Timi Yuro (2,934 views)

[kaji]

Rosemary Timothy Yuro (4 August 1940 - 30 March 2004)
Voice Type: Contralto
Vocal Range: F2-F5

Significant High Notes:

F5 ("I'm Movin' On (Part 2)")
E5 ("Make The World Go Away", "You Can Have Him")
E♭5 ("All I Need Is You", "Cuttin' In", "Our Love", "The Right Time", "Thirteenth Hour", "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "You Can Have Him")
D5 ("All My Love Belongs to You", "Are You Sure", "Big Mistake", "Fever", "Get Out Of My Life", "Guess Who", "Hallelujah, I Love Him So", "Hey Girl (Hey Boy)", "I Ain't Gonna Cry No More", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "I Can't Believe I'm Losing You", "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "I'm a Star Now", "I'm Movin' On (Part 1)", "I'm Movin' On (Part 2)", "Insult To Injury", "I Waited Too Long", "I Walk The Line", "Maybe You'll Be There", "My Prayer", "Only Love Me", "Should I Ever Love Again", "Stardust", "There Must Be A Way", "The Right Time", "Thirteenth Hour", "Until You Were Gone", "What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)", "You'll Never Know")
C♯5 ("Ashamed", "As Long As There Is You", "Cry", "E poi verrà l'autunno", "For Once In My Life / Stand By Your Man", "Get Out Of My Life", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was", "If", "If I Never Get To Love You", "If You Don't Know By Now", "I'll Belong To You", "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "I'm a Star Now", "I Shouldn't Care", "I've Been Loving You Too Long / When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "Just Say I Love Him", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "Make The World Go Away", "Our Love", "Trying", "What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)", "You Can Have Him", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
C5 ("A Legend In My Time", "A Little Bird Told Me", "All I Need Is You", "All My Love Belongs to You", "A Place In The Sun", "A Place In The Sun (Reprise)", "Bye Bye Little Boy", "Can't Stop Running Away", "Could This Be Magic", "Crazy", "Cry", "Cuttin' In", "Daddy", "Dammi il tempo", "Feelin' Alright", "Fever", "For You", "For Your Love", "Guess Who", "Hallelujah, I Love Him So", "Hold Me", "Hurt" Live at PJ's version, "I Ain't Gonna Cry No More", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "I Can't Believe I'm Losing You", "I Cry Myself to Sleep", "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do", "If", "If I Never Get To Love You", "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody", "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", "I Know (I Love You)", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)", "I'm Movin' On (Part 1)", "I'm Still Around", "I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind", "Insult To Injury", "I Shouldn't Care", "It's Too Soon To Know", "I've Been Loving You Too Long / When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "I Waited Too Long", "I Walk The Line", "Johnny", "Leavin' On Your Mind", "Love is a Beautiful Thing", "My Own Peculiar Way", "Nothing In The World (Could Make Me Love You More Than I Do)", "Once a Day", "Put Them Aside", "Should I Ever Love Again", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Stardust", "There Goes My Heart", "There Must Be A Way", "The Right Time", "The Wall", "Thirteenth Hour". "This Is My Song", "Until You Were Gone", "What's A Matter Baby / Why (Am I Treated So Bad)", "When He Wants A Woman", "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "Yesterday / I Believe", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "You Belong To My Heart", "You'll Never Know", "You're Gonna Smile", "You Took My Happy Away", "You've Got Your Troubles")
B4 ("A Legend In My Time", "A Little Bird Told Me", "Are You Sure", "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", "Big Mistake", "Bye Bye Little Boy", "Daddy", "Exactly Like You", "Feelin' Alright", "For Once In My Life / Stand By Your Man", "Get Out Of My Life", "Gone", "Gotta Travel On", "Hey Girl (Hey Boy)", "I Apologize", "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody", "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", "I Know (I Love You)", "I Love How You Love Me", "I'm a Star Now", "I'm Movin' On (Part 2)", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", "It Hurts To Be In Love", "It's Only a Daydream", "I've Been Loving You Too Long / When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "Le solite cose", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "Let's Write a Love Song", "Love is a Beautiful Thing", "Maybe You'll Be There", "Nothing Takes the Place of You", "Satan Never Sleeps", "She Really Loves You", "Smile", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Something Bad On My Mind", "Somewhere Along The Way", "Teardrops 'Till Dawn", "That's Right, Walk On By", "Ti credo", "Touch Me", "Trying", "What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)", "When He Wants A Woman", "Who's Sorry Now", "Wings of Inspiration", "You Can Have Him", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "You're Gonna Smile", "You Took My Happy Away")
