Post by RINGO on Sept 26, 2019 19:00:51 GMT
William Robinson, Jr. (19 February 1940 - present)
Years Active: 1955 - present
Associated Acts: The Miracles
Vocal Range: A2 - G♯5
Significant High Notes:
G♯5 ("Don't Leave Me", "Mama", "Way Over There")
G5 ("Determination", "Embraceable You", "Money (That's What I Want)", "The Only One I Love", "Shop Around", "Whatever Makes You Happy")
F♯5 ("Ain't It Baby")
F5 ("Do You Love Me", "Heartbreak Road", "I Can't Believe", "If Your Mother Only Knew", "Mama", "Whatever Makes You Happy")
E5 ("Ain't It Baby", "Determination", "Happy Landing", "Heartbreak Road", "Mickey's Monkey", "What's So Good About Goodbye", "You Never Miss a Good Thing")
E♭5 ("Broken Hearted", "If Your Mother Only Knew", "Land of 1000 Dances")
D5 ("Broken Hearted", "Christmas Every Day", "The Christmas Song", "(You Can) Depend on Me", "Embraceable You", "Happy Landing", "He Don't Care About Me", "I Can Take a Hint", "I'll Try Something New", "The Only One I Love", "Such Is Love, Such Is Life", "Wah-Watusi", "Whatever Makes You Happy")
C♯5 ("After All", "Mickey's Monkey", "The Monkey Time", "Noel", "That's the Way I Feel", "Twist and Shout", "Who's Lovin' You", "Your Love")
C5 ("Dance What You Wanna", "Embraceable You", "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues", "A Heart Like Mine", "I Can't Believe", "I've Been Good to You", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "If Your Mother Only Knew", "Mama", "The Only One I Love", "Shop Around", "Speak Low", "This I Swear, I Promise", "Way Over There", "You've Really Got a Hold on Me")
B4 ("After All", "Ain't It Baby", "Christmas Every Day", "The Christmas Song", "(You Can) Depend on Me", "Determination", "Happy Landing", "Heartbreak Road", "I Can Take a Hint", "I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying", "Let It Snow", "Money (That's What I Want)", "The Monkey Time", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "That's the Way I Feel", "Won't You Take Me Back", "You Never Miss a Good Thing")
B♭4 ("Don't Leave Me", "The Groovy Thing", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "I'll Try Something New", "If Your Mother Only Knew", "Land of 1000 Dances", "A Love She Can Count On", "Mama", "Mickey's Monkey", "Shop Around", "Such Is Love, Such Is Life", "The Twist", "Twist and Shout", "Way Over There", "What's So Good About Goodbye", "Whatever Makes You Happy", "Who's Lovin' You", "Your Love")
A4 ("Broken Hearted", "The Christmas Song", "Dancin' Holiday", "(You Can) Depend on Me", "Determination", "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues", "I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying", "O Holy Night", "The Only One I Love", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "Speak Low", "This I Swear, I Promise", "White Christmas", "Won't You Take Me Back", "You Never Miss a Good Thing", "You've Really Got a Hold on Me")
G♯4 ("Don't Leave Me", "I've Been Good to You", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "The Monkey Time", "Noel", "That's the Way I Feel", "Way Over There")
G4 ("'Cause I Love You", "Christmas Every Day", "The Christmas Song", "Dance What You Wanna", "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues", "The Groovy Thing", "A Heart Like Mine", "I Can Take a Hint", "I Can't Believe", "I'll Try Something New", "Land of 1000 Dances", "A Love She Can Count On", "A Love That Can Never Be", "Mama", "Money (That's What I Want)", "Shop Around", "Silver Bells", "This I Swear, I Promise", "The Twist", "Wah-Watusi", "Whatever Makes You Happy", "Winter Wonderland")
Significant Low Notes:
G3 ("The Christmas Song", "(You Can) Depend on Me", "I'll Try Something New", "If Your Mother Only Knew", "Land of 1000 Dances", "Money (That's What I Want)", "The Only One I Love", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "Shop Around", "This I Swear, I Promise", "You Never Miss a Good Thing", "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", "Your Love")
F♯3
F3 ("Broken Hearted", "Don't Leave Me", "I've Been Good to You", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "A Love She Can Count On", "Noel", "O Holy Night", "Such Is Love, Such Is Life", "What's So Good About Goodbye", "Whatever Makes You Happy", "Your Love")
E3 ("The Monkey Time", "Shop Around")
E♭3 ("Don't Leave Me", "I've Got You Under My Skin")
D3 ("The Christmas Song")
A2 ("Let It Snow")
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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.
