (1999) - E3 - D5
Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles (2012) - B♭2 - D5 - F♯5
First Take (1969) - F3 - D5
Chapter Two (1970) - D3 - C5
Quiet Fire (1971) - E3 - E♭5 - F5
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972) - F3 - E♭5
Killing Me Softly (1973) - C♯3 - C♯5 - E♭5
Feel Like Makin' Love (1975) - E♭3 - E♭5
In Concert: Recorded with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1975) - E3 - E5 - F♯5
Blue Lights in the Basement (1977) - F3 - E5
Roberta Flack (1978) - C♯3 - D5 - F♯5
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980) - F♯3 - F5
Live & More (1980) - G3 - E♭5 - G5
Bustin' Loose (1981) - F♯3 - E♭5 - F5
I'm the One (1982) - F3 - C5
Born to Love (1983) - E3 - F5
Oasis (1988) - F♯3 - E5
Set the Night to Music (1991) - B2 - D5 - G♯5
Stop the World (1992) - Eb3 - E5
Roberta (1994) - D3 - E♭5 - A5
The Christmas Album (1997) - E♭3 - C♯5
Friends: Roberta Flack Sings Mariko Takahashi (1999) - E3 - D5
Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles (2012) - B♭2 - D5 - F♯5