Post by Homelander on Jul 23, 2024 3:10:33 GMT
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Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (February 19, 1963 - present)
Vocal Range: E♭2 - G5
Voice Type: Kiss From a Tenor
{Album Ranges}Seal (1991): B2 - B4 - G5
Seal (1994): A2 - C5 - C♯5
Human Being (1997): G♯2 - C♯5
Seal IV (2003): G♯2 - B♭4 - C♯5
System (2007): A2 - C♯5
Soul (2008): G♯2 - C5 - F♯5
Seal 6: Commitment (2010): F♯2 - C5 - E5
Soul 2 (2011): E♭2 - A2 - B♭4 - E5
Seal 7 (2015): F♯2 - D5 - F5
Standards (2017): B♭2 - C5 - F5
Seal (1994): A2 - C5 - C♯5
Human Being (1997): G♯2 - C♯5
Seal IV (2003): G♯2 - B♭4 - C♯5
System (2007): A2 - C♯5
Soul (2008): G♯2 - C5 - F♯5
Seal 6: Commitment (2010): F♯2 - C5 - E5
Soul 2 (2011): E♭2 - A2 - B♭4 - E5
Seal 7 (2015): F♯2 - D5 - F5
Standards (2017): B♭2 - C5 - F5
Significant High Notes:
G5 ("Crazy")
F♯5 ("I'm Still In Love With You")
F5 ("Daylight Saving", "If I Could Ever Make You Love Me", "I Put a Spell on You", "Mad World")
E5 ("Crazy", "If I'm Any Closer", "Ooh Baby Baby", "Out of the Window", "Padded Cell")
E♭5 ("Daylight Saving", "A Father's Way", "Heaven", "If I Could Ever Make You Love Me", "It's Alright", "Knock on Wood", "Let Yourself", "Monascow", "Wild")
D5 ("Ain't No Better Love", "The Big Love Has Died", "Future Love Paradise", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "If I'm Any Closer", "Let's Stay Together", "Out of the Window", "Padded Cell")
C♯5 ("All for Love", "The Beginning", "Bird of Freedom", "Fly Like an Eagle", "Free", "How Do You Stop", "If It's In My Mind, It's On My Face", "I'll Be Around", "I'm Still In Love With You", "It's Alright", "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "I Put a Spell on You", "Kiss From a Rose", "Latest Craze", "Let Me Roll", "Let Yourself", "Love's Divine", "Waiting For You", "What's Going On")
C5 ("All I Wanted to Say", "Back Stabbers", "The Big Love Has Died", "Daylight Saving", "Do You Ever", "Elise", "Every Time I'm With You", "Heaven", "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", "I Put a Spell on You", "Just Like You Said", "Let's Stay Together", "Love For Sale", "Love Is Better", "Monascow", "Newborn Friend", "No Easy Way", "Ooh Baby Baby", "Padded Cell", "People Asking Why", "Prayer For the Dying", "Redzone Killer", "Still Love Remains", "This Could Be Heaven", "Waiting For You", "Weight In Gold", "Weight of My Mistakes", "What's Going On", "Wild")
B4 ("Amazing", "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is", "Best of Me", "Bird of Freedom", "Deep Water", "Don't Cry", "Dreaming In Metaphors", "A Father's Way", "Fly Like an Eagle", "For the Love of You", "Free", "Future Love Paradise", "Half a Heart", "Human Beings", "I Am Your Man", "If I'm Any Closer", "If It's In My Mind, It's On My Face", "I Know What You Did", "I'll Be Around", "I Put a Spell on You", "It's Alright", "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "Let Yourself", "Life on the Dancefloor", "Love", "Love Is Better", "Love T.K.O.", "Ooh Baby Baby", "Out of the Window", "People Get Ready", "The Right Life", "Silence", "Stand By Me", "State of Grace", "Wedding Day", "Whirlpool")
B♭4 ("All For Love", "All I Wanted to Say", "The Beginning", "Big Time", "Don't Make Me Wait", "Elise", "Every Time I'm With You", "Fast Changes", "Fly Like an Eagle", "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "If I Could Ever Make You Love Me", "If You Don't Know Me By Now", "I'm Still In Love With You", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Just Like You Said", "Killer", "Kiss From a Rose", "Knock on Wood", "Latest Craze", "Lay It on the Line", "Lost My Faith", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", "Luck Be a Lady", "Monascow", "The Nearness of You", "Newborn Friend", "State of Grace", "This Christmas", "This Could Be Heaven", "Waiting For You", "Weight In Gold", "Weight of My Mistakes", "Whatever You Need", "What's Going On", "You Get Me")
