Oleta Adams (2,908 views)

[darby]

Oleta Angela Adams
Voice Type: Mezzo In Chains
Vocal Range: G2-C6

Significant High Notes:

C6: "Circle Of One", "I’ve Got To Sing My Song" live in Santa Barbara 1989
A5: "Don’t Look Too Closely", "Easier To Say Goodbye", "I’ve Got To Sing My Song", "Learning To Love You More", "Never Far Away"
G♯5: "Power Of Sacrifice"
G5: "Circle Of One", "Do I Move You", "New York State Of Mind", "Woman In Chains"
F♯5: "Starting All Over Again"
F5: "Don’t Look Too Closely", "I Wonder As I Wonder", "Rhythm Of Life", "Wilted Roses"
E5: "Circle Of One", "We Can’t Stay Here", "Will We Ever Learn"
E♭5: "Everything Must Change"
D5: "Bad Man’s Song", "Easier To Say Goodbye", "If You’re Willing", "Long Distance Love", "New Star", "Picture You The Way That I Do", "Standing On The Corner Of The Third World", "This Love Won’t Fail", "Window Of Hope", "Woman In Chains", "Yesterday", "You Need To Be Loved"
C♯5: "Power Of Sacrifice", "When Love Comes To The Rescue", "Will We Ever Learn", "We Will Meet Again"
C5: "Bad Man’s Song", "Christmas Time Is Here", "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "Don’t Look Too Closely", "Easier To Say Goodbye", "Embraceable You", "Feelin’ Good", "Get Here", "Girl From Ipanema", "Hold Me For A While", "I Will Love You", "If This Love Should Ever End", "If You’re Willing", "In The Beginning", "It’s Alright With Me", "I’ve Got A Right", "I’ve Got To Sing My Song", "Learning To Love You More", "Never Far Away", "New York State Of Mind", "No Way To Love Me", "Once In A Lifetime", "Rhythm Of Life", "Slow Motion", "Sweet Side Of Life", "We Can’t Stay Here", "We Will Meet Again", "When You Walked Into My Life", "Woman In Chains"
B4: "Another Day Has Come And Gone", "(Baby I’ll) Come When You Call", "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "I Just Had To Hear Your Voice", "I Knew You When", "Learning To Love You More", "Long Distance Love", "Love Begins At Home", "Never Far Away", "New Star", "Slow Motion", "Starting All Over Again", "Sweet Side Of Life", "This Is Real", "This Love Won’t Fail", "Will We Ever Learn", "Window Of Hope", "Winter Wonderland"
B♭4: "Act Of Forgiveness", "Alleluia, Alleluia (Peace On Earth)", "Beams Of Heaven", "Bump In The Road", "The Captain Of My Ship", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)", "The Day I Stop Loving You", "Do I Move You", "Embraceable You", "Everything Must Change", "Feelin’ Good", "Get Here", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Holy Is The Lamb", "I Hope You Dance", "I Just Had To Hear Your Voice", "I Will Love You", "If This Love Should Ever End", "If You’re Willing", "In The Beginning", "I’ve Got A Right", "Let It Snow", "Life Keeps Moving On", "Lover’s Holiday", "My Heart Won’t Lie", "New York State Of Mind", "Only The Lonely", "Picture You The Way That I Do", "Power Of Sacrifice", "Rhythm Of Life", "This Is Real", "We Will Meet Again", "What Price", "When Loves Comes To The Rescue", "When You Walked Into My Life", "Wilted Roses", "Woman In Chains", "Yesterday", "You Need To Be Loved"
A4: "All The Love", "Another Day Has Come And Gone", "Best That I Can Do", "Breath Of Heaven", "Do I Move You", "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Hold Me For A While", "I Can’t Live A Day Without You", "I’ve Got To Sing My Song", "Let It Snow", "Look What Love Has Done", "Love Begins At Home", "Never Knew Love", "New Star", "Of The Father’s Love Begotten", "Once In A Lifetime", "Slow Motion", "This Love Won’t Fail", "When Love Was Spoken Here", "Window Of Hope", "Winter Wonderland", "Yesterday", "You’ve Got To Give Me Room"


Significant Low Notes:

