Post by Zedd Squared on Aug 22, 2021 19:33:14 GMT
Sara Beth Bareilles
Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range: B2-E6
High Notes:
E6 ("Door Number Three" Waitress Concert 2015)
E♭6 ("(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Room 5 December 21st 2009)
C6 ("Come Round Soon" World Cafe 2009)
B5 ("Happy Birthday" Philadelphia 2014)
B♭5 ("Come Round Soon" West Hollywood Troubadour 2015)
A5 ("We Are the Champions" UK Tour Webisode Two 2011)
G♯5 ("I Want You Back")
G5 ("Come Round Soon" House of Blues 2011, "I Want You Back", "Only Shadows", "Red" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Live at the Fillmore 2008, "Stay")
F♯5 ("Come Round Soon" West Hollywood Troubadour 2015, "Eden", "Ghost Light", "Oh Darling!" Unspecified Live Performance, "Once Upon Another Time", "Satellite Call", "Stay", "Undertow", "Vegas")
F5 ("Bad Idea", "Bluebird", "Come Round Soon", "Everything Changes", "Gonna Get Over You" Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 2011, "If I Can't Have You", "In Your Eyes", "Knocked Up You", "Many the Miles", "My Love" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "No Such Thing", "Tell Her", "We Are the Champions" UK Tour Webisode Two 2011, "Wicked Love", "Wonder")
E5 ("1000 Times", "Bluebird", "Bright Lights and Cityscapes", "Chandelier" Charlottesville 2014, "Come Home", "Come on Eileen" Los Angeles 2011, "December", "Eyes on You", "Goodbye Song", "Gonna Get Over You", "Happy Birthday" Philadelphia 2014, "I Choose You", "I Don't Know Anything", "I Just Want You" Variety Playhouse 2013, "Inside Out" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "Lie to Me", "More Love", "My Love" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "Oh Darling!" Unspecified Live Performance, "Only Shadows", "Opening Up", "Red" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "Say You're Sorry", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Billboard Mashup Mondays 2010, "Song for a Soldier", "Stay", "Take on Me" Unspecified Live Performance, "The Way You Look Tonight" Radio City Music Hall 2013, "Why Should She Wait", "Yellow" live Z100, "You Matter to Me", "You've Got a Friend" Beacon Theatre 2015)
E♭5 ("Armor", "Brave", "A Case of You" Hotel Café 2006, "Chasing the Sun", "Come Round Soon", "Everything Changes", "Falling in Love Pie", "Fire", "Genie in a Bottle" Mix 106.5 San José 2008, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Variety Playhouse 2013, "Hercules", "I Didn't Plan It", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Joe's Pub 2009, "If I Can't Have You", "In July", "Kaleidoscope Heart", "Machine Gun", "Morningside", "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" Wolf Trap 2014, "No Such Thing", "Not Alone", "Satellite Call", "Send Me the Moon", "Shiny", "Simple and True", "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Joe's Pub 2009, "Tell Her", "This Is On Me", "Uncharted", "Vegas", "The Way You Look Tonight" Radio City Music Hall 2013, "What the World Needs Now Is Love" Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular 2016, "When He Sees Me")
D5 ("4 Stars", "1000 Times", "Blood Bank" London 2014, "Brave", "Breathe Again", "Bright Lights and Cityscapes", "Carolina", "A Case of You" Hotel Café 2006, "City", "Coming Back to You", "Eden", "Eyes on You", "Famous 5eva", "Fuck You" Casino de Paris 2011, "Gravity", "Hold My Heart", "I Can't Wait", "I Don't Know Anything", "I Don't Know How to Love Him" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "I Just Want You" Variety Playhouse 2013, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Joe's Pub 2009, "I Want You Back", "If I Can't Have You", "If Only" Hollywood Bowl 2016, "I'm Afraid (Dawn's Song of Fears)", "In Your Eyes", "Inside Out" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "King of the Lost Boys", "Knocked Up You", "The Light", "Little Black Dress", "Little Voice", "Love Is Christmas", "Love on the Rocks" Little Voice version, "Love Song", "Mango Tree", "Many the Miles", "Miss Simone", "More Love", "Once Upon Another Time", "One Sweet Love", "Orpheus", "Parking Lot", "Poetry by Dead Men", "Responsible", "River" San José 2007, "Send Me the Moon", "She Used to Be Mine", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Billboard Mashup Mondays 2010, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Live at the Fillmore 2008, "Son of a Preacher Man" Benjamin Franklin Parkway 2011, "Song for a Soldier", "Stay", "Stoney End" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2012, "Summer Is Over", "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" Hollywood Palladium 2011, "Undertow", "When You Wish Upon a Star" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Wicked Love", "Yellow" Baltimore 2011)
