Anita Bryant (2,817 views)

[kaji]

Anita Jane Bryant (25 March 1940)
Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range: D3-G5

Significant High Notes:

G5 ("Zing! What A Feeling, King Size Coke")
F5 ("Oklahoma!")
E5 ("Amazing Grace" Live in 2013)
E♭5 ("A' Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed")
D5 ("Abiding Love", "(Get Your Kicks) On Route 66", "Welcome, Welcome Home", "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again")
C♯5 ("Amazing Grace", "Anyone Can Move a Mountain", "Bonaparte's Retreat", "Granada", "He's Not Good Enough For You", "I Can't Do It By Myself", "Love Look Away", "Over the Rainbow", "What Kind Of Fool Am I", "Wouldn't It Be Loverly")
C5 ("Anyone Can Move a Mountain", "A' Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed", "Be Good, Be Careful, Be Mine", "Blues in the Night", "Cry Me A River", "Danny Boy", "Fly Me To The Moon", "(Get Your Kicks) On Route 66", "Granada", "Great Somebody", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "He's Not Good Enough For You", "How Great Thou Art", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "I Love Paris", "It's Better To Cry Today Than To Cry Tomorrow", "It Took A Miracle", "I Wanna Be Around", "Just In Time", "Laughing On The Outside", "May We Know Peace", "Misty", "Mixed Emotions", "My Coloring Book", "Oklahoma!", "One Of The Lucky Ones", "Six Boys And Seven Girls", "So Great Salvation", "Swanee", "The Secret to the Sixties", "The Sound of Music", "This Is My Country", "Two Wonderful Hands", "Walking The Floor Over You", "Welcome, Welcome Home", "Wonderland By Night", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Zing! What A Feeling, King Size Coke")
B4 ("A Cathedral Of Peace", "A' Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed", "As Long As He Needs Me", "A Texan And A Girl From Mexico", "A Wound Time Can't Erase", "Bali Ha'i", "Blessings Of Love", "Bonaparte's Retreat", "Cold Cold Winter", "Fly Me To The Moon", "(Get Your Kicks) On Route 66", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Coventry Carol", "Great Somebody", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "Honest John", "Hurry Home To Me", "I Believe", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore", "I Fall To Pieces", "I Love Paris", "I'm Not a Child Anymore", "In a Humble Place", "In My Little Corner Of The World", "I Remember You", "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)", "It's Better To Cry Today Than To Cry Tomorrow", "It's Not The Way It Used To Be", "Just In Time", "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing", "Misty", "My Cup Runneth Over", "Never On Sunday", "O Holy Night", "Onward Christian Soldiers", "Over the Rainbow", "Pictures", "Pride", "Safe In His Hands", "Six Boys And Seven Girls", "Something Wonderful", "Stranger On The Shore", "The Sound of Music", "The Unopened Letter", "This Is Worth Fighting For", "Till There Was You", "Tonight", "Two Wonderful Hands", "What Kind Of Fool Am I", "Why Me", "Wonderland By Night", "World Without Love", "Wouldn't It Be Loverly")
B♭4 ("Abiding Love", "Abiding Love/The Love Of God", "A Cathedral Of Peace", "Angels We Have Heard on High", "Anyone Can Move a Mountain", "Arrivederci Roma", "A Wonderful Guy", "A Wound Time Can't Erase", "Be Good, Be Careful, Be Mine", "Beyond The Sunset", "Blessings Of Love", "Brighten the Corner Where You Are", "Canadian Sunset", "Cold Cold Winter", "Cry Me A River", "Dance On", "Danny Boy", "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying", "Do-Re-Mi", "Do You Hear What I Hear?", "Eternal Father, Strong to Save", "Foggy Day In London Town", "Free", "God Bless America", "Great Somebody", "He Lives", "He's Everything to Me", "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands", "How Great Thou Art", "Hurry Home To Me", "I Can Dream Can't It?", "I Can't Do It By Myself", "If You Know The Lord", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "In God We Trust", "In My Little Corner Of The World", "I Remember You", "It's Better To Cry Today Than To Cry Tomorrow", "It's Not The Way It Used To Be", "I Wanna Be Around", "I Wish You Love", "Joy to the World", "Laughing On The Outside", "Let There Be Peace on Earth", "Little George", "Little Things Mean A Lot", "Love Look Away", "Mame", "Manhattan", "May We Know Peace", "Misty", "Mixed Emotions", "Mr. Wonderful", "My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me Again", "Never On Sunday", "One Of The Lucky Ones", "Onward Christian Soldiers", "Over the Rainbow", "Pictures", "Pretty Lies", "Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail)", "Small World", "So Great Salvation", "Someday", "Something In Your Smile", "Suddenly There's a Valley", "Sunshine Tree", "The End Of The World", "The Impossible Dream", "The Party's Over", "The Star Spangled Banner", "The Story of Christmas", "The Unopened Letter", "The World Of Lonely People", "This Is All I Ask", "This Is My Country", "Till There Was You", "Unchained Melody", "Welcome, Welcome Home", "When the Snow Is On the Roses", "Whispering Hope", "Wouldn't It Be Loverly", "Yellow Days")
