Post by kaji on Aug 18, 2023 17:07:16 GMT
Tina Charles (10 March 1954)
Known As: the British Queen of Disco
Voice Type: Sopranino
Vocal Range: E♭3-B6
Significant High Notes:
B6 ("River Deep, Mountain High")
A6 ("Highwire")
E♭6 ("It's in His Kiss", "Makin’ All the Right Moves")
D6 ("Bo-Bo's Party")
C6 ("Bo-Bo's Party", "Highwire", "In the Middle of the Day")
B5 ("Fallin' in Love in Summertime", "Love Rocks", "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart")
B♭5 ("Hold Me", "Just One Smile", "Listen to the Music", "When Will I See You Again")
A5 ("Amazing Grace", "Cookie Face", "Daytona Demon", "Dr. Love", "I Love to Love", "In the Middle of the Day", "I Want You Back", "Just One Smile", "Let's Hear It for the Boy", "Look Out, I'm Coming", "Love Me Like a Lover", "Motion Man", "Never Can Say Goodbye" with the Kissicats, "Secret Love", "You Set My Heart on Fire")
G♯5 ("Foundation of Love", "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playin'", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "Is It Love You're After?", "Space Captain", "World of Emotion")
G5 ("A Natural Woman", "Blame It on the Boogie", "Boogie 'Round the Clock", "Chorus", "Dance Little Lady Dance", "Dizzy", "Don't Play That Song", "Fallin' in Love in Summertime", "Feels Like Sunday", "Good to Be Alive", "Halfway to Paradise", "Higher", "Hold Me", "I'm on Fire", "I Want You Back", "Jacob's Ladder", "Lady Marmalade", "Love Me Like a Lover", "Magic", "Motion Man", "Rock Your Baby", "Shame, Shame, Shame", "Take Good Care of Yourself", "Theme from 'No, Honestly'", "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart")
F♯5 ("Amazing Grace", "Bye Love", "Daytona Demon", "Dr. Love", "Foundation of Love", "Great Male Robbery", "Highwire", "I Love to Love", "I’m Just As Bad As You", "Is It Love You're After?", "Listen to the Music", "Lookin' Through the Windows", "Love Rocks", "Lovin' You", "Makin’ All the Right Moves", "Millions of Hearts (With a Single Prayer)", "Reach Out, I'll Be There", "Rich Girl", "Rollin'", "Somewhere", "Summertime", "Won't Somebody Dance With Me", "World of Emotion", "You Set My Heart on Fire")
F5 ("Bo-Bo's Party", "Dance with Me", "Dancin'", "Disco Fever", "Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe", "Feels Like Sunday", "Floy Joy", "He's My Sugar", "Hey Jude", "Hide and Seek", "Hold Me", "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playin'", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "I Gotta Dance with You", "Imagine Me, Imagine You", "I'm on Fire", "It's in His Kiss", "It's Raining Men", "It's Time for a Change Of Heart", "Lookin' Through the Windows", "Look Out, I'm Coming", "Love Me Now", "Motion Man", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Nutbush City Limits", "Polk Salad Annie", "River Deep, Mountain High", "Satisfaction / Be What You Wanna Be", "The Witch", "The Wild One", "Turn Back the Hands of Time", "We Do It", "When You Got Love", "You are Everything")
E5 ("All Comes Back to You", "A Natural Woman", "Band of Gold", "Boogie 'Round the Clock", "Bye Love", "Can the Can", "Dance Little Lady Dance", "Daytona Demon", "Devil Gate Drive", "Fairytales", "Fallin' in Love in Summertime", "Fire Down Below", "Fly Away", "Foundation of Love", "Great Male Robbery", "Halfway to Paradise", "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Here I Go Again", "He's My Sugar", "Hide and Seek", "I Gotta Dance with You", "I'll Be Your Light (In Your Moment of Darkness)", "I Love to Love", "I'm on Fire", "In the Middle of the Day", "I Want You Back", "Just One Smile", "Let's Hear It for the Boy", "Love Bug / Sweets For My Sweet", "Love is a Many Splendored Thing", "Lover Boy", "Love Rocks", "Lovin' You", "Millions of Hearts (With a Single Prayer)", "Morning Side of the Mountain", "Nutbush City Limits", "One Broken Heart For Sale", "Remember Me", "Rock Your Baby", "Rollin'", "Secret Love", "Shame, Shame, Shame", "Somewhere", "Space Captain", "Theme from 'No, Honestly'", "The Wild One", "With My Head in the Clouds", "You Can Do Magic", "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart", "You Set My Heart on Fire")
