Post by Platypus on Nov 7, 2019 18:41:51 GMT
Philip James Bailey
Associated Acts: Earth, Wind and Fire
Vocal Range: F♯2 - G6
High Notes:
G6 ("Fantasy" Live Velfarre 1995, "Reasons" Live Tokyo 1994)
F♯6 ("Devotion" Live Velfarre 1995, "Reasons" Live Velfarre 1995)
F6 ("Elevated", "Fantasy" Several live performances, "Guiding Lights", "Joy To The World", "Two Hearts")
E6 ("Betcha'", "Keep Your Head to the Sky")
E♭6 ("Just Like Summer", "Mighty Mighty", "Reasons" Several live performances)
D6 ("Clover", "Fantasy" Live Velfarre 1995, "Live It Up", "See The Light")
C♯6 ("Two Hearts")
C6 ("Caribou", "Devotion", "Imagination", "Joy To The World", "My Promise", "Reasons", "See The Light", "Take This With You", "Trapped")
B5 ("Call To War", "I Am Gold", "I'll Write a Song For You")
B♭5 ("Caribou", "Don't Leave Me Baby", "Kalimba Story", "Mighty Mighty", "Reasons" live Oakland 1981, "Show Me The Way", "Special Effect")
A5 ("Betcha'", "Elevated", "Happy Feelin'", "I'd Rather Have You", "Keep Your Head to the Sky", "Remember The Children", "Sing a New Song", "Star")
G♯5 ("Call To War", "Getaway", "The Good Guy's Supposed To Get The Girls", "Long Distance Love", "Make Us One", "Masquerade Is Over", "Moondance", "Night Of My Life", "Show Me The Way", "Sparkle", "State Of The Heart", "Super Hero", "Thank You", "That's The Way Of The World", "Trapped", "Walking on the Chinese Wall", "Where Have All The Flowers Gone", "The World's A Masquarade")
G5 ("All About Love", "Build Your Nest", "Call Me", "Desire", "Devotion", "Divine", "Don't Leave Me Baby", "Evolution Orange", "Fantasy", "For Every Heart That's Been Broken", "Got To Be Love", "Here Today And Gone Tomorrow", "I Am Gold", "I Go Crazy", "Imagination", "It's Our Time", "Just Another Lonely Night", "Just To Keep You Satisfied", "Keep Your Head to the Sky", "Live It Up", "On Your Face", "Once In a Lifetime", "Reasons", "Revolution", "Serpentine Fire", "Show You the Way To Love", "Sign On", "Sparkle", "Special Effect", "Spread Your Love", "They Don't See", "Vaya (Go With Love)", "Welcome To The Club", "When Love Goes Wrong", "Where Do We Go From Here?", "Where Have All The Flowers Gone", "Yours")
F♯5 ("Back It Up", "Because of You", "Betcha'", "Celebrate", "Crazy Things You Do For Love", "Elevated", "Evil Roy", "Happy Feelin'", "Honor The Magic", "I Will No Wise Cast You Out", "I'll Write a Song For You", "Let's Groove", "Let's Talk About Jesus", "Magnetic", "Make It With You", "Mighty Mighty", "On Your Face", "Pass You By", "Remember The Children", "Saturday Night", "Spirit", "Stay Right Here", "Touch The World", "Triumph", "Waiting For The Rain", "Wanna Be With You", "We're a Winner", "Win Or Lose", "The World's A Masquarade", "You And I", "You Went Away")
F5 ("After The Love Has Gone", "All Soldiers", "Are We Doing Better Now", "Away In A Manger", "Be Ever Wonderful", "Betcha'", "Blood Brothers", "Boogie Wonderland", "Build Your Nest", "Can't Hide Love", "Can't Let Go", "The Changing Times", "Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues", "Clover", "The Day Will Come", "Desire", "A Diamond Just Like You", "Divine", "Easy Lover", "Evolution Orange", "Fair But So Uncool", "Fall In Love With Me", "Family Affair", "The First Noel", "For The Love Of You", "Freedom Of Choice", "Go", "Getaway", "The Good Guy's Supposed To Get The Girls", "Good Time", "Gratitude", "Guiding Lights", "Here Today And Gone Tomorrow", "Here With Me", "Heritage", "I Am Gold", "I'd Rather Have You", "I'm In Love", "Just Another Lonely Night", "Just Like Summer", "Liberation", "Lone Broken Hearted People", "Lovely People", "Love's Dance", "Magic Mind", "Make Us One", "Milky Way", "Miracles", "Money Tight", "Never", "Open Our Eyes", "Reasons", "Round and Round", "Show You the Way To Love", "Sing a New Song", "Special Effect", "Star", "Straight From The Heart", "Super Hero", "Take This With You", "Thank You", "That's The Way Of The World", "Thinking Of You", "Turn It Into Something Good", "Two Hearts", "Unrestrained", "Vaya (Go With Love)", "Victim Of The Modern Heart", "Wait", "We're Living In Our Own Time", "Welcome To The Club", "When Love Goes Wrong", "You", "You Boyfriend's Back")