A4 ("Abiding Love", "All Alone Am I", "America", "America the Beautiful", "America the Beautiful / This is My Country", "An Angel Cried", "Angels We Have Heard on High", "Anyone Can Move a Mountain", "As Long As He Needs Me", "A Wonderful Guy", "A Wound Time Can't Erase", "Beyond The Sunset", "Bonaparte's Retreat", "Bringing In The Sheaves/Love Lifted Me", "Call Me Irresponsible", "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S", "Anyone Would Love You", "Arrivederci Roma", "Autumn In New York", "Bali Ha'i", "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Be Good, Be Careful, Be Mine", "Blessings Of Love", "Days Of Wine And Roses", "Do-Re-Mi", "Do You Hear What I Hear?", "Eternal Father, Strong to Save", "Fill My Cup Lord", "Fly Me To The Moon", "Foggy Day In London Town", "Free", "(Get Your Kicks) On Route 66", "God of Our Fathers", "Great Somebody", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "He's Everything to Me", "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands", "He's Not Good Enough For You", "Honest John", "How Great Thou Art", "I Believe", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore", "I Fall To Pieces", "If You Know The Lord", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "I Love Paris", "I'm Not a Child Anymore", "In a Humble Place", "In God We Trust", "It Took A Miracle", "I Wanna Be Around", "Joy to the World", "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", "Just In Time", "King Size Coca-Cola Gives You That Refreshing New Feeling", "Laughing On The Outside", "Little Things Mean A Lot", "Mame", "Manhattan", "May You Always", "Moon Over Miami", "My Coloring Book", "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "My Cup Runneth Over", "My Heart Cries For You", "My Prayer", "Oklahoma!", "Our Day Will Come", "Our Winter Love", "Please Help Me, I'm Falling", "Pretty Lies", "Pride", "Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail)", "Safe In His Hands", "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On", "Silent Night, Holy Night", "Small World", "So Great Salvation", "Someday", "Something Wonderful", "Step by Step, Little by Little", "Swanee", "The End Of The World", "The House I Live In", "The Orange Bird Song", "The Secret to the Sixties", "The Sound of Music", "The Star Carol", "The Star Spangled Banner", "The Story of Christmas", "The Twelfth Of Never", "The Wedding", "This Is My Country", "This Is Worth Fighting For", "Tonight", "Try to Remember", "Two Wonderful Hands", "Vaya Con Dios", "Volare", "Walking The Floor Over You", "Walk On By", "We Three Kings", "What Child Is This?", "What Kind Of Fool Am I", "Why Me", "Wonderland By Night", "World Without Love", "Yellow Days", "Yesterday", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)", "Zing! What A Feeling, King Size Coke")
G♯4 ("Abiding Love/The Love Of God", "A Cathedral Of Peace", "All The Way", "Amazing Grace", "Anyone Would Love You", "A' Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed", "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Be Good, Be Careful, Be Mine", "Beyond The Sunset", "Blues in the Night", "Brighten the Corner Where You Are", "Canadian Sunset", "Danny Boy", "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying", "Faith of Our Fathers", "Farther Along", "God Bless America", "God of Our Fathers", "Granada", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?", "He Lives", "Hello Young Lovers", "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands", "Hey, Good Lookin'", "Hurry Home To Me", "I Can Dream Can't It?", "I Can't Do It By Myself", "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)", "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore", "In The Chapel In The Moonlight", "I Remember You", "It's Not The Way It Used To Be", "I Wish You Love", "Jesus Is The Sweetest Name I Know", "Joy to the World", "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine", "Let There Be Peace on Earth", "Little George", "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing", "Love Letters In The Sand", "Love Me Tender", "Mame", "May We Know Peace", "May You Always", "Misty", "Moon Over Miami", "Moon River", "Mixed Emotions", "Mr. Wonderful", "My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me Again", "Never My Love", "Never On Sunday", "Now I Belong To Jesus/Oh How I Love Jesus", "O Holy Night", "One Little Candle", "One Of The Lucky Ones", "Only Believe", "Onward Christian Soldiers", "Over the Rainbow", "Paper Roses", "Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail)", "Something In Your Smile", "Something Wonderful", "Stranger On The Shore", "Suddenly There's a Valley", "Sunrise, Sunset", "Sunshine Tree", "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", "Tammy", "The Impossible Dream", "The Old Rugged Cross", "The Orange Bird Song", "The Party's Over", "The Power and the Glory", "The Star Spangled Banner", "The Unopened Letter", "The Wedding", "The World Of Lonely People", "This Is All I Ask", "This Is My Country", "Till There Was You", "True Love", "Try to Remember", "Unchained Melody", "Volare", "Walk On By", "Welcome, Welcome Home", "We Three Kings", "When the Snow Is On the Roses", "Whispering Hope", "Would You Feel Lost in Bethlehem?", "Yesterday", "You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)")