E♭5 ("Blame It on the Boogie", "Bo-Bo's Party", "Born with a Smile on My Face", "Boulevard of Souvenirs", "Come Back and Shake Me", "Cookie Face", "Dancin'", "Dizzy", "Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe", "Fire Down Below", "Forget Me Not", "Go", "Hey Jude", "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playin'", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "I Feel Love", "I Gotta Dance with You", "I'll Be There", "It's in His Kiss", "It's Raining Men", "Jacob's Ladder", "Listen to the Music", "Lookin' Through the Windows", "Love Me Now", "Nothing in the World", "Played for a Fool", "Please Mr. Postman" La Music Machine version, "Promise Honest", "Puppy Love", "Rendezvous", "Satisfaction / Be What You Wanna Be", "Smarty Pants", "Suspended in Time", "Take All of Me", "There's No Stopping Us Now", "The Wild One", "The Witch", "World of Emotion")
D5 ("After All That We’ve Been Through", "Ain't Gonna Hide My Love", "A Kiss in the Hot Summernight", "All Comes Back to You", "Amazing Grace", "A Natural Woman", "A Walkin' Miracle", "Baby Don't You Know Anymore", "Band of Gold", "Ben", "Boogie 'Round the Clock", "Boulevard of Souvenirs", "Bourgie', Bourgie'", "Bye Love", "Can the Can", "Can't Stop My Feet from Dancing", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Chorus", "Dance Little Lady Dance", "Dance with Me", "Dirty Ol' Man", "Disco Fever", "Don't Play That Song", "Don't Throw Your Love", "Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe", "Do What You Wanna Do", "Dr. Love", "Fallin' in Love in Summertime", "Feels Like Sunday", "Fly Away", "Following a One Man Band", "Great Male Robbery", "Guilty", "Halfway to Paradise", "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Hey Boy", "Hey Jude", "Hide and Seek", "Higher", "Highwire", "Hold Me", "I'll Be Your Light (In Your Moment of Darkness)", "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me", "I'm Coming Out", "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door", "I’m Just As Bad As You", "I'm Leaving It All Up to You", "Is It Love You're After?", "It Hurts So Good", "It's in His Kiss", "It's Time for a Change Of Heart", "Kiss from a Rose", "Lady Marmalade", "Look Out, I'm Coming", "Love Hunger", "Love is a Many Splendored Thing", "Love Me Like a Lover", "Love Me Now", "Lover Boy", "Love Rocks", "Magic", "Makin’ All the Right Moves", "Millions of Hearts (With a Single Prayer)", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Nothing in the World", "One Broken Heart For Sale", "Only You Can", "Rich Girl", "River Deep, Mountain High", "Running Into Danger", "Same Old Story", "Secret Love", "Shame, Shame, Shame", "Somewhere", "Stoney End", "Stop What You're Doing to Me", "Take Good Care of Yourself", "The Boogie Man", "There's a Whole Lot of Loving", "The Wild One", "The Witch", "This is the Moment", "Turn Back the Hands of Time", "We Do It", "When You Got Love", "With My Head in the Clouds", "Won't Somebody Dance With Me", "Year of Decision", "You are Everything", "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart", "You Set My Heart on Fire")
C♯5 ("A Kiss in the Hot Summernight", "Automatically Sunshine", "Blame It on the Boogie", "Boulevard of Souvenirs", "Bye Love", "Chirpy Chirpy, Cheep Cheep", "Come Back and Shake Me", "Compromise", "Cookie Face", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Devil Gate Drive", "Disco Love", "D.I.V.O.R.C.E.", "Dr. Love", "Following a One Man Band", "Forget Me Not", "Foundation of Love", "Go", "Great Male Robbery", "Guilty", "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Honey, Honey", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "I Get a Little Sentimental Over You", "I'll Be Your Light (In Your Moment of Darkness)", "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me", "I Love to Love", "I'm Gonna Run Away from You", "I'm on Fire", "I'm Sorry", "Is It Love You're After?", "I Want You Back", "Jacob's Ladder", "Kiss