A4 ("Ain't No Better Love", "Amazing", "Best of Me", "The Big Love Has Died", "Bird of Freedom", "Blues In E", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Colour", "Crazy", "Cry to Me", "Deep Water", "Don't Cry", "Do You Ever", "Dreaming In Metaphors", "Every Time I'm With You", "For the Love of You", "Free", "Future Love Paradise", "Half a Heart", "History", "Human Beings", "I Am Your Man", "If I Could", "If I Could Ever Make You Love Me", "If I'm Any Closer", "If It's In My Mind, It's On My Face", "I Know What You Did", "I'm Alive", "I'm Still In Love With You", "I Put a Spell on You", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "I Wish", "Just Like Before", "Lean On Me", "Let Me Roll", "Let's Stay Together", "Loaded", "Love", "Love Is Better", "Love Is Powerful", "Love's Divine", "Love Won't Let Me Wait", "Mad World", "Oh Girl", "Ooh Baby Baby", "Out of the Window", "Padded Cell", "People Asking Why", "People Get Ready", "Redzone Killer", "The Right Life", "Secret", "Stand By Me", "System", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "Touch", "The Way I Lie", "Wedding Day", "We Don't Need Another Hero", "We Found Love", "We Loved It", "Whatever You Need", "When a Man Is Wrong", "Whirlpool", "Wishing On a Star")
G♯4 ("All For Love", "Ashes to Ashes", "The Beginning", "Bird of Freedom", "Breathe", "Bring It On" studio / reprise, "Colour", "Cry to Me", "Daylight Saving", "Deep Water", "Don't Make Me Wait", "A Father's Way", "Free", "Fly Like an Eagle", "Future Love Paradise", "Get It Together", "Heavenly... (Good Feeling)", "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", "I Am Your Man", "If I Could Ever Make You Love Me", "I'll Be Around", "Immaculate", "I'm Still In Love With You", "It's Alright", "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "Just Like You Said", "Kiss From a Rose", "Latest Craze", "Let's Stay Together", "Let Yourself", "Life on the Dancefloor", "Like a Rolling Stone", Lost My Faith", "Love For Sale", "Love Is Powerful", "Love's Divine", "Love T.K.O.", "Love Won't Let Me Wait", "Manic Depression", "Monascow", "No Easy Way", "Oh Girl", "Show Me", "Silence", "Smile", "Stand By Me", "Still Love Remains", "System", "This Christmas", "Violet", "Waiting For You", "The Way I Lie", "Where There's Gold", "You Are My Kind", "You Get Me")
G4 ("Ain't No Better Love", "Ain't Nothin' But a House Party", "All I Wanted to Say", "Back Stabbers", "Best of Me", "The Big Love Has Died", "Big Time", "Bird of Freedom", "Crazy", "Daylight Saving", "Do You Ever", "Dreaming In Metaphors", "Dumb", "Elise", "Fly Like an Eagle", "For the Love of You", "Get It Together", "Half a Heart", "Heaven", "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", "History", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "If I Could Ever Make You Love Me", "If You Don't Know Me By Now", "I'm Alive", "I'm Beginning to See the Light", "I Know What You Did", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Just Like Before", "Knock on Wood", "Lay It on the Line", "Lean On Me", "Les Mots", "Let Me Roll", "Letting Go", "Loaded", "Loneliest Star", "Luck Be a Lady", "Monascow", "My Vision", "The Nearness of You", "Newborn Friend", "Ooh Baby Baby", "People Asking Why", "Prayer For the Dying", "Redzone Killer", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "State of Grace", "Still Love Remains", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "This Christmas", "This Could Be Heaven", "Time", "Weight In Gold", "Weight of My Mistakes", "Whatever You Need", "What's Going On", "Whirlpool", "Wild", "You Are My Kind")
F♯4 ("Amazing", "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is", "Ashes to Ashes", "Ashley Wednesday", "Best of Me", "Bird of Freedom", "Bring It On", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)", "Colour", "Crazy", "Deep Water", "Don't Cry", "Dreaming In Metaphors", "England", "Fast Changes", "A Father's Way", "Fly Like an Eagle", "For the Love of You", "Future Love Paradise", "Heavenly... (Good Feeling)", "History", "How Do You Stop", "Human Beings", "I Am Your Man", "If I Could", "If I'm Any Closer", "If It's In My Mind, "It's On My Face", "I'll Be Around", "Immaculate", "I Put a Spell on You", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Just Like Before", "Killer", "Latest Craze", "Let Yourself", "Like a Rolling Stone", "Love's Divine", "Lost My Faith", "Love", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", "Love T.K.O.", "Love Won't Let Me Wait", "Newborn Friend", "Oh Girl", "Out of the Window", "People Asking Why", "People Get Ready", "The Right Life", "Rolling", "Secret", "Show Me", "Silence", "Smile", "Stand By Me", "State of Grace", "System", "Time", "Tinsel Town", "Touch", "Walk on By", "The Way I Lie", "Wedding Day", "We Found Love", "We Loved It", "Whatever You Need", "When a Man Is Wrong", "Whirlpool", "Wild")