C♯5 ("Armor", "Bad Idea", "Between the Lines", "Cassiopeia", "Disappearing", "Door Number Three", "Everything Changes", "Fairytale", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Variety Playhouse 2013, "Happy Enough", "Hold On" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "I Choose You", "I Didn't Plan It", "I Wanna Be Like Me", "If Only" Hollywood Bowl 2016, "In July", "King of Anything", "Love on the Rocks", "Machine Gun", "Manhattan", "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" Wolf Trap 2014, "No Such Thing", "Oh Darling!" Unspecified Live Performance, "Poor Unfortunate Souls" Hollywood Bowl 2016, "Say You're Sorry", "Simple and True", "The Splingee", "Sweet as Whole", "Take on Me" Unspecified Live Performance, "Uncharted", "Vegas", "Without a Believer", "Wonder", "You've Got a Friend" Beacon Theatre 2015)
C5 ("4 Stars", "Barcelona", "Beautiful Girl", "Bluebird", "Bottle It Up", "Brave", "Breathe Again", "Bright Lights and Cityscapes", "Carolina", "A Case of You" Hotel Café 2006, "Chandelier" Charlottesville 2014, "Chasing the Sun", "City", "Come Home", "Come on Eileen" Los Angeles 2011, "Come Round Soon", "December", "Do You Remember" Union Theater 2012, "Fairytale", "Falling in Love Pie", "Goodbye Song", "Gonna Get Over You", "Gravity", "Hercules", "I Can Let Go Now", "I Don't Know Anything", "I Don't Know How to Love Him" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "In Your Eyes", "Just Like Dreaming", "King of the Lost Boys", "Let the Rain", "The Light", "Little Black Dress", "Little Lion Man" New York 2011, "Love Song", "Lulu's Pie Song", "Machine Gun", "Mango Tree", "More Love", "Morningside", "My Love" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "Never Ever Getting Rid of Me", "Not Alone", "Only Shadows", "Opening Up", "Part of Your World" Hollywood Bowl 2016, "Red" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "Remember Us", "River" San José 2007, "Saint Honesty", "She Used to Be Mine", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Billboard Mashup Mondays 2010, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Live at the Fillmore 2008, "Soft Place to Land", "Son of a Preacher Man" Benjamin Franklin Parkway 2011, "The Splingee", "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Joe's Pub 2009, "Stoney End" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2012, "Summer Is Over", "Tell Her", "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" Hollywood Palladium 2011, "This Is On Me", "Valerie" Central Park 2011, "The Way You Look Tonight" Radio City Music Hall 2013, "What the World Needs Now Is Love" Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular 2016, "What's Going On", "What's Inside", "What's the Buzz/Strange Things Mystifying" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "When He Sees Me", "Why Should She Wait", "Wicked Love", "Wild Heart", "Yellow" Baltimore 2011, "You in the End", "You Matter to Me")
B4 ("4 Stars", "1000 Times", "Always Remember Me", "Anchors Away" Hotel Café 2009, "Any Way the Wind Blows", "Baby, It's Cold Outside", "Basket Case", "Bottle It Up", "Cassiopeia", "City", "Coming Back to You", "Could We Start Again, Please?" