Philip Oakey (2,824 views)

[Seb]

Philip Oakey (2 October 1955)
Vocal Range: D2 - G♯5
Years Active: 1977 - present
Associated Acts: The Human League (1977 - present)

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{Discography}
The Human League:
Reproduction [1979]: F♯2 - A4 - G♯5
Travelogue [1980]: A2 - B4 - C♯5
Dare [1981]: E2 - B4
Fascination! [1983, EP]: D2 - A4
Hysteria [1984]: F♯2 - C5
Crash [1986]: E♭2 - B4 - F5
Romantic? [1990]: E2 - A4 - B4
Octopus [1995]: F2 - B♭4
Secrets [2001]: E2 - B♭4
Credo [2011]: E2 - B♭4

Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder:
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder [1985]: G2 - A4 - C5
+ singles and other appearances

Significant High Notes:
G♯5 ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
F5 ("Swang")
D5 ("The Real Thing")
C♯5 ("Human", "Jam", "Only After Dark")
C5 ("Brand New Love (Take A Chance)", "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times)")
B4 ("Crow And A Baby", "Kiss The Future", "Love On The Run", "Party", "The Sound Of The Crowd")
B♭4 ("All I Ever Wanted", "Brand New Love (Take A Chance)", "Breaking The Chains", "Housefull Of Nothing", "Love Is All That Matters", "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times)", "Stay With Me Tonight", "The Real Thing", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
A4 ("A Doorway", "Almost Medieval", "Boys and Girls", "Cruel Young Lover", "I'm Coming Back", "Kiss The Future", "Let's Get Together Again", "Love Me Madly?", "Men Are Dreamers", "Mirror Man", "Money", "Never Let Me Go", "Night People", "Open Your Heart", "Party", "The Snake", "The Sound Of The Crowd", "These Are The Days", "Why The Show Must Go On", "WXJL Tonight", "You'll Be Sorry", "Zero As A Limit")
G♯4 ("Blind Youth", "Empire State Human", "Filling Up With Heaven", "Get Together", "Human", "Jam", "Life Kills", "Love Is All That Matters", "Marianne", "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times)", "Rock 'N' Roll", "Shameless", "Soundtrack To A Generation", "Stay With Me Tonight", "Swang", "Together In Electric Dreams", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
G4 ("A Doorway", "All I Ever Wanted", "Be My Lover Now", "Betrayed", "Boys and Girls", "Breaking The Chains", "Circus of Death", "Crow And A Baby", "Cruel Young Lover", "Do Or Die", "Don't You Know I Want You", "Don't You Want Me", "Dreams Of Leaving", "Egomaniac", "Get It Right This Time", "Heart Like A Wheel", "Housefull Of Nothing", "I'm Coming Back", "Into The Night", "Love Me Madly?", Love On The Run", "Mirror Man", "Money", "Morale", "Never Give Your Heart", "Night People", "Now", "Shameless", "Soundtrack To A Generation", "The Snake", "The Stars Are Going Out", "The Touchables", "These Are The Days", "Together In Electric Dreams", "Why The Show Must Go On", "You'll Be Sorry")
F♯4 ("All I Ever Wanted", "Blind Youth", "Empire State Human", "Get Together", "I Need Your Loving", "I'm Coming Back", "Jam", "Kiss The Future", "LA Today", "Marianne", "Men Are Dreamers", "Only After Dark", "Reflections (Demons of the Mind)", "Rock 'N' Roll", "Sin City", "Stay With Me Tonight", "Swang", "Tell Me When", "The Lebanon", "The Sign", "The Things Dream Are Made Of", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
F4 ("(Keep Feeling) Fascination", "Almost Medieval", "Be My Lover Now", "Betrayed", "Boys and Girls", "Brand New Love (Take A Chance)", "Breaking The Chains", "Circus of Death", "Cruel Young Lover", "Darkness", "Don't You Want Me", "Egomaniac", "Electric Shock", "Filling Up With Heaven", "Get It Right This Time", "Heart Like A Wheel", "I'm Coming Back", "Into The Night", "LA Today", "Let's Get Together Again", "Life On Your Own", "Love Action (I Believe In Love)", "Love Me Madly?", "Love On The Run", "Mirror Man", "Never Give Your Heart", "Never Let Me Go", "Night People", "Now", "Open Your Heart", "Rock 'N' Roll", "Shake It Up", "Shameless", "Sky", "Tell Me Again", "The Path of Least Resistance", "The Stars Are Going Out", "These Are The Days", "Together In Electric Dreams", "What Comes After Goodbye", "Words")

Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Almost Medieval", "Austerity / Girl One (Medley)", "Be My Lover Now", "Boys and Girls", "Circus of Death", "Don't You Know I Want You", "Get It Right This Time", "Into The Night", "Life On Your Own", "Louise", "Love Action (I Believe In Love)", "Mister Moon And Mister Sun", "Money", "Never Again", "Never Let Me Go", "Nightclubbing", "Rock 'N' Roll", "Rock and Roll is Dead", "Seconds", "Sky", "Symmetry", "The Black Hit Of Space", "The Lebanon", "The Path of Least Resistance", "The Word Before Last", "This Used to Be the Future", "When the Stars Start to Shine", "Zero As A Limit")
C♯3 ("1st Man in Space", "I Love You Too Much", "I Need Your Loving", "Jam", "LA Today", "Marianne", "Stay With Me Tonight", "Tell Me When", "When the Stars Start to Shine", "WXJL Tonight", "You'll Be Sorry", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
C3 ("(Keep Feeling) Fascination", "Austerity / Girl One (Medley)", "Into The Night", "Liar", "Morale", "Night People", "Open Your Heart", "Symmetry", The Real Thing", "The World Tonight", "This Used to Be the Future", "What Comes After Goodbye", "WXJL Tonight", "Zero As A Limit")
B2 ("Do Or Die", "Egomaniac", "Electric Shock", "I Am The Law", "Kiss The Future", "Love Action (I Believe In Love)", "Mister Moon And Mister Sun", "Only After Dark", "Rock 'N' Roll", "Single Minded", "You Remind Me Of Gold")
B♭2 ("Almost Medieval", "Circus of Death", "Crow And A Baby", "I Don't Depend On You", "I Need Your Loving", "Night People", "One Man In My Heart", "Soundtrack To A Generation", "Stay With Me Tonight", "The Real Thing", "This Used to Be the Future", "Together In Electric Dreams", "When the Stars Start to Shine")
A2 ("1st Man in Space", "Almost Medieval", "Austerity / Girl One (Medley)", "Egomaniac", "Electric Shock", "Hard Times / Love Action", "Liar", "Life On Your Own", "Louise", "Men Are Dreamers", "Morale", "Only After Dark", "Party", "Privilege", "Shake It Up", "Single Minded", "Sky", "Symmetry", "The Black Hit Of Space", "The Sign", "The Snake", "The Sound Of The Crowd", "The Word Before Last", "The World Tonight", "WXJL Tonight", "You Remind Me Of Gold")
G♯2 ("Filling Up With Heaven", "I Need Your Loving", "Soundtrack To A Generation", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")
G2 ("(Keep Feeling) Fascination", "Housefull Of Nothing", "Into The Night", "Love Action (I Believe In Love)", "One Man In My Heart", "Privilege", "Morale", "Shake It Up", "Sky")
F♯2 ("1st Man in Space", Filling Up With Heaven", "I Need Your Loving", "Louise", The Path of Least Resistance")
F2 ("Housefull Of Nothing", "Human", "One Man In My Heart", "Symmetry")
E2 ("Do Or Die", "Egomaniac", "Kiss The Future", "Men Are Dreamers", "Privilege", "The Snake")
E♭2 ("Swang")
D2 ("Hard Times / Love Action")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
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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{Bolded Notes}
B4 ("Love On The Run")
B♭4 ("All I Ever Wanted", "Brand New Love (Take A Chance)", "Housefull Of Nothing", "Stay With Me Tonight")
A4 ("Almost Medieval", "Men Are Dreamers", "Why Must The Show Go On", "You'll Be Sorry")
G♯4 ("Human")
G4 ("Boys And Girls", "Money", "The Stars Are Going Out", "Together In Electric Dreams")
F4 ("Circus of Death", "Open Your Heart")

C3 ("Night People")
B2 ("Egomaniac")
A2 ("Privilege", "The Snake")
G2 ("Housefull Of Nothing", "One Man In My Heart")
F♯2 ("I Need Your Loving")
E2 ("Do Or Die", "Men Are Dreamers")
E♭2 ("Swang")
D2 ("Hard Times/Love Action")

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{Questionable Notes}
G5 ("Kiss The Future" [1])
E♭5 ("The Black Hit Of Space" [2])
C3 ("Empire State Human" [2])

G2 ("Love Me Madly?" [4])
F2 ("Rock and Roll is Dead" [2][4])
C2 ("The Snake" [2][4])
B1 ("Reflections (Demons of the Mind)" [2][4])
[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.

[Macca]

Why Is the C3 In the Questionable Section in The High Range

[Seb]

For reasons far beyond your comprehension, my child