B♭4 ("Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya", "All My Love Belongs to You", "A Mother's Love", "And That Reminds Me", "Ashamed", "As Long As There Is You", "Be Anything (But Be Mine)", "Can't Help Loving That Man", "Can't Stop Running Away", "Could This Be Magic", "Crazy", "Cry", "Cuttin' In", "Dammi il tempo", "Don't Blame Me", "E poi verrà l'autunno", "For Once In My Life / Stand By Your Man", "For You", "For Your Love", "Guess Who", "Hallelujah, I Love Him So", "Herida", "Hold Me", "Hurt", "I Ain't Gonna Cry No More", "I Believe", "I Can't Believe I'm Losing You", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "I'd Fight The World", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was", "If", "If I Never Get To Love You", "If You Don't Know By Now", "I Just Got Back From There", "I'll Belong To You", "I'll Be Seeing You", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "I Love My Man", "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)", "I'm Movin' On (Part 1)", "I'm Still Around", "I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind", "I Never Cared For You", "Insult To Injury", "I Shouldn't Care", "It'll Never Be Over For Me", "It Must Be Him", "I Waited Too Long", "Johnny", "Just Say I Love Him", "Leavin' On Your Mind", "Love is a Beautiful Thing", "Make The World Go Away", "My Foolish Heart", "My Prayer", "Nothing In The World (Could Make Me Love You More Than I Do)", "Nunca será terminado para mí", "Once In A While", "Only You", "On The Road Again", "Put Them Aside", "Satan Never Sleeps", "She's Got You", "Something Bad On My Mind", "Somewhere Along The Way", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "The Love Of A Boy", "There Goes My Heart", "There's a Way", "The Right Time", "Thirteenth Hour", "Ti credo", "Turn The World Around The Other Way", "What a Difference a Day Made", "What's A Matter Baby / Why (Am I Treated So Bad)", "When He Wants A Woman", "Yesterday / I Believe", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "(You Are) My Special Angel", "You Belong To My Heart", "You'll Never Know", "You're Gonna Smile", "You've Got Your Troubles")
A4 ("A Legend In My Time", "A Little Bird Told Me", "A Place In The Sun", "A Place In The Sun (Reprise)", "Are You Lonesome Tonight", "Big Mistake", "Bye Bye Little Boy", "Count Everything", "Daddy", "Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long", "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Exactly Like You", "Feelin' Alright", "Fever", "Gone", "Hallelujah, I Love Him So", "Herida", "Hey Girl (Hey Boy)", "Hold Me", "Hurt", "I Apologize", "I Believe", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "I Can't Believe I'm Losing You", "I Cry Myself to Sleep", "If", "If I Had You", "If I Never Get To Love You", "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", "I Know (I Love You)", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "I Love How You Love Me", "I Love My Man", "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)", "I'm Movin' On (Part 2)", "I'm Still Around", "I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind", "I'm a Star Now", "I'm Yours", "I Never Cared For You", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", "It Hurts To Be In Love", "It Must Be Him", "It's Only a Daydream", "It's Too Soon To Know", "I've Been Loving You Too Long / When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "I Walk The Line", "Johnny", "Just Say I Love Him", "Le solite cose", "Let Me Go Lover", "Let's Write a Love Song", "Love is a Beautiful Thing", "Maybe You'll Be There", "Misty", "My Own Peculiar Way", "Nothing Takes the Place of You", "Only Love Me", "On The Road Again", "Opportunity To Cry", "Our Love", "Pretend", "She Really Loves You", "She's Got You", "Should I Ever Love Again", "Smile", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Something Bad On My Mind", "Somewhere Along The Way", "Stardust", "Tears On My Pillow", "That's Right, Walk On By", "Then I'll Be Tired Of You", "There Must Be A Way", "There's a Way", "The Wall", "This Is My Song", "Trying", "Until You Were Gone", "What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)", "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "Who's Sorry Now", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "You", "(You Are) My Special Angel", "You Know You Don't Want Me", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "You Took My Happy Away", "You've Got Your Troubles", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling")
G♯4 ("Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya", "All Alone Am I", "All I Need Is You", "A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening", "A Mother's Love", "And That Reminds Me", "Ashamed", "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", "Be Anything (But Be Mine)", "But I Do", "Bye Bye Little Boy", "Can't Help Loving That Man", "Can't Stop Running Away", "Could This Be Magic", "Count Everything", "Crazy", "Cry", "Dammi il tempo", "Don't Blame Me", "Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long", "E poi verrà l'autunno", "For Your Love", "Get Out Of My Life", "Gotta Travel On", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "I Cry Myself to Sleep", "I'd Fight The World", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was", "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do", "If I Didn't Care", "If You Don't Know By Now", "I'll Belong To You", "I'll Be Seeing You", "I Love How You Love Me", "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over", "It Must Be Him", "It's Only Make Believe", "I Won't Cry Anymore", "Just a Ribbon", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "Let Me Go Lover", "Misty", "My Prayer", "Nothing In The World (Could Make Me Love You More Than I Do)", "Once a Day", "Once Alone", "Once In A While", "Our Love", "Satan Never Sleeps", "She Really Loves You", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Teardrops 'Till Dawn", "Thank You For Calling", "The Love Of A Boy", "There Goes My Heart", "There's a Way", "Ti credo", "Trying", "Turn The World Around The Other Way", "What a Difference a Day Made", "What's A Matter Baby / Why (Am I Treated So Bad)", "When He Wants A Woman", "When You Were Mine", "Wings of Inspiration", "Words", "Wrong", "Yesterday / I Believe", "You", "(You Are) My Special Angel", "You Belong To My Heart", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "You're Gonna Smile")