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "Disappearing", "Everything's Alright" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "Ghost Light", "Hold My Heart", "I Can't Wait", "I Don't Know How to Love Him" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "I Feel It All" Atlantic City 2008, "I Just Want You" Variety Playhouse 2013, "I Wanna Be Like Me", "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To", "I'm Afraid (Dawn's Song of Fears)", "Inside Out", "King of the Lost Boys", "Lie to Me", "The Light", "Little Voice", "Love on the Rocks", "Manhattan", "Opening Up", "Parking Lot", "Orpheus", "Poetry by Dead Men", "Rainbow Connection" All Hands Benefit 2012, "Responsible", "Rocket Man" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Root Down", "Saint Honesty", "Say You're Sorry", "Shiny", "Simple and True", "Smile", "Son of a Preacher Man" Benjamin Franklin Parkway 2011, "Song for a Soldier", "Sullivan Street" Hotel Café 2009, "Teresa", "That's an Adventure", "Undertow", "When You Wish Upon a Star" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Without a Believer", "Wonder", "You've Got a Friend" Beacon Theatre 2015)
B♭4 ("Armor", "Bad Idea", "Beautiful Girl", "Between the Lines", "Bluebird", "Carolina", "Cassiopeia", "Door Number Three", "Dream Girlfriends", "Fire", "Genie in a Bottle" Mix 106.5 San José 2008, "Happy Enough", "Hold On" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "I Didn't Plan It", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Joe's Pub 2009, "If I Can't Have You", "Imagine" Tsai Performance Center 2013, "In July", "Kaleidoscope Heart", "King of Anything", "Love Is Christmas", "Love Won't Let You Get Away", "Lulu's Pie Song", "Many the Miles", "Morningside", "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" Wolf Trap 2014, "Peter's Denial" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "Rainbow Connection" All Hands Benefit 2012, "A Safe Place to Land", "Satellite Call", "Send Me the Moon", "She Used to Be Mine", "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Joe's Pub 2009, "Sweet as Whole", "Tell Her", "We Are the Champions" UK Tour Webisode Two 2011, "What the World Needs Now Is Love" Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular 2016, "Wicked Love", "Winter Song", "Without a Believer", "You Belong with Me" Minneapolis 2013, "You in the End")
Low Notes:
A3 ("4 Stars", "Anchors Away" Hotel Café 2009, "Basket Case", "Blood Bank" London 2014, "Bluebird", "Bottle It Up", "Bright Lights and Cityscapes", "Fuck You" Casino de Paris 2011, "Chandelier" Charlottesville 2014, "Come Home", "Could We Start Again, Please?" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "Dear Hope", "December", "Ghost Light", "Gravity", "I Choose You", "I Don't Know How to Love Him" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "If Only" Hollywood Bowl 2016, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To", "I'm on Fire" E Street Series 2009, "In Your Eyes", "Inside Out" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "King of the Lost Boys", "Lie to Me", "Love Is Christmas", "Love on the Rocks", "Make Me a Channel of Your Peace" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Manhattan", "More Love", "My Love" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "Oh Darling!" Unspecified Live Performance, "One Sweet Love", "Opening Up", "Red" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "Remember Us", "Responsible", "Root Down", "Son of a Preacher Man" Benjamin Franklin Parkway 2011, "Stay", "Stoney End" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2012, "Take on Me" Unspecified Live Performance, "Umbrella" Tulsa 2009, "Undertow", "Valerie" Central Park 2011, "What's Inside", "What's the Buzz/Strange Things Mystifying" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "You've Got a Friend" Beacon Theatre 2015)
G♯3 ("Any Way the Wind Blows", "Back to Me", "Bad Idea", "Chasing the Sun", "Door Number Three", "Everything's Alright" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "Fairytale", "Fire", "Happy Enough", "Hercules", "Hold My Heart", "I Feel It All" Atlantic City 2008, "If Only" Hollywood Bowl 2016, "In July", "Islands", "Kaleidoscope Heart", "King of Anything", "Rocket Man" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Satellite Call", "Say Say Say" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Say You're Sorry", "Space Boys", "Sullivan Street" Hotel Café 2009, "Sweet as Whole", "Uncharted")
