Post by galaxyseal on Nov 2, 2019 17:56:55 GMT
Solange Piaget Knowles
Voice Type: Soprano
Vocal Range: C3 - E6
{Background & Vocal Summary:}Solange Knowles is an American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. She is known for songs such as "Cranes in the Sky" and "I Decided". She began her career originally performing background vocals on a few Destiny's Child tracks before getting signed to her father's record label "Music World Entertainment". Her debut album "Solo Star" was released in 2003. The album received mixed reviews and wasn't much of a success. Following this, Solange began acting in several films and then took a career break. Later in 2008, she released her next album titled "Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams" to positive reviews. The album performed well compared to her debut and she soon embarked on a tour to promote it. In 2012, she released an EP titled "True" under the independent label "Terrible Records" before eventually launching her own record label titled "Saint Records" the year after. In 2016, Solange announced on her birthday that her next album was completed and is titled "A Seat at the Table". The album was soon released in September to critical acclaim and was a huge success spawning singles such as "Cranes in the Sky". Each of Solange's albums are different to one another, although she is often compared to her older sister Beyoncé. She has been praised for her strong vocal performances, sound and songwriting capabilities, especially with her most recent album "A Seat at the Table".
Solange is an obvious soprano with a soft and gentle tone and her showing great comfort in her highs while still showing comfort in her lows. Her vocals have been praised by numerous people and have drawn some comparisons to Beyoncé. With a strong and fairly comfortable lower register for a soprano ("Weary", "Don’t Touch My Hair", "Twice") and some decent belting although she usually opts for her head voice for notes above D5 or so. Her head voice shows great comfort and power, being capable of sustaining notes well and hitting these notes effortlessly ("Cranes in the Sky", "Stillness is the Move", "Cosmic Journey" live). Even when singing live she isn't afraid to reach into her lower or higher extremes while being able to stay on pitch well. Overall she is a strong vocalist who always delivers solid vocal performances to the table.
Solange is an obvious soprano with a soft and gentle tone and her showing great comfort in her highs while still showing comfort in her lows. Her vocals have been praised by numerous people and have drawn some comparisons to Beyoncé. With a strong and fairly comfortable lower register for a soprano ("Weary", "Don’t Touch My Hair", "Twice") and some decent belting although she usually opts for her head voice for notes above D5 or so. Her head voice shows great comfort and power, being capable of sustaining notes well and hitting these notes effortlessly ("Cranes in the Sky", "Stillness is the Move", "Cosmic Journey" live). Even when singing live she isn't afraid to reach into her lower or higher extremes while being able to stay on pitch well. Overall she is a strong vocalist who always delivers solid vocal performances to the table.
Significant High Notes:
E6 ("Cosmic Journey" live AOL BlackVoices 2009 & SXSW 2011, "Stillness is the Move")
E♭6 ("Cloudbusting" live Webster Hall 2014, "It's Oh So Quiet" live London 2009)
D6 ("Bad Girls" Verdine version, "Stillness is the Move")
C♯6 ("Cranes in the Sky", "Dancing in the Dark", "Day 'n' Night (Nightmare)" live Evanston 2009, "Tell Me" live Ace Hotel 2010, "Under Construction")
C6 ("Hey Goldmember", "I Want You Back" live Highline Ballroom 2010, "It's Oh So Quiet" live London 2009, "Stillness is the Move", "UMI Says" live Bonnaroo Superjam 2013)
B5 ("Be Still", "ChampagneChroniKnightcap", "Cosmic Journey" live AOL BlackVoices 2009, "Bad Girls" Verdine version, "I Told You So", "Tell Me" live Ace Hotel 2010, "The Thrill is Gone", "This Bird", "T.O.N.Y." live Pepsi Smash 2010)
B♭5 ("Be Still", "Cranes in the Sky", "Day 'n' Night (Nightmare)" live Evanston 2009, "Destiny" live AOL BlackVoices 2009, "God Given Name" live Brussels 2009, "I Decided (Part 1)", "I Decided (Part 2)", "Thinkin' About You", "Valentine's Day")