Significant Low Notes:

G3 ("A Legend In My Time", "A Little Bird Told Me", "All My Love Belongs to You", "And That Reminds Me", "A Place In The Sun (Reprise)", "Are You Sure", "Be Anything (But Be Mine)", "Can't Stop Running Away", "Did I Ever Love You", "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Drive-In Movie", "Feelin' Alright", "Fever", "For Your Love", "Guess Who", "Herida", "Hey Girl (Hey Boy)", "Hurt", "I Ain't Gonna Cry No More", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "I Cry Myself to Sleep", "If You Don't Know By Now", "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody", "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "I Love My Man", "I'm Movin' On (Part 1)", "I'm Still Around", "I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind", "I'm Yours", "Insult To Injury", "It'll Never Be Over For Me", "It's Too Soon To Know", "Just Say I Love Him", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "Let Me Go Lover", "Maybe You'll Be There", "My Own Peculiar Way", "Once In A While", "Only Love Me", "Permanently Lonely", "Put Them Aside", "She's Got You", "Stardust", "Then I'll Be Tired Of You", "The Wall", "Why Not Now", "Words", "You Belong To My Heart", "You'll Never Know", "You Took My Happy Away")
F♯3 ("Ashamed", "As Long As There Is You", "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", "Daddy", "E poi verrà l'autunno", "Gotta Travel On", "I Apologize", "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do", "If I Had You", "If I Never Get To Love You", "I'm a Star Now", "Just Say I Love Him", "Le solite cose", "Let's Write a Love Song", "Little Things Mean A Lot", "Make The World Go Away", "My Prayer", "Nothing Takes the Place of You", "Only Love Can Break A Heart", "She Really Loves You", "Teardrops 'Till Dawn", "Tears On My Pillow", "There Goes My Heart", "Touch Me", "Turn The World Around The Other Way", "Two Different Worlds", "Why Not Now", "(You Are) My Special Angel", "You Can Have Him")
F3 ("All I Need Is You", "A Mother's Love", "And That Reminds Me", "Count Everything", "Crazy", "Did I Ever Love You", "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Guess Who", "I Believe", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "I Can't Believe I'm Losing You", "I Cry Myself to Sleep", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was", "If", "If I Didn't Care", "If I Never Get To Love You", "I Just Got Back From There", "I'll Be Seeing You", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "I Love How You Love Me", "I Love My Man", "I'm Still Around", "I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind", "I Shouldn't Care", "I Waited Too Long", "I Walk The Line", "I Won't Cry Anymore", "Johnny", "Misty", "My Prayer", "Nothing In The World (Could Make Me Love You More Than I Do)", "Once Alone", "On The Road Again", "Pretend", "Put Them Aside", "She's Got You", "Should I Ever Love Again", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Something Bad On My Mind", "Somewhere Along The Way", "Stardust", "Tenderly", "The Love Of A Boy", "Then I'll Be Tired Of You", "There Goes My Heart", "There's a Way", "The Wall", "You", "You Know You Don't Want Me", "You'll Never Know")
E3 ("All Alone Am I", "Are You Sure", "Big Mistake", "Daddy", "Get Out Of My Life", "I Apologize", "If I Had You", "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody", "I Never Cared For You", "It's Only a Daydream", "Make The World Go Away" Live at PJ's version, "Maybe You'll Be There", "My Own Peculiar Way", "Nothing Takes the Place of You", "Our Love", "She Really Loves You", "Tears On My Pillow", "Thank You For Calling", "There Must Be A Way", "Wrong", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
E♭3 ("All I Need Is You", "A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening", "Ashamed", "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", "Crazy", "Cry" All Alone Am I version, "E poi verrà l'autunno", "For Your Love", "Gotta Travel On", "If I Didn't Care", "If You Don't Know By Now", "I'll Belong To You", "I'm Sorry", "I Shouldn't Care", "It'll Never Be Over For Me", "I've Been Loving You Too Long / When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" alternate take, "Leavin' On Your Mind", "My Foolish Heart", "Once Alone", "Something Bad On My Mind", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "The First Hurt", "The Love Of A Boy", "Walk Away", "When He Wants A Woman", "When You Were Mine", "Will You Remember Mine", "Yesterday / I Believe")