Significant Low Notes:

G♯3 ("Abide With Me", "Abiding Love/The Love Of God", "Amazing Grace", "An Angel Cried", "Angels We Have Heard on High", "Anyone Would Love You", "As Long As He Needs Me", "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Cry Me A River", "Fly Me To The Moon", "God Bless America", "God of Our Fathers", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Coventry Carol", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?", "Hello Young Lovers", "Honest John", "Hurry Home To Me", "I Can Dream Can't It?", "I Can't Do It By Myself", "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)", "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore", "If You Know The Lord", "In Remembrance of You", "In The Garden", "I Remember You", "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear", "I Wish You Love", "Jesus Is The Sweetest Name I Know", "Joy to the World", "Let There Be Peace on Earth", "Love Letters In The Sand", "Love Look Away", "Mary's Lullaby", "May We Know Peace", "Mixed Emotions", "Moon River", "Never My Love", "Now I Belong To Jesus/Oh How I Love Jesus", "O Come, All Ye Faithful", "O Holy Night", "One Little Candle", "One Of The Lucky Ones", "Only Believe", "Over the Rainbow", "Please Help Me, I'm Falling", "Silent Night, Holy Night", "Something In Your Smile", "Suddenly There's a Valley", "Sunshine Tree", "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", "Tammy", "The Impossible Dream", "The Old Rugged Cross", "The Power and the Glory", "The Star Spangled Banner", "The World Of Lonely People", "This Is All I Ask", "Walk On By", "Welcome, Welcome Home", "We Three Kings", "What Child Is This?", "What Kind Of Fool Am I", "When the Snow Is On the Roses", "Would You Feel Lost in Bethlehem?")
G3 ("All Alone Am I", "America the Beautiful / This is My Country", "An Angel Cried", "Angels We Have Heard on High", "Anyone Can Move a Mountain", "Anyone Would Love You", "A' Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed", "A Texan And A Girl From Mexico", "Autumn In New York", "A Wound Time Can't Erase", "Blessed Assurance", "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S", "Cold Cold Winter", "Cry Me A River", "Days Of Wine And Roses", "Eternal Father, Strong to Save", "Fill My Cup Lord", "Free", "God of Our Fathers", "Granada", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "He Lives", "Hello Young Lovers", "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands", "He's Not Good Enough For You", "How Great Thou Art", "I Believe", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "I Fall To Pieces", "If You Know The Lord", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "I Love Paris", "In a Humble Place", "In God We Trust", "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)", "It Took A Miracle", "I Wanna Be Around", "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine", "Little George", "Love Me Tender", "Manhattan", "Misty", "My Coloring Book", "My Cup Runneth Over", "Never On Sunday", "One Little Candle", "Onward Christian Soldiers", "Orange Tree", "Pride", "Rock of Ages", "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On", "Six Boys And Seven Girls", "Someday", "Step by Step, Little by Little", "Sunrise, Sunset", "Sweet Hour Of Prayer", "The End Of The World", "The First Noel", "The House I Live In", "The Impossible Dream", "The Second Time Around", "The Song From Moulin Rouge", "The Story of Christmas", "The Twelfth Of Never", "The Wedding", "This Is My Country", "Till There Was You", "Two Wonderful Hands", "Unchained Melody", "Vaya Con Dios", "Walking The Floor Over You", "We Three Kings", "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", "When I Kneel Down To Pray", "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again", "Why Me", "Wonderland By Night", "Wouldn't It Be Loverly", "Would You Feel Lost in Bethlehem?")