E5 ("All About Love", "And Love Goes On", "Back It Up", "Be Ever Wonderful", "Because of You", "Blood Brothers", "Bring It To Jesus", "Caribou", "Children of the Ghetto", "Dance Floor", "Faces", "Feelin' Blue", "For Every Heart That's Been Broken", "Go", "Happy Feelin'", "Hearts To Heart", "Here Today And Gone Tomorrow", "Hot Dawgit", "I'm Ready", "I'm Waiting For Your Love", "In Time", "It's Our Time", "Keep Your Head to the Sky", "Let Me Talk", "Love That Lasts", "Love Will Find a Way", "Magic Mind", "Marvellous", "Miracles", "On Your Face", "Once In a Lifetime", "Pure Gold", "Runnin'", "The Rush", "Sail Away", "See The Light", "Song In My Heart", "September", "Shining Star", "Sing a Song", "Star", "Straight From The Heart", "Sunshine", "Take It To The Sky", "They Don't See", "Turn It Into Something Good", "Walking on the Chinese Wall", "Win Or Lose", "Wonderland", "Wouldn't Change A Thing About You", "You Are A Winner", "Zanzibar")
E♭5 ("After The Love Has Gone", "Anything Is Possible", "Billy Jack", "Bop-Skip-Doodle", "Call To War", "Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues", "Come Before His Presence", "Could It Be Right", "Cruising", "The Day Will Come", "Divine", "Don't Leave Me Baby", "Electric Nation", "Even If You Wonder", "Evil Roy", "Fair But So Uncool", "The Good Guy's Supposed To Get The Girls", "He Don't Lie", "Heritage", "Hold Me", "I Know", "I've Had Enough", "Imagination", "In the Name of Love", "Just To Keep You Satisfied", "Keep It Real", "The 'L' Word", "Lady Sun", "Let Your Feelings Show", "Let's Talk About Jesus", "The Little Drummer Boy", "Lone Broken Hearted People", "Long Distance Love", "Love Is Law", "Love Me Tonight", "Lovely People", "Masquerade Is Over", "Milky Way", "Money Tight", "Moondance", "Never", "No Compromise", "Pass You By", "Right Time", "Safe in God's Love", "Serpentine Fire", "Show Me The Way", "Side By Side", "Sign On", "Something", "Something's Missing", "Spirit", "Stay Right Here", "Strength To Love You", "Super Hero", "System Of Survival", "This Is For The Girls", "This Is How The Work Gets Done", "Time Is a Woman", "That's The Way Of The World", "To You", "Touch", "Trapped", "Two Hearts", "Vaya (Go With Love)", "Waiting For The Rain", "We're a Winner", "We're Living In Our Own Time", "What Child Is This?", "Where Do We Go From Here?", "You", "You And I", "You Boyfriend's Back", "You Went Away")
D5 ("All About Love", "All In The Way", "Are We Doing Better Now", "Back It Up", "Because of You", "Beijo", "Boogie Wonderland", "Bop-Skip-Doodle", "Build Your Nest", "Call Me", "Caribou", "Clover", "Club Foot", "Crazy Things You Do For Love", "Dance Floor", "Dear Ruby", "Desire", "A Diamond Just Like You", "Earth, Wind & Fire", "Echo My Heart", "Electric Nation", "Even If You Wonder", "Evolution Orange", "Fall In Love With Me", "Fantasy" live Japan 1990, "For Every Heart That's Been Broken", "For The Love Of You", "Freedom Of Choice", "Got To Be Love", "Guiding Lights", "Hearts To Heart", "Hold Me", "Honor The Magic", "I Am Gold", "I Go Crazy", "I Want To Know You", "I Will No Wise Cast You Out", "I Won't Open My Arms", "I'm In Love", "In the Name of Love", "In Time", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Jupiter", "Just Another Lonely Night", "Let's Groove", "Live It Up", "Long Distance Love", "Lord Your Reign", "Love