from a Rose", "Kiss of Life", "Let Me Be There", "Long Live Love", "Lookin' Through the Windows", "Love Me Now", "Lover Boy", "Lovin' You", "Morning Side of the Mountain", "Nutbush City Limits", "People of the Universe", "Played for a Fool", "Puppy Love", "Reach Out, I'll Be There", "Remember Me", "Rendezvous", "Rollin'", "Same Old Story", "Sow the Seed of Love, "Space Captain", "Stand By Your Man", "Stop What You're Doing to Me", "Sugar Candy Kisses", "Summertime", "Suspended in Time", "Sweet Talking Guy", "Take All of Me", "Take Good Care of Yourself", "Take My Tears", "There's a Whole Lot of Loving", "When Will I See You Again", "Why" Hot Hits 15 compilation version, "World of Emotion", "You Set My Heart on Fire", "You Set My Heart on Fire")
C5 ("After All That We’ve Been Through", "All Comes Back to You", "A Natural Woman", "A Walkin' Miracle", "Baby Don't You Know Anymore", "Blame It on the Boogie", "Bo-Bo's Party", "Boogie 'Round the Clock", "Born with a Smile on My Face", "Can the Can", "Can't Stop My Feet from Dancing", "Dance Little Lady Dance", "Dance with Me", "Dancin'", "Daytona Demon", "Deeper and Deeper", "Dirty Ol' Man", "Disco Fever", "Don't Do It Baby", "Don't Play That Song", "Don't Throw Your Love", "Do What You Wanna Do", "Fairytales", "Fallin' in Love in Summertime", "Feels Like Sunday", "Floy Joy", "Go", "Good to Be Alive", "Guilty", "Halfway to Paradise", "Hey Boy", "Hey Jude", "He's My Sugar", "Hide and Seek", "Higher", "Hold Me", "Honey, Honey", "I Bit Off More Than I Can Chew", "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playin'", "I Feel Love", "I Get a Little Sentimental Over You", "I'll Be There", "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me", "Imagine Me, Imagine You", "I'm Coming Out", "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door", "I'm Gonna Run Away from You", "I'm Leaving It All Up to You", "In My Little Corner of the World", "It's Raining Men", "It's Time for a Change Of Heart", "I Will Survive", "Lady Marmalade", "Let Me Try Again", "Long Live Love", "Love Bug / Sweets For My Sweet", "Love Hunger", "Love Me Like a Lover", "Make the World Go Away", "Millions of Hearts (With a Single Prayer)", "Morning Side of the Mountain", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Night Follows Day", "Nothing in the World", "One Broken Heart For Sale", "Only You Can", "Paloma Blanca", "Promise Honest", "River Deep, Mountain High", "Running Into Danger", "Satisfaction / Be What You Wanna Be", "Secret Love", "Smarty Pants", "Somewhere", "So Vividly", "Sow the Seed of Love", "Stoney End", "Surrounded By a Ray of Sunshine", "Suspended in Time", "The Banner Man", "Theme from 'No, Honestly'", "There's a Whole Lot of Loving", "There's No Stopping Us Now", "The Wild One", "This is the Moment", "Turn Back the Hands of Time", "Un banc, un arbre, une rue", "We Do It", "When Will I See You Again", "When You Got Love", "Why", "With My Head in the Clouds", "You are Everything", "You Can Do Magic")
Significant Low Notes:
B3 ("Ain't Gonna Hide My Love", "Amazing Grace", "Ben", "Born with a Smile on My Face", "Bye Love", "Chirpy Chirpy, Cheep Cheep", "Chorus", "Dizzy", "Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe", "Fire Down Below", "Fly Away", "Foundation of Love", "Great Male Robbery", "Guilty", "Halfway to Paradise", "Happy Ending", "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "I Get a Little Sentimental Over You", "In the Middle of the Day", "Is It Love You're After?", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Joe", "Let It Be Me", "Let Me Try Again", "Long Live Love", "Love is a Many Splendored Thing", "Love Me Now", "Lover Boy", "Makin’ All the Right Moves", "Only You Can", "Please Mr. Postman", "Rain", "Rich Girl", "Running Into Danger", "Same Old Story", "Secret Love", "Somewhere", "Stop What You're Doing to Me", "Take All of Me", "Take My Tears", "The Song of My Life", "What is Life", "When Will I See You Again", "Which Way You Goin' Billy", "With My Head in the Clouds")
