Post by Platypus on Nov 7, 2019 19:09:02 GMT
John Cooper Lawton
Associated Acts: Lucifer's Friend, Les Humphries Singers, Uriah Heep
Vocal Range: A2-A5
Significant High Notes:
A5 ("Dance Dance Dance", "A Far Better Way", "Keep On Ridin'", "Kentucky Dew", "Rock 'n 'Roll Singer")
G♯5 ("The Ballroom Blitz", "Love One Another", "Lucifer's Friend", "Yes My Lord")
G5 ("Any Other Time", "Back On Tour Again", "Blind Boy", "Carry On", "The Dance", "Dance Dance Dance", "Danny Boy", "Fallen Angel", "Give It All You Got", "Groovin' Stone", "Guy On The Loose", "Heartbeat", "I'm Getting Out", "Jennifer Adam", "Kentucky Dew", "Look At Yourself", "Love One Another", "Lucifer's Friend", "Natural Born Mover", "Prince of Darkness", "Put Your Lovin' on Me", "Rock 'n 'Roll Singer", "Save It", "She's So Fine", "Someone Else To Pray For", "Something I Saw", "Sorrow", "Soul Brother Jesus", "Take You High", "We'll Fly You to the Promised Land", "Who Needs Me", "Wise Man", "Witch Queen of New Orleans")
F♯5 ("Breaking Out", "Broken Toys", "Cheat 'n' Lie", "Dixie", "Do I Kill You", "Elected", "A Far Better Way", "Free Me", "Free 'n' Easy", "High Flying Lady - Goodbye", "I Always Knew", "Keep On Ridin'", "Never Ending Song of Love", "Now We're Alone At Last", "Pass Me By", "Roller", "Uniform", "White Bread")
F5 ("Angels They Cry", "Christine", "Jesus, Joseph and Peter", "Live Your Life Forever", "Mama Was a Loser", "Rock 'n 'Roll Singer", "Sing Hallelujah", "Sympathy", "Who Needs Me", "Witch Queen of New Orleans", "Yesterday's Ideals")
E5 ("The Ballroom Blitz", "Blind Boy", "Broadway Nights", "Coat of Blue", "Crime of Passion", "Cry of the Nile", "Daddy's In The Money", "Danny Boy", "Dem Bones", "Do You Know", "Everybody's Clown", "Face to Face", "Fire And Rain", "Free Hooker", "Free 'n' Easy", "Fugitive", "Ghetto", "Gone From My Life", "Groovin' Stone", "The Hanging Tree", "Heartbreaker", "Hey Driver", "High Flying Lady - Goodbye", "Hobo", "In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie", "In Rhythm With You", "Innocent and Wild", "Jennifer Adam", "Little Chalk Blue", "Little Green Train", "Londonberry Lady", "Love or Nothing", "Moonshine Rider", "Mother", "Natural Born Mover", "Now I Know", "One Night Sensation", "Our World Is a Rock 'n' Roll Band", "Put Your Lovin' on Me", "Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is", "Ride In The Sky", "A Right To Live", "Rose In The Wine", "Save It", "Set The World on Fire", "Something I Saw", "Soul Brother Jesus", "Stargazer", "Take You High", "This Old Man", "We'll Fly You to the Promised Land", "...Where The Groupies Killed The Blues", "Which Ever Way", "Woman of the Night")
E♭5 ("48 Crash", "Believe In The Words of the Lord", "Can The Can", "Closed Curtains", "Coconut", "Free Hooker", "I Always Knew", "Live Your Life Forever", "Mama Loo", "Mother", "One More Night", "One Way Street to Heartbreak", "Rock Your Baby", "Stargazer")
D5 ("Any Other Time", "Born In The City", "Born On The Run", "Breaking Out", "Broken Home", "Broken Toys", "Burning Ships", "Cadillac", "Carry On", "Christine", "Closed Curtains", "Cheat 'n' Lie", "Corner Street Girl", "Cry of the Nile", "Danny Boy", "Darkness over the Island", "Dirty Old Town", "Dog House", "Elected", "Everybody's Clown", "Falling In Love", "Fire and Ice", "Free Baby", "Free 'n' Easy", "Gone for Tomorrow", "Groovin' Stone", "Heartbreaker", "Heart of the Night", "High Flying Lady - Goodbye", "Hold Your Head Up", "I Always Knew", "I'm Alive", "In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie", "Jesus, Joseph and Peter", "Keep Goin'", "Keep On Ridin'", "Let Me Down Slow", "Lost Son of the King", "Love One Another", "Love or Nothing", "Mary's Breakdown", "Moonshine Rider", "Morning at my Dawn", "One Way Ticket To Hell", "One Way Street to Heartbreak", "Prince Of Darkness", "Rainbow Chasing", "A Right To Live", "Roller", "Rollin On'", "Rose In The Wine", "Sheree", "She's a Liar", "She's So Fine", "Shine Machine", "Slamming It Down", "Someone Else To Pray For", "Soul Brother Jesus", "Sympathy", "Taking You Down", "Toxic Shadows", "We'll Fly You to the Promised Land", "What a Woman!", "...Where The Groupies Killed The Blues", "Witch Queen of New Orleans", "Written on the Wall", "Yesterday's Ideals")
C♯5 ("Back On Tour Again", "Back To The Highlands", "Blind Freedom", "Bye Bye Sadie", "Can The Can", "Christine", "Do You Know", "Eagle's Flight", "Elected", "Free Hooker", "Heartbeat", "Hey Willy", "Iron Horse", "Lola", "Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is", "Rock N' Roll Is My Thing", "Rolling the Stone", "Set The World on Fire", "Sorrow", "Spanish Galleon", "Stairway", "Step by Step", "Uniform", "White Bread", "Wise Man", "You Touched Me" Bonus track version)