Across The Wire", "Love Is Life", "Love That Lasts", "Love Together", "Make Us One", "Mom", "Once In a Lifetime", "Open Our Eyes", "Photogenic Memory", "Pride", "Revolution", "Sail Away", "Saturday Night", "See The Light", "September", "Shining Star", "Show You the Way To Love", "Something To Remind You", "Sparkle", "Special Effect", "Star", "Sun Goddess", "Take This With You", "Theme for Relana", "This Is How I Feel", "Time Is On Your Side", "Welcome", "Welcome To The Club", "Where Have All The Flowers Gone", "Why?", "Wonderland", "Work It Out", "You Boyfriend's Back", "Yours")
C♯5 ("And Love Goes On", "Come Before His Presence", "Could It Be Right", "Cruising", "Daydreamin'", "Dreams Like I Do", "Elevated", "Family Affair", "Go", "Love Me Tonight", "Love Will Find a Way", "Love's Holiday", "Magnetic", "Make It With You", "Mercy Mercy Mercy", "Moondance", "My Love", "My Promise", "Nature Boy", "Night Of My Life", "Round and Round", "The Same Way You've Always Been", "Sing a New Song", "Stay Right Here", "Straight From The Heart", "Sun Goddess", "Take It To The Sky", "That's The Way Of The World", "To You", "Triumph", "Wait", "Wanna Be the Man", "Win Or Lose", "The World's A Masquarade", "Wouldn't Change A Thing About You", "You Are A Winner")
C5 ("Anything Is Possible", "Away In A Manger", "Betcha'", "Billy Jack", "Blood Brothers", "The Changing Times", "Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues", "The Day Will Come", "Dear Ruby", "Devotion", "Divine", "Don't Leave Me Baby", "Easy Lover", "Evil", "Getaway", "The Good Guy's Supposed To Get The Girls", "Got To Be Love", "Good Time", "Happy Feelin'", "Here With Me", "I Go Crazy", "I'm Ready", "I'm Waiting For Your Love", "It's Our Time", "Just Another Lonely Night", "Just Like Summer", "Just To Keep You Satisfied", "Keep Your Head to the Sky", "Lady Sun", "Let Me Talk", "Let Your Feelings Show", "Liberation", "Lord Your Reign", "Love Is Law", "Love Is The Greatest Story", "Make Us One", "Marvellous", "Masquerade Is Over", "Mercy Mercy Mercy", "Mom", "My Indiscretions", "Never", "No Compromise", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Oasis", "On Your Face", "The Other Side", "Sign On", "Song In My Heart", "Splashes", "Spread Your Love", "Take This With You", "They Don't See", "Time Is On Your Side", "Trapped", "Two Hearts", "Turn It Into Something Good", "Unrestrained", "The Way You Move", "We're Living In Our Own Time", "When Love Goes Wrong", "Where Do We Go From Here?", "Where Have All The Flowers Gone", "Woman", "Work It Out", "Zanzibar")
B4 ("Beijo", "Bring It To Jesus", "Call Me", "Children of the Ghetto", "Clover", "Compared To What", "Crazy Things You Do For Love", "Daydreamin'", "Fantasy", "Hold Me", "I Won't Open My Arms", "I'll Write a Song For You", "In The Stone", "It's Your Love", "Live It Up", "Love That Lasts", "Love Together", "Love's The Way I Feel 'Bout Cha", "Make It With You", "Pure Gold", "Right Time", "Runnin'", "The Rush", "Snow", "Something", "Something's Missing", "Sparkle", "Thinking Of You", "Wanna Be With You", "You", "You Went Away", "You're Everything")
B♭4 ("Back On The Road", "Bop-Skip-Doodle", "Build Your Nest", "Divine", "Don't Leave Me Baby", "Echo My Heart", "Heritage", "I Am Gold", "I Know", "I Want To Know You", "Just To Keep You Satisfied", "Keep It Real", "Liberation", "The Little Drummer Boy", "Lone Broken Hearted People", "Long As You're Living", "Love Is Law", "The Love of God", "Love's Dance", "Magnetic", "Miracles", "Pass You By", "Photogenic Memory", "The Same Way You've Always Been", "Sometime Ago", "Song In My Heart", "State Of The Heart", "Strength To Love You", "Sunday Morning", "Takin' Chances", "Tee Nine Chee Bit", "Tell Me a Bedtime Story", "Thank You", "This Is For The Girls", "This Is How The Work Gets Done", "Time Is a Woman", "To You", "Touch", "Waiting For The Rain", "Welcome To The Club", "When Love Goes Wrong", "Where Can I Go", "Work It Out", "You And I")