B♭3 ("Angie Baby", "Blame It on the Boogie", "Blanket on the Ground", "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep", "Cookie Face", "Doctor's Orders", "Feels Like Sunday", "Higher", "Hot Pants", "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playin'", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "I'll Be There", "Imagine Me, Imagine You", "In My Little Corner of the World", "It Hurts So Good", "It's Time for a Change Of Heart", "I Won't Last a Day Without You", "Like a Butterfly", "Madame, Madame", "Morning Side of the Mountain", "Paper Roses", "Played for a Fool", "Promise Honest", "Puppy Love", "Rainbow", "River Deep, Mountain High", "Shame, Shame, Shame", "So Vividly", "Stoney End", "Tonight", "Un banc, un arbre, une rue", "We Do It", "When Will I See You Again", "Year of Decision", "You are Everything")
A3 ("Ain't Gonna Hide My Love", "All Comes Back to You", "Amazing Grace", "Boulevard of Souvenirs", "Chorus", "Cookie Face", "Dancin'", "Deeper and Deeper", "Dirty Ol' Man", "D.I.V.O.R.C.E.", "Doctor's Orders", "Fairytales", "Fly Away", "Hey Jude", "I'll Be Your Light (In Your Moment of Darkness)", "Imagine Me, Imagine You", "I'm Gonna Run Away from You", "I’m Just As Bad As You", "In the Middle of the Day", "Let It Be Me", "Let Me Be There", "Let Me Try Again", "Long Live Love", "Love is a Many Splendored Thing", "Lover Boy", "Madame, Madame", "Makin’ All the Right Moves", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Only You Can", "People of the Universe", "Please Mr. Postman", "Please Tell Him I Said Hello", "Rich Girl", "Running Into Danger", "Sacramento", "Same Old Story", "Secret Love", "Something Tells Me (Something is Gonna Happen Tonight)", "Somewhere", "Suspended in Time", "Take Good Care of Yourself", "Take My Tears", "When Will I See You Again", "Why", "You Can Do Magic", "You're So Vain", "Your Love is My Light")
G♯3 ("Chirpy Chirpy, Cheep Cheep", "Compromise", "I See a Star", "It's Raining Men", "Joe", "Magic", "Puppy Love", "Remember Me", "Send in the Clowns", "So Vividly", "Stand By Your Man", "Take All of Me")
G3 ("After All That We’ve Been Through", "All Comes Back to You", "Angie Baby", "Blanket on the Ground", "Bourgie', Bourgie'", "Deeper and Deeper", "Do What You Wanna Do", "Fairytales", "Hot Pants", "I'm Sorry", "In My Little Corner of the World", "It Hurts So Good", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Kiss from a Rose", "Lady Marmalade", "Leader of the Pack", "Let's Hear It for the Boy", "Paper Roses", "The Song of My Life", "Why", "With My Head in the Clouds", "You're So Vain", "Your Love is My Light")
F♯3 ("Boulevard of Souvenirs", "Deep Purple", "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Kiss of Life", "Please Mr. Postman", "Suspended in Time", "Sweet Talking Guy", "What is Life")
F3 ("Bourgie', Bourgie'", "Go (Before You Break My Heart)", "Higher", "Highwire", "It's Raining Men", "Only Yesterday", "Stoney End", "Top of the World", "You are Everything")
E3 ("I See a Star")
E♭3 ("Go (Before You Break My Heart)", "I Won't Last a Day Without You", "Only Yesterday", "So Vividly")
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable notes}
A6 ("Makin’ All the Right Moves" [3])
F♯6 ("Lovin' You" [2])
F6 ("Boogiethon" [3], "The Witch" [3])
E6 ("Devil Gate Drive" [3])
D6 ("Hold Me" [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.
A6 ("Makin’ All the Right Moves" [3])
F♯6 ("Lovin' You" [2])
F6 ("Boogiethon" [3], "The Witch" [3])
E6 ("Devil Gate Drive" [3])
D6 ("Hold Me" [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.
{Discography}
Solo:
Dance Little Lady (1976) - G3 - A5
I Love to Love (1976) - G3 - B♭5
Tina Sings (1977) - F♯3 - G♯5
Heart 'n' Soul (1977) - A3 - B5
Just One Smile (1980) - G3 - E♭6
World of Emotion (1993) - B♭3 - A5
Feels Like Sunday (2007) - F♯3 - B♭5
Solo:
Dance Little Lady (1976) - G3 - A5
I Love to Love (1976) - G3 - B♭5
Tina Sings (1977) - F♯3 - G♯5
Heart 'n' Soul (1977) - A3 - B5
Just One Smile (1980) - G3 - E♭6
World of Emotion (1993) - B♭3 - A5
Feels Like Sunday (2007) - F♯3 - B♭5