G3 ("4 Stars", "Anchors Away" Hotel Café 2009, "Back to Me", "Beautiful Girl", "Bluebird", "Bottle It Up", "Breathe Again", "Carolina", "City", "Come Back Down", "Come Home", "Come on Eileen" Los Angeles 2011, "Come Round Soon", "Coming Back to You", "Dear Hope", "December", "Fuck You" Casino de Paris 2011, "Genie in a Bottle" Mix 106.5 San José 2008, "Goodbye Song", "Gonna Get Over You", "Gravity", "I Can Let Go Now", "I Can't Wait", "I Don't Know Anything", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Joe's Pub 2009, "If I Can't Have You", "I'm Afraid (Dawn's Song of Fears)", "I'm on Fire" E Street Series 2009, "In Your Eyes", "Inside Out" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "It's All Right to Cry" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Knocked Up You", "Let the Rain", "Little Black Dress", "Little Lion Man" New York 2011, "Little Voice", "Love Song", "Love Won't Let You Get Away", "Machine Gun", "Many the Miles", "More Love", "My Love" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "Never Ever Getting Rid of Me", "Not Alone", "Parking Lot", "Red" Careful Confessions Live 2003, "River" San José 2007, "Root Down", "Saint Honesty", "She Used to Be Mine", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Billboard Mashup Mondays 2010, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Live at the Fillmore 2008, "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Joe's Pub 2009, "Summer Is Over", "Teresa", "That's an Adventure", "The Way You Look Tonight" Radio City Music Hall 2013, "When He Sees Me", "When You Wish Upon a Star" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Wild Heart", "You Matter to Me")
F♯3 ("1000 Times", "Any Way the Wind Blows", "Armor", "Basket Case", "Between the Lines", "Blood Bank" London 2014, "Chasing the Sun", "Eden", "Everything's Alright (Reprise)" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert 2018, "Eyes on You", "Famous 5eva", "From This Moment On" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Happy Enough", "I Didn't Plan It", "I Just Want You" Variety Playhouse 2013, "Into the Groove" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Islands", "King of the Lost Boys", "Knocked Up You", "The Light", "Love on the Rocks", "Lucky" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Manhattan", "Once Upon Another Time", "One Sweet Love", "Poetry by Dead Men", "Rainbow Connection" All Hands Benefit 2012, "Responsible", "Shiny", "Simple and True", "Song for a Soldier", "Stay", "Sullivan Street" Hotel Café 2009, "Take on Me" Unspecified Live Performance, "Without a Believer", "Wonder")
F3 ("Armor", "Bad Idea", "Brave", "Breathe Again", "Carolina", "A Case of You" Hotel Café 2006, "Cassiopeia", "Falling in Love Pie", "Fire", "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Variety Playhouse 2013, "Hercules", "In July", "Kaleidoscope Heart", "Let the Rain", "Love Is Christmas", "Love Song", "Miss Simone", "Never Ever Getting Rid of Me", "No Such Thing", "River" Live Love Song B-side, "She Used to Be Mine", "Sweet as Whole", "Winter Song", "Vegas", "Yellow" Baltimore 2011, "You Belong with Me" Minneapolis 2013)
E3 ("1000 Times", "Chandelier" Charlottesville 2014, "City" Little Voice Version, "Coming Back to You", "Dear Hope", "December", "Eyes on You", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Variety Playhouse 2013, "I Can Let Go Now", "I Choose You", "I Just Want You" Variety Playhouse 2013, "I'm Afraid (Dawn's Song of Fears)", "It's All Right to Cry" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Lie to Me", "Little Black Dress", "Little Voice", "Love on the Rocks/Bennie and the Jets" Variety Playhouse 2013, "Once Upon Another Time", "Orpheus", "Parking Lot", "Poetry by Dead Men", "Responsible", "Root Down", "Saint Honesty", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Billboard Mashup Mondays 2010, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Live at the Fillmore 2008, "Someone Who Loves Me", "Stay", "Sullivan Street" Hotel Café 2009, "Take on Me" Unspecified Live Performance)
E♭3 ("Armor", "Fire", "Hercules", "I Didn't Plan It", "In July", "Miss Simone", "No Such Thing", "Not Alone", "Shiny", "Sweet as Whole", "Without a Believer")
