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James Vernon Taylor (12 March 1948 - )
Vocal Range: C2 - C♯5
Significant High Notes:
C♯5 ("Company Man", "Day Tripper", "Family Man", "Night Owl", "Suite For 20 G")
C5 ("Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip On Me", "Woman's Gotta Have It", "Your Smiling Face")
B4 ("Family Man", "Money Machine", "Runaway Boy")
B♭4 ("Brother Trucker", "Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip On Me", "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now", "Woman's Gotta Have It")
A4 ("Back On The Street Again", "Company Man", "Daddy's All Gone", "Day Tripper", "Family Man", "Honey Don't Leave L.A.", "I Was Only Telling a Lie", "Knockin' Around The Zoo", "Music", "Night Owl", "Stand and Fight")
G♯4 ("Hour That The Morning Comes", "Suite For 20 G", "Your Smiling Face")
G4 ("Angry Blues", "The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream", "Chili Dog", "Circle 'Round The Sun", "Daddy's All Gone", "Don't Talk Now", "Everybody Has The Blues", "Family Man", "Fool For You", "Hello Old Friend", "Honey Don't Leave L.A.", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "Is That The Way You Look?", "I Was Only Telling a Lie", "Let It All Fall Down", "Letter in The Mail", "Mud Slide Slim", "Music", "Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip On Me", "One Morning In May", "The Promised Land", "Riding On a Railroad", "Runaway Boy", "Secret O' Life", "Shower The People", "Sweet Potato Pie", "Taking It In", "Turn Away", "Woh, Don't You Know", "Woman's Gotta Have It")
F♯4 ("Back On The Street Again", "Brighten Your Night With My Day", "Company Man", "Day Tripper", "Everyday", "Family Man", "Handy Man", "Hard Times", "If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight", "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That", "I Will Follow", "Johnnie Comes Back", "Knockin' Around The Zoo", "Letter in The Mail", "Limousine Driver", "Mexico", "Money Machine", "Music", "Night Owl", "Nothing Like a Hundred Miles", "The Promised Land", "Riding On a Railroad", "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now", "Suite For 20 G", "Summer's Here", "Stand and Fight", "Turn Away", "You Make It Easy", "Your Smiling Face", "You've Got a Friend")
F4 ("Ain't No Song", "Baby Boom Baby", "Bartender's Blues", "Brother Trucker", "Fire and Rain", "First of May", "Going Around One More Time", "Gorilla", "Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The Jukebox", "Let Me Ride" Mud Slide Slim and The Blue Horizon version, "Mud Slide Slim", "My Romance", "Rainy Day Man" Flag version, "Shed a Light", "Shower The People", "Someone", "Song For You Far Away", "Sun On The Moon", "Stand and Fight", "Steamroller Blues", "Sweet Potato Pie", "T-Bone", "Terra Nova", "Up On The Roof", "Woman's Gotta Have It")
E4 ("Another Grey Morning", "Anywhere Like Heaven", "Back On The Street Again", "Believe It Or Not", "Blossom", "Boatman", "Captain Jim's Drunken Dream", "Carolina In My Mind", "Chanson Francaise", "Chili Dog", "Circle 'Round The Sun", "Copperline", "Daddy's All Gone", "Dance", "Day Tripper", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "Don't Talk Now", "Down In The Hole", "Everybody Has The Blues", "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha", "Everyday", "Fading Away", "Family Man", "Golden Moments", "Gorilla", "Hard Times", "Hello Old Friend", "Highway Song", "Home by Another Way", "Honey Don't Leave L.A.", "Hour That The Morning Comes", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight", "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That", "I Was a Fool to Care", "I Was Only Telling a Lie", "I Will Not Lie For You", "Johnnie Comes Back", "A Junkie's Lament", "Limousine