F♯3 ("A Cathedral Of Peace", "Amazing Grace", "Call Me Irresponsible", "Cold Cold Winter", "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying", "Fly Me To The Moon", "Free", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands", "Hush, The Baby Is Sleeping", "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)", "If Your Heart Keeps Right", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "In Remembrance of You", "In The Garden", "I Wish You Love", "Laughing On The Outside", "Mary's Lullaby", "May You Always", "Moon River", "Mr. Wonderful", "My Coloring Book", "My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me Again", "Never My Love", "O Come, All Ye Faithful", "O Holy Night", "Paper Roses", "Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail)", "Something Wonderful", "Stranger On The Shore", "Suddenly There's a Valley", "The Orange Bird Song", "The Star Carol", "The Star Spangled Banner", "The Unopened Letter", "This Is Worth Fighting For", "Try to Remember", "Vaya Con Dios", "Whispering Hope", "Yesterday")
F3 ("Abiding Love", "All Alone Am I", "America the Beautiful", "America the Beautiful / This is My Country", "As Long As He Needs Me", "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Blessings Of Love", "Blues in the Night", "Bring Back The Springtime", "Bringing In The Sheaves/Love Lifted Me", "Call Me Irresponsible", "Cry Me A River", "Dance On", "Danny Boy", "Days Of Wine And Roses", "Foggy Day In London Town", "Great Somebody", "He Lives", "I Can Dream Can't It?", "In My Little Corner Of The World", "In The Garden", "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear", "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing", "Love Look Away", "Mame", "Misty", "Mr. Wonderful", "My Prayer", "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem", "Oklahoma!", "One Of The Lucky Ones", "Our Winter Love", "Over the Rainbow", "Pictures", "Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail)", "Small World", "Swanee", "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", "Tammy", "The Party's Over", "The Story of Christmas", "The Wedding", "Try to Remember", "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", "What Child Is This?", "When I Kneel Down To Pray", "Without Him", "Would You Feel Lost in Bethlehem?", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
E3 ("All The Way", "Away In a Manger", "Beyond The Sunset", "Blessed Assurance", "He's Not Good Enough For You", "In a Humble Place", "In The Chapel In The Moonlight", "My Heart Cries For You", "My Prayer", "Never On Sunday", "O Holy Night", "Onward Christian Soldiers", "Please Help Me, I'm Falling", "Pretty Lies", "Rock of Ages", "Silent Night, Holy Night", "Stranger On The Shore", "The Star Carol", "This Is Worth Fighting For", "Tonight", "What Kind Of Fool Am I")
E♭3 ("All The Way", "An Angel Cried", "Manhattan", "Misty", "Never On Sunday", "This Is All I Ask")
D3 ("A' Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed", "Call Me Irresponsible", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "In God We Trust", "The Second Time Around", "The Star Spangled Banner")
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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.