D3 ("Basket Case", "King of the Lost Boys", "Make Me a Channel of Your Peace" Game of Song Association ELLE 2021, "Miss Simone", "Never Ever Getting Rid of Me", "Orpheus", "A Safe Place to Land", "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Live at the Fillmore 2008, "Tell Her", "Wicked Love", "Yellow" Baltimore 2011)
C♯3 ("Cassiopeia", "Eyes on You", "Fire")
C3 ("The Light", "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" Waitress Concert 2015, "Wicked Love", "Yellow" Baltimore 2011)
B2 ("Eyes on You")
Sara Bareilles has what I'd describe as one of those "sunshine" voices. Even in her more lyrically biting songs, there's a wealth of joy and ease in her singing that seemingly never lets up. This is also reflected in her live performances, as she's prone to add an extra note or joke with the audience mid-song without skipping a beat. Her background in theatre and a love for soul music allows for a variety of tonal and register approaches, all coupled with a refined vocal agility that has taken her through many challenging sections. She has a naturally mid-placed voice and fittingly has the ability to wrench out a great deal of emotion and dynamics within only an octave or so of range, but the level of technique she's developed means that when called for she can go far beyond that as well. For high notes, she tends to adopt a head voice technique above D5 without any notable discomfort in transitioning. Having said that, she's a great belter when the song calls for it (such as in Come Round Soon or Chasing the Sun) and can implement both approaches seamlessly in any given song. Prior to 2019, I'd have said her low range is solid albeit less exceptional than her highs, but with the Amidst the Chaos album she has demonstrated a remarkable improvement in low register resonance and has knocked out some damn solid lower 3rd octave notes against all expectations. With all this and more, Bareilles is one of modern pop's most versatile and gifted singers.
Shout Outs: Thanks to Alex61 for permitting me to take over this thread and to him and galaxyseal for collectively handling about 60-70% of the notewatching and bolds you see above. See the "Album Ranges" spoiler below for greater detail on who checked what.
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*Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix/harmonies.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Bold marks notable examples of the singer's capabilities.
{Album Ranges}Sara Bareilles
Careful Confessions (2004): E3-G5 Alex61
Little Voice (2007): E3-F♯5 Alex61
Kaleidoscope Heart (2010): C3-E5 Alex61
Once Upon Another Time (2012): E♭3-G5 Alex61
The Blessed Unrest (2013): C♯3-F♯5 galaxyseal
What's Inside: Songs from Waitress (2015): E♭3-F5 Alex61
Amidst the Chaos (2019): B2-F5 Zedd Squared
What's Not Inside: The Lost Songs from Waitress (2019): E♭3-D5-F5 Zedd Squared
More Love: Songs from Little Voice Season One (2020): D3-F5 Zedd Squared
Collaborations
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018): F♯3-D5 Zedd Squared
Girls5eva (Music from the Peacock Original Series) (2021): E3-D5 Zedd Squared
Careful Confessions (2004): E3-G5 Alex61
Little Voice (2007): E3-F♯5 Alex61
Kaleidoscope Heart (2010): C3-E5 Alex61
Once Upon Another Time (2012): E♭3-G5 Alex61
The Blessed Unrest (2013): C♯3-F♯5 galaxyseal
What's Inside: Songs from Waitress (2015): E♭3-F5 Alex61
Amidst the Chaos (2019): B2-F5 Zedd Squared
What's Not Inside: The Lost Songs from Waitress (2019): E♭3-D5-F5 Zedd Squared
More Love: Songs from Little Voice Season One (2020): D3-F5 Zedd Squared
Collaborations
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018): F♯3-D5 Zedd Squared
Girls5eva (Music from the Peacock Original Series) (2021): E3-D5 Zedd Squared
{Questionable Notes}E6 ("I Wanna Be Like Me" [1])
B5 ("I Wanna Be Like Me" [1])
G5 ("The Splingee" [2])
F♯5 ("Famous 5eva" [2])
D5 ("Dream Girlfriends" [2])
F♯3 ("The Way You Look Tonight" Radio City Music Hall 2013 [1])
E3 ("Line Up" [2])
D3 ("Knocked Up You" [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.
B5 ("I Wanna Be Like Me" [1])
G5 ("The Splingee" [2])
F♯5 ("Famous 5eva" [2])
D5 ("Dream Girlfriends" [2])
F♯3 ("The Way You Look Tonight" Radio City Music Hall 2013 [1])
E3 ("Line Up" [2])
D3 ("Knocked Up You" [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.