Driver", "Knockin' Around The Zoo", "Let It All Fall Down", "Let Me Ride", "Little David", "Lo and Behold", "London Town", "Looking For Love on Broadway", "Love Has Brought Me Around", "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", "Me and My Guitar", "Migration", "Mona", "Music", "Native Son", "Night Owl", "Nobody But You", "Oh Brother", "One Man Parade", "One More Go Round", "One Morning In May", "Only a Dream in Rio", "Only For Me", "Places In My Past", "The Promised Land", "Riding On a Railroad", "Runaway Boy", "Sarah Maria", "Secret O' Life", "Slap Leather", "Sleep Come Free Me", "Sugar Trade", "Suite For 20 G", "Sunny Skies", "Sun On The Moon", "Taking It In", "That's Why I'm Here", "There We Are", "Turn Away", "Yellow and Rose", "You Make It Easy", "Your Smiling Face")
E♭4 ("Ain't No Song", "Bartender's Blues", "Everyday", "First of May", "Hard Times", "Home by Another Way", "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That", "A Junkie's Lament", "Letter in The Mail", "Limousine Driver", "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", "Mexico", "Money Machine", "Nothing Like a Hundred Miles", "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now", "Shed a Light", "Song For You Far Away", "There We Are", "You Can Close Your Eyes")
D4 ("Ananas", "Angry Blues", "Anywhere Like Heaven", "Baby Boom Baby", "Back On The Street Again", "Bartender's Blues", "Believe It Or Not", "Blossom", "The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream", "Brighten Your Night With My Day", "Brother Trucker", "B.S.U.R.", "Captain Jim's Drunken Dream", "Carolina In My Mind", "Chili Dog", "Circle 'Round The Sun", "Company Man", "Country Road", "Daddy's Baby", "Dance", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "Don't Talk Now", "Down In The Hole", "Everybody Has The Blues", "Fire and Rain", "First of May", "Fool For You", "The Frozen Man", "Going Around One More Time", "Golden Moments", "Gorilla", "Handy Man", "Her Town Too", "Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The Jukebox", "Highway Song", "Hour That The Morning Comes", "Is That The Way You Look?", "I Was Only Telling a Lie", "I Will Follow", "I Will Not Lie For You", "Jump Up Behind Me", "Knockin' Around The Zoo", "Let Me Ride", "Letter in The Mail", "Lighthouse", "Line 'Em Up", "Little More Time With You", "Lo and Behold", "London Town", "Love Has Brought Me Around", "Love Songs", "Machine Gun Kelly", "Millworker", "Music", "My Romance", "New Tune", "Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip On Me", "Oh Brother", "One Man Parade", "One More Go Round", "Only For Me", "Only One", "Rainy Day Man", "Riding On a Railroad", "Secret O' Life", "Shed a Light", "Shower The People", "Sleep Come Free Me", "Someone", "Something In The Way She Moves", "Something's Wrong", "Stand and Fight", "Steamroller Blues", "Sugar Trade", "Sun On The Moon", "Sweet Potato Pie", "T-Bone", "Terra Nova", "That Lonesome Road", "Turn Away", "Up Er Mei", "Up From Your Life", "Up On The Roof", "Walking Man", "The Water Is Wide", "Woh, Don't You Know", "Woman's Gotta Have It", "Yellow and Rose")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Ananas", "Another Grey Morning", "Anywhere Like Heaven", "Baby Boom Baby", "Back On The Street Again", "Believe It Or Not", "Blossom", "Brighten Your Night With My Day", "Brother Trucker", "B.S.U.R.", "Captain Jim's Drunken Dream", "Carolina In My Mind" version 1 on James Taylor self-titled, "Country Road", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "Don't Talk Now", "Down In The Hole", "Enough To Be On Your Way", "Everybody Has The Blues", "First of May", "Fool For You", "The Frozen Man", "Golden Moments", "Gorilla", "Handy Man", "Her Town Too", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "Is