O.V. Wright (775 views)

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Overton Vertis "O. V." Wright (09.10.1939 - 16.11.1980)
Years Active: 1964 - 1980
Vocal Range: A2 - F5

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{Album Ranges}(If It Is) Only For Tonight (1965): Not Avaliable
Nucleus Of Soul (1969): Not Avaliable
A Nickel And A Nail And Ace Of Spades (1970): E3 - E5
Memphis Unlimited (1973): D3 - E♭5
Into Something (Can't Shake Loose) (1977): A2 - F5
The Bottom Line (1978): C3 - D5
We're Still Together (1979): D3 - C♯5 - E5
4 & 20 Elders (1981): E3 - D5

Significant High Notes:

F5 ("Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)", "Love The Way You Love", "Precious Precious")
E5 ("Baby Baby Baby", "I Feel Growin'", "I'll Take Care of You", "Oh Baby Mine", "Medley - God Blessed Our Love / When a Man Loves a Woman / That's How Strong My Love Is", "A Nickel and a Nail", "This Hurt Is Real", "When You Took Your Love From Me")
E♭5 ("Afflicted", "Heartaches, Heartaches", "The Hurt Is On", "I Can't Take It", "Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)", "I've Been Searching", "Love and Happiness" Live, "Love The Way You Love", "Precious Precious", "Slow and Easy", "Trying to Live My Life")
D5 ("Ace of Spades" Live, "Blowing In The Wind", "Born All Over", "Fed Up With the Blues", "Ghetto Child", "Give An Account", "Gonna Forget About You", "He'll Understand And Say Well Done", "He's My Son (Just The Same)", "I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy" Live, "No Easy Way to Say Goodbye", "Oh Baby Mine", "The Only Thing That Saved Me", "Since You Left These Arms of Mine", "That's The Way I Feel About Cha", "Today I Sing the Blues", "What About You", "What Did You Tell This Girl of Mine", "When You Took Your Love From Me", "Why Not Give Me a Chance?", "You're Gonna Make Me Cry", "Your Good Thing Is About to End")
C♯5 ("Drowning on Dry Land", "The Hurt Is On", "I Feel Growin'", "I'm Gonna Stay", "Missing You", "Slow and Easy", "This Hurt Is Real", "We're Still Together", "Working Your Game", "You Must Believe In Yourself")
C5 ("Afflicted", "Are You Going Where I'm Coming From", "Baby Baby Baby", "Born All Over", "Can't Find True Love", "Don't Let My Baby Ride", "Don't Take It Away", "Eight Men and Four Women", "Everybody Knows (The River Song)", "Fed Up With the Blues", "Four and Twenty Elders", "Ghetto Child", "Gone For Good", "Gonna Forget About You", "He Made Woman For Man", "He'll Understand And Say Well Done", "Heartaches, Heartaches", "Henpecked Man", "I Can't Take It", "I Don't Know Why", "I Feel Growin'", "I Found Peace", "I Want Everyone To Know", "I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy", "I'll Take Care of You", "I'm In Your Corner", "I'm Going Home (To Live With God)", "I'm Gonna Stay", "Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)", "It's Cold Without Your Love", "Let's Straighten It Out", "A Little More Time", "Lost In The Shuffle", "Love The Way You Love", "Medley - God Blessed Our Love / When a Man Loves a Woman / That's How Strong My Love Is", "Memory Blues", "Mirror of My Soul", "Motherless Child", "No Easy Way to Say Goodbye", "Nothing Comes To a Sleeper", "Please Forgive Me", "Poor Boy", "Precious Precious", "Sacrifice", "Stand Up and Testify", "The Time We Have", "Today I Sing the Blues", "Treasured Moments", "Trying to Live My Life", "What About You", "What Did You Tell This Girl of Mine", "What More Can I Do (To Prove My Love For You)", "Why Not Give Me a Chance?", "You Gotta Have Love", "You Must Believe In Yourself")
B4 ("Ace of Spades", "Give An Account", "He's My Son (Just The Same)", "I Don't Do Windows", "Love and Happiness" Live, "Medley - God Blessed Our Love / When a Man Loves a Woman / That's How Strong My Love Is", "A Nickel and a Nail", "Nobody But You", "Oh Baby Mine", "Since You Left These Arms of Mine", "That's The Way I Feel About Cha", "When You Took Your Love From Me", "You're Gonna Make Me Cry")
B♭4 ("Blowing In The Wind", "Don't Want To Sit Down", "Drowning on Dry Land", "Ghetto Child", "The Hurt Is On", "I Found Peace", "I Want Everyone To Know", "I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy", "I'm In Your Corner", "It's Cold Without Your Love", "I've Been Searching", "Missing You", "Monkey Dog", "The Only Thing That Saved Me", "Please Forgive Me", "Poor Boy", "Sacrifice", "Slow and Easy", "Trying to Live My Life", "We're Still Together", "Working Your Game", "Your Good Thing Is About to End")
A4 ("Ace of Spades" Live, "Are You Going Where I'm Coming From", "Baby Baby Baby", "Born All Over", "The Bottom Line", "Can't Find True Love", "Eight Men and Four Women", "Everybody Knows (The River Song)", "Four and Twenty Elders", "Gone For Good", "He Made Woman For Man", "He'll Understand And Say Well Done", "He's My Son (Just The Same)", "How Long Baby", "I Don't Do Windows", "I Don't Know Why", "I'm Going Home (To Live With God)", "A Little More Time", "A Long Road", "Lost In The Shuffle", "Medley - God Blessed Our Love / When a Man Loves a Woman / That's How Strong My Love Is", "Memory Blues", "Motherless Child", "No Easy Way to Say Goodbye", "Nobody But You", "Nothing Comes To a Sleeper", "Precious Precious", "Stand Up and Testify", "That's The Way I Feel About Cha", "The Time We Have", "Today I Sing the Blues", "Treasured Moments", "What More Can I Do (To Prove My Love For You)", "Why Not Give Me a Chance?", "You Gotta Have Love", "You're Gonna Make Me Cry", "Your Good Thing Is About to End")

Significant Low Notes:

F3 ("Afflicted", "Blowing In The Wind", "He Made Woman For Man", "Heartaches, Heartaches", "Henpecked Man", "I Want Everyone To Know", "Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)", "A Little More Time", "Lost In The Shuffle", "Mirror of My Soul", "The Only Thing That Saved Me", "Pledging My Love", "Poor Boy", "Sacrifice", "What About You", "What More Can I Do (To Prove My Love For You)", "Working Your Game", "Your Good Thing Is About to End", "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" Live)
E3 ("Don't Take It Away", "Eight Men and Four Women", "Give An Account", "Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)" Live, "Memory Blues", "A Nickel and a Nail", "Since You Left These Arms of Mine", "When You Took Your Love From Me")
E♭3 ("The Hurt Is On", "I Don't Know Why", "I'm In Your Corner", "Mirror of My Soul", "Slow and Easy", "We're Still Together")
D3 ("Heartaches, Heartaches", "I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy" Live, "A Little More Time", "Memory Blues", "Precious Precious", "That's The Way I Feel About Cha", "Today I Sing the Blues")
C♯3 ("I'll Take Care of You", "Pledging My Love")
C3 ("The Bottom Line", "Gone For Good", "Let's Straighten It Out", "A Long Road", "The Time We Have")
A2 ("The Time We Have")


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