F4 ("Ain't Nothin' But a House Party", "All For Love", "All I Wanted to Say", "Ashes to Ashes", "Back Stabbers", "Breathe", "Bring It On", "Colour", "Daylight Saving", "Don't Make Me Wait", "Do You Ever", "Elise", "Every Time I'm With You", "Fly Like an Eagle", "Get It Together", "Heaven", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "If I Could Ever Make You Love Me", "If You Don't Know Me By Now", "I'm Beginning to See the Light", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Just Like You Said", "Killer", "Lay It on the Line", "Lean On Me", "Les Mots", "Let Me Roll", "Let's Stay Together", "Loaded", "Love For Sale", "Luck Be a Lady", "Mad World", "Monascow", "My Funny Valentine", "The Nearness of You", "Prayer For the Dying", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "Still Love Remains", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "This Could Be Heaven", "Time", "Weight of My Mistakes", "What's Going On", "Wishing On a Star")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("All I Wanted to Say", "Ashley Wednesday", "Autumn Leaves", "Best of Me", "Don't Cry", "Don't Make Me Wait", "Dumb", "Get It Together" reprise, "Elise", "Every Time I'm With You", "Excerpt From", "Half a Heart", "Heaven", "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", "Human Beings", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "If I'm Any Closer", "I Know What You Did", "I'm Beginning to See the Light", "I'm Still In Love With You", "If It's In My Mind, It's On My Face", "Just Like Before", "Just Like You Said", "Let's Stay Together", "Loaded", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", "Love Is Better", "Love's Divine", "Luck Be a Lady", "The Nearness of You", "Ooh Baby Baby", "Padded Cell", "People Asking Why", "Prayer For the Dying", "Redzone Killer", "The Right Life", "Secret", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "We Don't Need Another Hero", "Weight In Gold", "Weight of My Mistakes", "Whatever You Need", "Whirlpool", "Wishing On a Star")
C♯3 ("Ashes to Ashes", "Best of Me", "Bird of Freedom", "Bring It On", "Colour", "Crazy", "Deep Water", "Fast Changes", "For the Love of You", "Future Love Paradise", "How Do You Stop", "I Am Your Man", "I'm Alive", "Immaculate", "Les Mots", "Let Yourself", "Life on the Dancefloor", "Like a Rolling Stone", "Lost My Faith", "Love T.K.O.", "Newborn Friend", "Oh Girl", "People Get Ready", "Princess", "Rolling", "Show Me", "Silence", "Smile", "State of Grace", "System", "This Christmas", "Waiting For You", "The Way I Lie", "When a Man Is Wrong", "Where There's Gold", "The Wind Cries Mary")
C3 ("Autumn Leaves", "The Big Love Has Died", "Bring It On", "Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)", "Don't Make Me Wait", "Elise", "Every Time I'm With You", "Human Beings", "If I Could", "It Was a Very Good Year", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Just Like You Said", "Kiss From a Rose", "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow", "Let's Stay Together", "Loaded", "Love For Sale", "Mad World", "Manic Depression", "My Funny Valentine", "Padded Cell", "Prayer For the Dying", "Redzone Killer", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "We Found Love", "Weight In Gold", "Wishing On a Star")
B2 ("The Beginning", "Don't Cry", "Heavenly... (Good Feeling)", "It Was a Very Good Year", "Lean On Me", "Letting Go", "Let Yourself", "Loneliest Star", "Love", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", "Love Is Powerful", "No Easy Way", "Oh Girl", "People Asking Why", "The Right Life", "Tinsel Town", "Touch", "Walk on By")
B♭2 ("Back Stabbers", "Big Time", "Daylight Saving", "Get It Together", "Heavenly... (Good Feeling)", "I'm Beginning to See the Light", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Just Like You Said", "Kiss From a Rose", "Latest Craze", "Let Yourself", "Love For Sale", "Luck Be a Lady", "The Nearness of You", "Prayer For the Dying", "Princess", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "Still Love Remains", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "This Christmas", "We Don't Need Another Hero")