That The Way You Look?", "I Will Follow", "Knockin' Around The Zoo", "Let It All Fall Down", "Let Me Ride", "Lighthouse", "Lo and Behold", "London Town", "Love Has Brought Me Around", "Machine Gun Kelly", "Mescalito", "Migration", "Millworker", "Mud Slide Slim", "My Romance", "New Tune", "One Man Parade", "Only One", "Rainy Day Man", "Riding On a Railroad", "Shower The People", "Slow Burning Love", "Someone", "Something's Wrong", "Steamroller Blues", "Sugar Trade", "Sweet Baby James", "Taking It In", "That Lonesome Road", "There We Are", "Traffic Jam", "Turn Away", "Up Er Mei", "Up From Your Life", "Woh, Don't You Know")
C♯3 ("Another Day", "Believe It Or Not", "Carolina In My Mind", "Chanson Francaise", "Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down", "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha", "Hangnail", "Hard Times", "Hello Old Friend", "Home by Another Way", "A Junkie's Lament", "Letter in The Mail", "Like Everyone She Knows", "Limousine Driver", "Long Ago and Far Away", "Looking For Love on Broadway", "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", "Me and My Guitar", "Mexico", "Mona", "Music", "Native Son", "Nobody But You", "Nothing Like a Hundred Miles", "Only a Dream in Rio", "Only For Me", "Sarah Maria", "Soldiers", "Suite For 20 G", "That's Why I'm Here", "Walking My Baby Back Home", "Yellow and Rose", "Your Smiling Face", "You've Got a Friend")
C3 ("Ain't No Song", "Baby Boom Baby", "Blossom", "The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream", "Carolina In My Mind" version 1 on James Taylor self-titled, "Circle 'Round The Sun", "Dance", "Enough To Be On Your Way", "Family Man", "Fire and Rain", "Going Around One More Time", "Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The Jukebox", "Highway Song", "Hymn", "Jump Up Behind Me", "Line 'Em Up", "Little More Time With You", "London Town", "Mud Slide Slim", "Oh, Susannah", "One More Go Round", "One Morning In May", "Only One", "Places In My Past", "Rainy Day Man" Flag version, "Riding On a Railroad", "Runaway Boy", "Secret O' Life", "Shed a Light", "Shower The People", "Slow Burning Love", "Someone", "Something In The Way She Moves", "Something's Wrong", "Song For You Far Away", "Sun On The Moon", "Sunny Skies", "Sunshine Sunshine", "Sweet Potato Pie", "Taking It In", "T-Bone", "Terra Nova", "Up Er Mei", "Up On The Roof", "Valentine's Day", "The Water Is Wide")
B2 ("Another Day", "Boatman", "Carolina In My Mind", "Chanson Francaise", "Copperline", "Country Road", "Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down", "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha", "Everyday", "Fading Away", "First of May", "Gaia", "Isn't It Nice to Be Home Again", "I Was a Fool to Care", "Like Everyone She Knows", "Line 'Em Up", "Little David", "Long Ago and Far Away", "Love Songs", "Me and My Guitar", "Mona", "Money Machine", "Mud Slide Slim", "New Tune", "Nobody But You", "Oh Brother", "Places In My Past", "Sarah Maria", "Soldiers", "Suite For 20 G", "Summer's Here", "Sweet Baby James", "That's Why I'm Here", "Up From Your Life", "Valentine's Day", "Walking Man", "Walking My Baby Back Home", "Wandering")
B♭2 ("Ain't No Song", "Angry Blues", "Bartender's Blues", "Brother Trucker", "Chili Dog", "Daddy's Baby", "Going Around One More Time", "Gorilla", "Jump Up Behind Me", "My Romance", "Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip On Me", "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now", "Shed a Light", "Something In The Way She Moves", "Song For You Far Away", "Sun On The Moon", "Sunshine Sunshine", "Walking My Baby Back Home", "You Can Close Your Eyes")