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{Questionable Notes}
B♭5 ("Bali Ha'i" ^[2])
A5 ("Oklahoma!" ^[3])
G5 ("The Secret to the Sixties" ^[2])
F♯5 ("Welcome, Welcome Home" ^[2], "Whispering Hope"  ^[2])
F5 ("A' Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed" ^[3])
F3 ("The Impossible Dream" ^[1], "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" ^[1])
E♭3 ("Sunshine Tree" ^[1])
D3 ("He's Got the Whole World In His Hands" ^[1])
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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.

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{Discography}
Kaji:
Anita Bryant (1959) - F3-C♯5
Hear Anita Bryant In Your Home Tonight (1960) - E♭3-C♯5
In My Little Corner of the World (1961) - F3-D5
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (1961) - E3-B♭4
Abiding Love (1962) - E3-D5
In a Velvet Mood (1962) - E♭3-C5
The Country's Best (1963) - D3-C♯5
As Long As He Needs Me (1963) - D3-C♯5
The World of Lonely People (1964) - F3-C5
Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory (1966) - D3-C5
I Believe (1967) - F3-C♯5
Do You Hear What I Hear? (1967) - E3-B4
How Great Thou Art (1968) - F3-C5
In Remembrance of You (1968) - F3-B4
The Sunshine Tree (1969) - G3-B♭4 (missing tracks 1 and 4-10)
Abide with Me (1970) - E3-B4
Naturally (1972) - (missing)
Love Lifted Me (1972) (missing)
Sweet Hour of Prayer (1973) (missing)
Battle Hymn of the Republic (1973) - D3-D5 (missing track 11)
Old Fashioned Prayin' (1975) (missing)
Anita Bryant's All-Time Favorite Hymns (1975) - F♯3-C♯5 (missing tracks 1-3 and 5-10)
I Am What I Am (2001) (missing)

Elsa:
The Miracle of Christmas (1972) - E3-B4

[elizabeth]

My favorite lgbt+ singer.

[babsxcarey]

Cmon Queen! Slay those C5s period 🏳️‍🌈💅

[kaji]

Updated with albums - Abiding Love (1962), The Country's Best (1963), As Long As He Needs Me (1963). Added a few bolds as well.

[Deleted]

I may not agree with everything she had to say, but she was a really good singer. Glad she finally has a thread. :)

[kaji]

Dec 22, 2022 0:20:44 GMT @ianvector said:

I may not agree with everything she had to say, but she was a really good singer. Glad she finally has a thread.

Yep, unfortunately a lot of very good singers also happen to be quite bad people. That being said, this thread isn't complete. Plenty of missing material. I have acquired some of it though, will update soon.

[kaji]

Updated with the Battle Hymn of the Republic (1973) album.

[leomatias1995]

Very tricky. She was quite a bright mezzo. Beautiful voice.

[kaji]

Aug 13, 2023 17:52:32 GMT leomatias1995 said:

Very tricky. She was quite a bright mezzo. Beautiful voice.

I know she has used her high range much more in more recent records but none of it is online.