A5 ("Bring it On Home", "Electric Blue", "Flying Overseas", "Good On Paper", "Hey Goldmember", "Ode to Marvin", "Sandcastle Disco" live The Paul O'Grady Show 2008, "Some Things Never Seem to Fucking Work", "This Song's For You", "UMI Says" live Bonnaroo Superjam 2013)
G♯5 ("Be My Baby" live The Charlotte Church Show 2009, "ChampagneChroniKnightcap", "Cloudbusting" live Webster Hall 2014, "This Could Be Love", "Wonderland", "Would've Been the One")
G5 ("Bad Girls" Verdine version, "Cash In", "Dancing in the Dark", "Don't Let Me Down", "Freedom", "Fuck the Industry", "Generation", "God Given Game", "I Decided (Part 1)", "I Decided (Part 2)", "I Used To", "Let Me Be", "Losing You", "Lovers in the Parking Lot", "Mad", "T.O.N.Y." live Roots Picnic 2017, "Valentine's Day", "Warrior 4 Love", "Where Do We Go")
F♯5 ("6 O'Clock Blues", "Cosmic Journey", "I Told You So", "Ode to Marvin", "Sex Karma", "Scales", "Simply Deep", "The Thrill is Gone", "This Could Be Love", "This Song's For You", "Under Construction", "Whipped")
F5 ("Be Still", "Cranes in the Sky", "Destiny" live AOL BlackVoices 2009, "Don't Let Me Down", "Don't You Wait", "Freedom", "Generation", "Good On Paper", "Hey Goldmember", "Junie", "Left Side Drive", "Locked in Closets", "Lovers in the Parking Lot", "Semicolon", "So Be It", "Thinkin' About You", "T.O.N.Y", "Where Do We Go", "White Picket Dreams")
E5 ("Calendar", "Crush", "Don't Wish Me Well", "Electric Blue", "Electric Lady", "Equal Dreams", "Flying Overseas", "I Could Fall in Love With You" live Paris 2013, "Kenya", "Left Side Drive", "Let Me Be", "Mad", "Momma Loves Baby", "Sandcastle Disco", "Some Things Never Seem to Fucking Work", "Stillness is the Move", "This Bird", "The Thrill is Gone", "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" live FYF Festival 2015, "True Love", "Warrior 4 Love")
E♭5 ("Casual", Cosmic Journey", "Dancing in the Dark", "Don't You Wait", "I Decided (Part 1)", "I Decided (Part 2)", "I Told You So", "I Want You Back" live Highline Ballroom 2010, "Junie", "Miss Tina", "Rise", "Thinkin' About You", "T.O.N.Y", "Twice" ?uestlove's Twice Baked remix, "Valentine's Day", "Wanna Go Back", "Weary", "When the Night Falls" Crowdpleaser remix, "White Picket Dreams", "Wonderland", "Would've Been the One")
D5 ("6 O'Clock Blues", "Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)", "Bring it On Home", "Cash In", "ChampagneChroniKnightcap", "Closer to You", "Crush", "Dance With You", "Destiny" live AOL BlackVoices 2009, "Don't Touch My Hair", "Electric Blue", "Equal Dreams", "Feel Good Song", "Freedom", "F.U.B.U", "Generation", "God Given Game", "Good On Paper", "I Used To", "Left Side Drive", "Looks Good With Trouble", "Losing You", "Naïve", "Ode to Marvin", "Postcard", "Semicolon", "Sex Karma", "Sky Away", "So Be It", "This Song's For You", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star")
C♯5 ("Ain't No Way", "Be My Baby" live The Charlotte Church Show 2009, "Be Still", "Bring it On Home", "Calendar", "Cloudbusting" live Webster Hall 2014, "Crush", "Don't Wish Me Well", "I Could Fall in Love With You" live Paris 2013, "Just Like You", "Just One Night", "Locked in Closets", "Lovefool", "Sandcastle Disco", "Scales", "Simply Deep", "Tell Me" live Ace Hotel 2010, "This Could Be Love", "True Love", "Under Construction", "Viva La Vida" live Pepsi Smash 2009, "When The Saints Go Marching In" live Sound Stage 2013, "Whipped", "Wonderland", "Would've Been the One")
C5 ("Casual", "Don't Touch My Hair", "Feel Good Song", "Feelin' You (Part I)", "Feelin' You (Part II)", "F.U.B.U", "Get Together", "I Used To", "I Want You Back" live Highline Ballroom 2010, "It's Oh So Quiet" live London 2009, "Just One Night", "Lost On the Way Home", "Mad", "Momma Loves Baby", "Naïve", "Postcard", "Sky Away", "Solo Star", "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" live FYF Festival 2015, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", "UMI Says" live Bonnaroo Superjam 2013, "Viva La Vida" live Pepsi Smash 2009, "Wanna Go Back", "Warrior 4 Love", "When the Night Falls" Crowdpleaser remix)
Significant Low Notes:
B3 ("Ain't No Way", "Be My Baby" live The Charlotte Church Show 2009, "Bring it On Home", "ChampagneChroniKnightcap", "Cranes in the Sky", "Favors", "Flying Overseas", "Hush Little Baby", "Proud Family", "Sex Karma", "Tell Me" live Ace Hotel 2010, "This Song's For You", "Under Construction")