{Questionable Notes}A5 ("The Twist" [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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[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.
{Album Ranges}The Miracles:
Hi! We're the Miracles[1] (1961): E♭3 - G5 - G♯5
Cookin' with the Miracles[1] (1962): F3 - C5 - G♯5
I'll Try Something New[1] (1962): E♭3 - E♭5 - F5
The Fabulous Miracles[1] (1963): F3 - F5 - G5
Christmas with the Miracles[1] (1963): A2 - D5
The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey[1] (1963): E3 - F5
I Like It Like That (1965)
Going to a Go-Go (1965)
Away We a Go-Go (1966)
Make It Happen (1967)
Special Occasion (1968)
Time Out for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1969)
Four in Blue (1969)
What Love Has Joined Together (1970)
A Pocket Full of Miracles (1970)
The Season for Miracles (1970)
One Dozen Roses (1971)
Flying High Together (1972)
Solo:
Smokey (1973)
Pure Smokey (1974)
A Quiet Storm (1975)
Smokey's Family Robinson (1976)
Deep in My Soul (1977)
Big Time (1977)
Love Breeze (1978)
Where There's Smoke… (1979)
Warm Thoughts (1980)
Being With You (1981)
Yes It's You Lady (1982)
Touch the Sky (1983)
Essar (1984)
Smoke Signals (1985)
One Heartbeat (1987)
Love, Smokey (1990)
Double Good Everything (1991)
Intimate (1999)
Food for the Spirit (2004)
Timeless Love (2006)
Time Flies When You're Having Fun (2009)
Smokey & Friends (2014)
Albums marked with [x] were notewatched by:
[1] RINGO
Hi! We're the Miracles[1] (1961): E♭3 - G5 - G♯5
Cookin' with the Miracles[1] (1962): F3 - C5 - G♯5
I'll Try Something New[1] (1962): E♭3 - E♭5 - F5
The Fabulous Miracles[1] (1963): F3 - F5 - G5
Christmas with the Miracles[1] (1963): A2 - D5
The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey[1] (1963): E3 - F5
I Like It Like That (1965)
Going to a Go-Go (1965)
Away We a Go-Go (1966)
Make It Happen (1967)
Special Occasion (1968)
Time Out for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1969)
Four in Blue (1969)
What Love Has Joined Together (1970)
A Pocket Full of Miracles (1970)
The Season for Miracles (1970)
One Dozen Roses (1971)
Flying High Together (1972)
Solo:
Smokey (1973)
Pure Smokey (1974)
A Quiet Storm (1975)
Smokey's Family Robinson (1976)
Deep in My Soul (1977)
Big Time (1977)
Love Breeze (1978)
Where There's Smoke… (1979)
Warm Thoughts (1980)
Being With You (1981)
Yes It's You Lady (1982)
Touch the Sky (1983)
Essar (1984)
Smoke Signals (1985)
One Heartbeat (1987)
Love, Smokey (1990)
Double Good Everything (1991)
Intimate (1999)
Food for the Spirit (2004)
Timeless Love (2006)
Time Flies When You're Having Fun (2009)
Smokey & Friends (2014)
Albums marked with [x] were notewatched by:
[1] RINGO