D3 ("All My Love Belongs to You", "Are You Sure", "Big Mistake", "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "Hurt" Live at PJ's version, "I Can't Believe I'm Losing You", "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody", "I Just Got Back From There", "I'm Still Around", "I Never Cared For You", "Interlude", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", "It Must Be Him", "I Waited Too Long", "Nunca será terminado para mí", "Only Love Can Break A Heart", "Only Love Me", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "There Must Be A Way", "To Love Somebody", "Touch Me", "Two Different Worlds", "You Took My Happy Away", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling")
C♯3 ("All Alone Am I", "Ashamed", "Be Anything (But Be Mine)", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "If I Had You", "Just a Ribbon", "Let's Write a Love Song", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "There Goes My Heart", "You Can Have Him")
C3 ("Are You Lonesome Tonight", "Drive-In Movie", "Guess Who", "Hold Me", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "I'd Fight The World", "If I Didn't Care", "Interlude", "It's Too Soon To Know", "Nothing In The World (Could Make Me Love You More Than I Do)", "Only Love Me", "Opportunity To Cry", "Somewhere Along The Way", "There's a Way", "Will You Remember Mine", "Yesterday / I Believe")
B2 ("Can't Help Loving That Man", "Hurt" All Alone Am I version, "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)", "Just a Ribbon", "Tenderly", "(You Are) My Special Angel")
B♭2 ("But I Do", "I Love How You Love Me", "Once Alone", "Opportunity To Cry", "The First Hurt", "Will You Remember Mine")
A2 ("Are You Lonesome Tonight", "Daddy", "Interlude", "Permanently Lonely", "To Love Somebody", "Touch Me", "Two Different Worlds", "(You Are) My Special Angel", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling")
G♯2 ("But I Do", "I'm Movin' On (Part 2)", "Little Things Mean A Lot")
G2 ("Can't Help Loving That Man", "Little Things Mean A Lot", "My Own Peculiar Way", "Once Alone", "Opportunity To Cry", "Will You Remember Mine", "Yesterday / I Believe")
F♯2 ("Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", "Tenderly", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling")
F2 ("Opportunity To Cry", "Will You Remember Mine")
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Questionable notes}
F3 ("Cry" ^[1])
C♯3 ("She Really Loves You" ^[1])
C3 ("Don't Take Your Love From Me" ^[1], "I Cry Myself to Sleep" [1], "I'll Be Seeing You" ^[1], "I Won't Cry Anymore" ^[1], "Only You" ^[1])
B2 ("Let Me Call You Sweetheart" ^[1])
B♭2 ("A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening" ^[1], "Ashamed" [1], "Be Anything (But Be Mine)" ^[1], "Gotta Travel On" ^[1], "I'd Fight The World" ^[1], "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" ^[1])
A2 ("Stardust" ^[1])
G2 ("For Your Love" ^[1], "I Just Got Back From There" ^[1], "Permanently Lonely" ^[1])
E2 ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" ^[1])
E♭2 ("Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" ^[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}
Hurt! (1961) - B2 - D5
Soul (1962) - C3 - D5
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1962) - C3 - D5
What's a Matter Baby (1963) - C3 - E♭5
Make The World Go Away (1963) - G♯2 - F5
The Amazing Timi Yuro (1964) - C3 - E♭5
Something Bad On My Mind (1968) - A2 - D5
Live at PJ's (1969) - F♯2 - C♯5
All Alone Am I (1981) - F♯2 - B4
I'm Yours (1982) - F♯2 - C♯5
Today (1982) - F2 - C♯5 

[rob]

Now that's an insanely impressive low range. Wow!

[kaji]

Apr 8, 2022 0:45:03 GMT rob said:

Now that's an insanely impressive low range. Wow!

Actually, I would say she never even showed the 10% of how good her lows actually are. She always approached them quite lightly and made some notes sound lower for stylistic purposes ala what Mariah Carey sometimes does. In reality, F3 isn't even a low note for Timi, nor is C3 much of a low note honestly. She did them comfortably in her teens already with full projection. She is a true contralto (although quite mezzo-like in terms of timbre often but that's just vocal habits) with an extended high range. 

[justalatinolad]

Reminds me a little bit of Helen Shapiro...

[kaji]

Updated with the Today (1982) album which expands her range to F2.

[Steingrim]

The bolded low notes are quite short, are there any that are sustained ?

[kaji]

Nope, she doesn't really ever sustain lows. Unfortunately. Ironically whens songs have spoken sections, she consistently stays down there comfortably.