B♭3 ("Be Still", "Casual", "Destiny" live AOL BlackVoices 2009, "Don't Let Me Down", "Feelin' You (Part I)", "I Want You Back" live Highline Ballroom 2010, "It's Oh So Quiet" live London 2009, "Just One Night", "Solo Star", "Thinkin' About You", "Viva La Vida" live Pepsi Smash 2009, "Would've Been the One")
A3 ("6 O'Clock Blues", "Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)", "Dance With You", "Don't Fight the Feeling", "Equal Dreams", "Feel Good Song", "Flying Overseas", "F.U.B.U", "Get Together", "God Given Game", "Left Side Drive", "Losing You", "Love Lockdown" live New York City 2008, "Lovers in the Parking Lot", "Mad", "Momma Loves Baby", "Ode to Marvin", "Postcard", "Sandcastle Disco", "Scales", "Some Things Never Seem to Fucking Work", "The Thrill is Gone", "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" live FYF Festival 2015, "Warrior 4 Love")
G♯3 ("Ain't No Way", "Be Still", "ChampagneChroniKnightcap", "Cloudbusting" live Webster Hall 2014, "Cosmic Journey", "Don't Let Me Down", "Favors", "Hot Like Fire" live Coachella 2013, "I Could Fall in Love With You" live Paris 2013, "I Told You So", "It's Oh So Quiet" live London 2009, "Just Like You", "Just One Night", "Locked in Closets", "Rise", "This Bird", "True Love", "Under Construction", "Wanna Go Back", "Weary", "When The Saints Go Marching In" live Sound Stage 2013, "Whipped", "Wonderland", "Would've Been the One")
G3 ("Bad Girls" Verdine version, "Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)", "Cash In", "Dance With You", "Destiny" live AOL BlackVoices 2009, "Don't You Wait", "Electric Blue", "Feelin' You (Part II)", "F.U.B.U", "Fuck the Industry", "Get Together", "God Given Game", "I Decided (Part 1)", "I Decided (Part 2)", "I Used To", "Junie", "Kenya", "Let Me Be", "Looks Good With Trouble", "Lost On the Way Home", "Love Lockdown" live New York City 2008, "Mad", "Momma Loves Baby", "Postcard", "Semicolon", "Sky Away", "So Be It", "Stillness is the Move", "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" live FYF Festival 2015, "T.O.N.Y.", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", "UMI Says" live Bonnaroo Superjam 2013, "Viva La Vida" live Pepsi Smash 2009, "Warrior 4 Love", "Where Do We Go", "White Picket Dreams")
F♯3 ("Cloudbusting" live Webster Hall 2014, "Cosmic Journey", "Cranes in the Sky", "Crush", "Electric Lady", "I Could Fall in Love With You" live Paris 2013, "Just Like You", "Miss Tina", "Ode to Marvin", "Scales", "This Bird", "This Could Be Love", "This Song's For You", "True Love", "Valentine's Day", "Wheels on the Bus", "Whipped", "Wonderland")
F3 ("Dancing in the Dark", "Don't Touch My Hair", "Feelin' You (Part I)", "Feelin' You (Part II)", "Freedom", "Fuck the Industry", "Generation", "Get Together", "Good On Paper", "I Decided (Part 1)", "I Told You So", "I Used To", "Interlude: I Got So Much Magic, You Can Have It", "Junie", "Lovers in the Parking Lot", "Semicolon", "Solo Star", "Thinkin' About You", "T.O.N.Y", "Twice" ?uestlove's Twice Baked remix, "UMI Says" live Bonnaroo Superjam 2013, "Viva La Vida" live Pepsi Smash 2009, "Wanna Go Back", "Where Do We Go")
E3 ("6 O'Clock Blues", "Calendar", "Crush", "Don't Wish Me Well", "Electric Blue", "I Told You So", "Kenya", "Miss Tina", "Sandcastle Disco", "Some Things Never Seem to Fucking Work", "Stillness is the Move", "White Picket Dreams")
E♭3 ("Dancing in the Dark", "Freedom", "Generation", "I Decided (Part 2)", "Simply Deep", "So Be It", "This Bird", "This Could Be Love", "Twice" ?uestlove's Twice Baked remix, "Weary", "Wheels on the Bus", "White Picket Dreams")
D3 ("6 O'Clock Blues" live Alameda County Fair 2009, "Bad Girls" Verdine version, "Don't Touch My Hair", "F.U.B.U")
C3 ("Twice" ?uestlove's Twice Baked remix)
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Bold marks particularly impressive notes (for the singer's standards).
Underlines mark notes in background vocals or harmonies.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
{Best Vocal Performances:}1. Stillness is the Move
2. Cranes in the Sky
3. Bad Girls Verdine version
4. Cosmic Journey live
5. I Told You So
6. I Decided
7. Dancing in the Dark
8. The Thrill is Gone
9. Weary
10. I Used To
2. Cranes in the Sky
3. Bad Girls Verdine version
4. Cosmic Journey live
5. I Told You So
6. I Decided
7. Dancing in the Dark
8. The Thrill is Gone
9. Weary
10. I Used To