A2 ("Another Day", "Another Grey Morning", "Back On The Street Again", "Brighten Your Night With My Day", "Country Road", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "Fading Away", "Fanfare", "The Frozen Man", "Hello Old Friend", "Her Town Too", "If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight", "Isn't It Nice to Be Home Again", "I Was Only Telling a Lie", "Knockin' Around The Zoo", "Lighthouse", "Little More Time With You", "London Town", "Machine Gun Kelly", "Me and My Guitar", "Mud Slide Slim", "New Tune", "Runaway Boy", "Soldiers", "Someone", "Something's Wrong", "Terra Nova", "Up From Your Life", "Walking Man", "Yellow and Rose", "Your Smiling Face", "You've Got a Friend")
G♯2 ("Me and My Guitar", "Migration", "Money Machine", "Oh Brother", "Sweet Potato Pie", "Valentine's Day", "Walking My Baby Back Home")
G2 ("Angry Blues", "The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream", "Brother Trucker", "Captain Jim's Drunken Dream", "Chili Dog", "Daddy's All Gone", "Fanfare", "The Frozen Man", "Handy Man", "Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The Jukebox", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "Hymn", "I Was Only Telling a Lie", "Let It All Fall Down", "Line 'Em Up", "Lo and Behold", "Machine Gun Kelly", "Oh, Susannah", "Places In My Past", "Secret O' Life", "Stand and Fight", "There We Are", "Traffic Jam")
F♯2 ("Ananas", "Back On The Street Again", "Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down", "Fading Away", "A Junkie's Lament", "Handy Man", "I Was a Fool to Care", "Love Songs", "Summer's Here")
F2 ("Daddy's Baby", "Rainy Day Man" Flag version)
E2 ("Boatman", "Hour That The Morning Comes", "Isn't It Nice to Be Home Again", "Sleep Come Free Me")
D2 ("Angry Blues", "Down In The Hole")
C2 ("I Was Only Telling a Lie")
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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.
Best Vocal Performances:
1. I Was Only Telling a Lie
2. Back On The Street Again
3. Money Machine
4. Fire and Rain
5. Day Tripper
6. You've Got a Friend
7. Hour That The Morning Comes
8. Sleep Come Free Me
9. Honey Don't Leave L.A.
10. Company Man
{Album Ranges}
James Taylor (1968): G2 - C♯5
Sweet Baby James (1970): G2 - C♯5
Mud Slide Slim and The Blue Horizon (1971): E2 - G4
One Man Dog (1972): F♯2 - A4
Walking Man (1974): F2 - B♭4
Gorilla (1975): D2 - A4
In The Pocket (1976): F♯2 - B4
JT (1977): C2 - C5
Flag (1979): E2 - C♯5
Dad Loves His Work (1981): E2 - A4
That's Why I'm Here (1985): B♭2 - F♯4
Never Die Young (1988): G♯2 - B4
New Moon Shine (1991): D2 - F♯4
Hourglass (1997): F♯2 - E4
October Road (2000):
One Man Band (2007):
Covers (2008):
Before This World (2015):
American Standard (2020):
James Taylor (1968): G2 - C♯5
Sweet Baby James (1970): G2 - C♯5
Mud Slide Slim and The Blue Horizon (1971): E2 - G4
One Man Dog (1972): F♯2 - A4
Walking Man (1974): F2 - B♭4
Gorilla (1975): D2 - A4
In The Pocket (1976): F♯2 - B4
JT (1977): C2 - C5
Flag (1979): E2 - C♯5
Dad Loves His Work (1981): E2 - A4
That's Why I'm Here (1985): B♭2 - F♯4
Never Die Young (1988): G♯2 - B4
New Moon Shine (1991): D2 - F♯4
Hourglass (1997): F♯2 - E4
October Road (2000):
One Man Band (2007):
Covers (2008):
Before This World (2015):
American Standard (2020):
{Questionable Notes}
D5 ("Country Road"[1])
B4 ("Back On The Street Again"[1], "Is That The Way You Look?"[5])
A4 ("The Promised Land"[1], "Turn Away"[1])
F2 ("Anywhere Like Heaven"[3])
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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.
D5 ("Country Road"[1])
B4 ("Back On The Street Again"[1], "Is That The Way You Look?"[5])
A4 ("The Promised Land"[1], "Turn Away"[1])
F2 ("Anywhere Like Heaven"[3])
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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.