A3: "Breath Of Heaven", "(Baby I’ll) Come When You Call", "Don’t Look Too Closely", "Evolution", "Hold Me For A While", "Let’s Stay Here", "Look What Love Has Done", "Love Begins At Home", "Never Knew Love", "Slow Motion", "This Love Won’t Fail", "We Can’t Stay Here", "Will We Ever Learn", "Window Of Hope",
G♯3: "Alleluia, Alleluia (Peace On Earth)", "Everything Must Change", "Girl From Ipanema", "I’m Yours", "It’s Alright With Me", "Life Keeps Moving On", "My Heart Won’t Lie", "No Way To Love Me", "Power Of Sacrifice", "Rhythm Of Life", "Silent Night", "There’s Still My Joy", "When Love Comes To The Rescue", "When You Walked Into My Life"
G3: "Alleluia, Alleluia (Peace On Earth)", "Another Day Has Come And Gone", "Bad Man’s Song", "Blowin’ In The Wind", "Breath Of Heaven", "The Captain Of My Ship", "Christmas Time Is Here", "Circle Of One", "The Day I Stop Loving You", "Do I Move You", "Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow", "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "Embraceable You", "Evolution", "Feelin’ Good", "Flower", "Get Here", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "His Loving Eyes", "Hold Me For A While", "Holy Is The Lamb", "I Can’t Live A Day Without You", "I Knew You When", "I Will Love You", "If You’re Willing", "I’ve Got A Right", "Learning To Love You More", "Let It Snow", "Let’s Stay Here", "Long Distance Love", "Look What Love Has Done", "Love Begins At Home", "Never Knew Love", "New York State Of Mind", "Of The Father’s Love Begotten", "Once In A Lifetime", "River", "Slow Motion", "Sweet Side Of Life", "Wilted Roses", "Yesterday", "You’ve Got To Give Me Room"
F♯3: "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)", "I Knew You When", "Life Keeps Moving On", "New Star", "Only The Lonely", "Silent Night", "This Is Real", "This Love Won’t Fail", "When Love Comes To The Rescue", "Will We Ever Learn", "Winter Wonderland"
F3: "Act Of Forgiveness", "Beams Of Heaven", "Bump In The Road", "The Captain Of My Ship", "Christmas Time Is Here", "Circle Of One", "The Day I Stop Loving You", "Do I Move You", "Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow", "Don’t Look Too Closely", "Easier To Say Goodbye", "Everything Must Change", "Evolution", "Feelin’ Good", "Flower", "Girl From Ipanema", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "His Loving Eyes", "Holy Is The Lamb", "I Can’t Live A Day Without You", "I Just Had To Hear Your Voice", "I Will Love You", "I Wonder As I Wonder", "If This Love Should Ever End", "If You’re Willing", "In The Beginning", "It’s Alright With Me", "I’ve Got A Right", "I’ve Got To Sing My Song", "Just Before I Go To Sleep", "Learning To Love You More", "Let It Snow", "Life Keeps Moving On", "Lover’s Holiday", "My Heart Won’t Lie", "Never Far Away", "New York State Of Mind", "No Way To Love Me", "Of The Father’s Love Begotten", "Picture You The Way That I Do", "Power Of Sacrifice", "Rhythm Of Life", "There’s Still My Joy", "We Will Meet Again", "What Price", "When Love Comes To The Rescue", "When You Walked Into My Life", "Wilted Roses", "Window Of Hope", "Woman In Chains", "Yesterday"
E3: "Another Day Has Come And Gone", "Bad Man’s Song", "Best That I Can Do", "Blowin’ In The Wind", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)", "(Baby I’ll) Come When You Call", "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "Evolution", "Hold Me For A While", "I Just Had To Hear Your Voice", "Let’s Stay Here", "Look What Love Has Done", "Never Knew Love", "New Star", "Once In A Lifetime", "River", "Silent Night", "Sweet Side Of Life", "We Can’t Stay Here", "When Love Was Spoken Here"
E♭3: "Act Of Forgiveness", "All The Love", "Bump In The Road", "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)", "Christmas Time Is Here", "Circle Of One", "Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow", "Get Here", "I Can’t Live A Day Without You", "I Hope You Dance", "I Will Love You", "I Wonder As I Wonder", "If This Love Should Ever End", "I’m Yours", "In The Beginning", "It’s Alright With Me", "I’ve Got To Sing My Song" live in Santa Barbara 1989, "Just Before I Go To Sleep", "My Heart Won’t Lie", "No Way To Love Me", "Only The Lonely", "Picture You The Way That I Do", "Power Of Sacrifice", "Rhythm Of Life", "There’s Still My Joy", "This Is Real", "When You Walked Into My Life"
D3: "Best That I Can Do", "Blowin’ In The Wind", "Breath Of Heaven", "The Captain Of My Ship", "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "Easier To Say Goodbye", "Flower", "His Loving Eyes", "I Knew You When", "If You’re Willing", "Long Distance Love", "Never Far Away", "New Star", "Only The Lonely", "River", "Slow Motion", "Sweet Side Of Life", "Wilted Roses"
C♯3: "Act Of Forgiveness", "I Wonder As I Wonder", "If This Love Should Ever End", "I’m Yours", "Just Before I Go To Sleep", "Picture You The Way That I Do", "This Is Real", "We Will Meet Again", "What Price", "Winter Wonderland"
C3: "Best That I Can Do", "Bump In The Road", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "I Hope You Dance", "Learning To Love You More", "Never Far Away", "We Can’t Stay Here"
B2: "I’m Yours", "Will We Ever Learn", "Winter Wonderland"
B♭2: "I Hope You Dance"
G♯2: "Girl From Ipanema"
G2: "Bad Man’s Song"
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice or falsetto
Bold marks particularly impressive notes
Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals

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{Album Ranges} Circle Of One (1990): B2 - E5 - C6
Evolution (1993): D3 - D5 - A5
Movin’ On (1995): C♯3 - D5 - D5
Calm Walk With Me (1997): C3 - D5 - A5
All The Love (2005): B♭2 - C♯5 - A5
Christmas Time With Oleta (2006): B2 - B4 - F5
Let’s Stay Here (2009): C3 - B4 - E5
Third Set (2017): D3 - B♭4 - G5

[kaji]

There's one album missing - the live album 'Going On Record' (1983). Some excellent singing in there.

[SailorBlue]

Solid F3s and A4s in "Me and My Big Ideas" by Tears For Fears.

[Velsarie Vivardesque]

The title of the bold in Eb3 should be 'I Wonder As I Wander'

[kaji]

Also might not be something you wanna include or consider but Oleta talks about being classically-trained as a lyric soprano and it being her natural voice in many, many interviews. Some links:
crperry84.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/interview-oleta-adams-singer-songwriter-and-producer/
www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/07/03/singer-oleta-adams-still-hunting-for-a-niche/