A2 ("Blues In E", "Colour", "Cry to Me", "Elise", "Free", "Half a Heart", "If I Could", "If I Could Ever Make You Love Me", "I Know What You Did", "Just Like Before", Knock on Wood", "Lean On Me", "Loaded", "People Get Ready", "Still Love Remains", "Violet", "We Found Love", "Weight In Gold", "When a Man Is Wrong", "The Wind Cries Mary", "Wishing On a Star")
G♯2 ("Free", "Get It Together", "Heavenly... (Good Feeling)", "Lost My Faith", "Mona Lisa", "State of Grace", "Tinsel Town", "Waiting For You")
G2 ("Big Time", "Blues In E")
F♯2 ("Life on the Dancefloor", "Love", "The Way I Lie")
E♭2 ("What's Going On")
{Questionable Notes}F6 ("Lay It on the Line" [5a])
G♯5 ("I Wish" [2])
G5 ("Love is Powerful" [3] [4])
F5 ("Redzone Killer" [2])
C♯5 ("Blues In E" [1], "A Change Is Gonna Come" [2] [4], "Don't Cry" [4])
C5 ("Ain't Nothin' But a House Party" [5], "Manic Depression" [1])
B4 ("Lay It on the Line" [5], "Like a Rolling Stone" [2])
B♭4 ("Don't Cry" [1], "Dumb" [1])
D3 ("Ain't No Better Love" [1], "My Vision" [1])
C♯3 ("A Change Is Gonna Come" [5], "I'm Still In Love With You" [5], "No Easy Way" [1], "People Asking Why" [1])
B2 ("Immaculate" [1], "Secret" [1], "Silence" [1] [3])
B♭2 ("Don't Make Me Wait" [1], "Fly Like an Eagle" [1] [4] [5], "Loaded" [4])
A2 ("Bird of Freedom" [1], "Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)" [1], "A Father's Way" [1], "I'm Alive" [1] [4], "It Was a Very Good Year" [5], "Let Me Roll" [2], "Weight of My Mistakes" [1])
G♯2 ("Bring It On" [1], "Kiss From a Rose" [1], "Like a Rolling Stone" [1])
G2 ("Bird of Freedom" [1], "England" [3], "Get It Together" [4], "I Know What You Did" [4], "Latest Craze" [5], "Princess" [1])
F2 ("Let's Stay Together" [1] [4], "Still Love Remains" [5])
E2 ("Get It Together" [2] [3] [4], "Padded Cell" [3] [4])
C♯2 ("The Wind Cries Mary" [5])
C2 ("Killer" [1] [3] [4])
A1 ("It Was a Very Good Year" [4] [5])
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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.
(a) Notes that are good enough on their own, but too disconnected from the rest of his range to be considered representative of the way he uses his voice.
G♯5 ("I Wish" [2])
G5 ("Love is Powerful" [3] [4])
F5 ("Redzone Killer" [2])
C♯5 ("Blues In E" [1], "A Change Is Gonna Come" [2] [4], "Don't Cry" [4])
C5 ("Ain't Nothin' But a House Party" [5], "Manic Depression" [1])
B4 ("Lay It on the Line" [5], "Like a Rolling Stone" [2])
B♭4 ("Don't Cry" [1], "Dumb" [1])
D3 ("Ain't No Better Love" [1], "My Vision" [1])
C♯3 ("A Change Is Gonna Come" [5], "I'm Still In Love With You" [5], "No Easy Way" [1], "People Asking Why" [1])
B2 ("Immaculate" [1], "Secret" [1], "Silence" [1] [3])
B♭2 ("Don't Make Me Wait" [1], "Fly Like an Eagle" [1] [4] [5], "Loaded" [4])
A2 ("Bird of Freedom" [1], "Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)" [1], "A Father's Way" [1], "I'm Alive" [1] [4], "It Was a Very Good Year" [5], "Let Me Roll" [2], "Weight of My Mistakes" [1])
G♯2 ("Bring It On" [1], "Kiss From a Rose" [1], "Like a Rolling Stone" [1])
G2 ("Bird of Freedom" [1], "England" [3], "Get It Together" [4], "I Know What You Did" [4], "Latest Craze" [5], "Princess" [1])
F2 ("Let's Stay Together" [1] [4], "Still Love Remains" [5])
E2 ("Get It Together" [2] [3] [4], "Padded Cell" [3] [4])
C♯2 ("The Wind Cries Mary" [5])
C2 ("Killer" [1] [3] [4])
A1 ("It Was a Very Good Year" [4] [5])
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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.
(a) Notes that are good enough on their own, but too disconnected from the rest of his range to be considered representative of the way he uses his voice.
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Blue marks notes probably sung in head voice or falsetto.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix or otherwise found in backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic or non-sung notes.
Bold marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Thanks to Electric Mami and amadeusd for help determining the pitch of many notes in this thread.