A4 ("Anything Is Possible", "Billy Jack", "The Changing Times", "Desire", "I Will No Wise Cast You Out", "I'll Write a Song For You", "I'm Waiting For Your Love", "Keep Your Head to the Sky", "Live It Up", "Mighty Mighty", "Nature Boy", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Remember The Children", "Something's Missing", "The Other Side", "She Waits", "Show You the Way To Love", "Sing a Song", "Something Special", "Sunshine", "This Is How I Feel", "Triumph", "Walking on the Chinese Wall", "You're Everything")
Low Notes:
G3 "For Every Heart That's Been Broken", "God Is Love", "I Am Gold", "I'm Ready", "Just Like Summer", "Keep Your Head to the Sky", "Marvellous", "Runnin'", "Special Effect", "Welcome To The Club"
F♯3 ("I Know", "Long As You're Living", "The World's A Masquarade", "Tell Me a Bedtime Story")
F3 ("A Diamond Just Like You", "Echo My Heart", "Magic Mind", "My Indiscretions", "Photogenic Memory", "Sing a New Song", "Winter Wonderland")
E3 ("Because of You", "Children of the Ghetto", "Compared To What", "I'll Write a Song For You", "Nature Boy", "The Rush", "Show You the Way To Love", "Sun Goddess", "Sunshine", "Suppose You Like Me", "You're Everything")
E♭3 "Don't Leave Me Baby", "He Don't Lie", "I Won't Open My Arms", "Just To Keep You Satisfied", "Let's Talk About Jesus", "No Compromise", "On The Red Clay", "Tell Me a Bedtime Story", "Triumph", "Unrestrained", "We're Living In Our Own Time"
D3 ("Are We Doing Better Now", "Dance Floor", "Fantasy" Several live performances, "Nature Boy", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Once In a Lifetime", "Photogenic Memory", "Something To Remind You", "Take This With You", "Woman", "You're Everything")
C♯3 ("Can't Let Go", "Compared To What", "Dreams Like I Do", "The First Noel", "Long As You're Living", "Love Me Tonight", "My Promise", "Sail Away", "The Same Way You've Always Been", "Stay Right Here", "Thank You", "Triumph", "The Wonders Of His Love")
C3 ("After The Love Has Gone", "Anything Is Possible", "Bring It To Jesus", "Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues", "Don't Leave Me Baby", "Everyday Is Christmas", "Here With Me", "Lord Your Reign", "The Love Of God", "On The Red Clay", "The Same Way You've Always Been", "Sleigh Ride", "Take This With You", "Time Is a Woman", "Welcome To The Club", "What Child Is This?")
B2 ("Build Your Nest", "Gratitude", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Love Me Tonight", "Love Will Find a Way", "Moondance", "My Promise")
B♭2 ("He Don't Lie", "Here With Me", "Just To Keep You Satisfied", "My Indiscretions", "Photogenic Memory", "Reasons" live, "This Is How The Work Gets Done", "The Wonders Of His Love")
A2 ("December", "In The Stone", "Jingle Bell Rock", "The Rush", "Walking on the Chinese Wall", "You're Everything")
G♯2 ("Everyday Is Christmas", "Reasons" live, "Unrestrained")
G2 ("Dance Floor", "My Indiscretions")
F♯2 ("Once In a Lifetime")
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*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Underlines mark harmony notes or notes obscured in the mix.
*Blue marks probable falsetto/whistle notes.
{Questionable Notes}E6 ("I'd Rather Have You" [2])
F2 ("Are We Doing Better Now" [3])
E2 ("Live It Up" [4])
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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.
Old thread by molandfreak F2 ("Are We Doing Better Now" [3])
E2 ("Live It Up" [4])
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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.