C5 ("Accapulco Bay", "Action", "Angels They Cry", "Baby You're a Liar", "Back In The Track", "Been Away Too Long", "Believe In The Words of the Lord", "Better By You Better Than Me", "Blind Boy", "Born In The City", "Born On The Run", "Broken Home", "Cadillac", "Can't Get Enough", "Can't Get You Out of my Mind", "Cheater", "Choices", "Closed Curtains", "Coconut", "Come Back to Me", "Corner Street Girl", "Crime of Passion", "Cry of the Nile", "Daddy's In The Money", "The Dance", "Danny Boy", "Dixie", "Eleanor Rigby", "Fallen Angel", "Falling In Love", "A Far Better Way", "Fire and Ice", "Free Baby", "The Free Electric Band", "Gimme Love", "Give It All You Got", "Gone for Tomorrow", "Gone From My Life", "Heartbreaker", "Heart of the Night", "Hey Driver", "Hobo", "I'm Alive", "I'm Getting Out", "In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie", "Jump Into Action", "Keep Goin'", "King Con", "Let It Ride", "Line of Fire", "Little Chalk Blue", "Live Your Life Forever", "Londonberry Lady", "The Look of Your Eyes", "Lost Son of the King", "Mama Loo", "Mama Was a Loser", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", "Morning at my Dawn", "Natural Born Mover", "New Rhythm", "Now We're Alone At Last", "One More Night", "One Night Sensation", "One Way Ticket To Hell", "Open Up Your Mind", "Pass Me By", "Pray", "Rebound", "River of Dreams", "Rock 'n 'Roll Singer", "Rock Your Baby", "Rose In The Wine", "Save It", "Sheree", "Simple Game", "Sing Hallelujah", "Straight for the Heart", "Summerdream", "Surrender", "This Old Man", "Uncle Albert", "...Where The Groupies Killed The Blues", "Which Ever Way", "Who Needs Me", "Woman of the Night", "Yesterday's Ideals", "You Touched Me")
B4 ("Any Day Now", "Baby You're a Liar", "Back In The Track", "Big Fat Money", "Blind Freedom", "Breaking Out", "Broken Toys", "Burning Ships", "Bye Bye Sadie", "Carry On", "Change in You", "Cheat 'n' Lie", "Cheater", "Come Along Girl", "Conclusion", "Dance Dance Dance", "Dirty Old Town", "Dog House", "Don't Look Back", "Eagle's Flight", "Everybody's Clown", "Face to Face", "Fire And Rain", "Firing Line", "Free Me", "Freedom", "Fugitive", "Groovin' Stone", "High Flying Lady - Goodbye", "Hold Your Head Up", "I'll Be Here", "In Rhythm With You", "Jump Into Action", "Keep On Ridin'", "Lately", "Lola", "Look At Yourself", "Look Out", "Lost Son of the King", "Lucifer's Friend", "Mary's Breakdown", "Masquerade", "Moonshine Rider", "My Kind O' Lovin'", "New Rhythm", "No One Can Deny It", "One Night Sensation", "One Way Street to Heartbreak", "Our World Is a Rock 'n' Roll Band", "Palace of Fools", "Passengers" , "Payin' My Dues To The Blues Reprise", "Picture Book Story", "Prince Of Darkness", "Put Your Lovin' on Me", "Rainbow Chasing", "Return to Sender", "Ride In The Sky", "The River", "Roller", "Rollin On'", "Rolling the Stone", "Sea of Promises", "Soldiers of Fortune", "Something I Saw", "Spanish Galleon", "Stairway", "Steal the Light", "Step by Step", "Take Care of Me", "Things We Can't Do", "This Road", "This Time", "Tonight", "Uniform", "White Bread", "Wings of Fire", "Wise Man", "Woman", "Woman of the Night", "You Touched Me")
B♭4 ("Accapulco Bay", "Action", "Angels They Cry", "Back To The Highlands", "Black Moon", "Call the Captain", "Come Back to Me", "The Corner Club", "Darkness over the Island", "Ela-Ela", "Falling In Love", "Hello (Dona Nobis Pacem)", "Jokers & Fools", "Let Me Down Slow", "Love or Nothing", "Love's Light Shining", "One Way Ticket To Hell", "Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is", "Riding High", "A Right To Live", "Save It", "Sing Hallelujah", "Song For Louie", "Starlight Angel", "Time To Move Along", "Tomorrow", "What a Woman!")
A4 ("Any Day Now", "Back In The Track", "Back On Tour Again", "Been Away Too Long", "Believe In The Words of the Lord", "Better By You Better Than Me", "Born In The City", "Broadway Nights", "Brothers Without a Name", "Burning Ships", "Cadillac", "Can't Get Enough", "Can't Get You Out of my Mind", "Choices", "Coat of Blue", "Conclusion", "Crime of Passion", "Daddy's In The Money", "The Dance", "Did You Ever", "Dixie", "Demolition Man", "Dog House", "Don't Look Back", "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Eleanor Rigby", "Face to Face", "Fairytale", "Fallen Angel", "Fools Game", "Free 'n' Easy", "Freedom", "Fugitive", "Ghetto", "Gimme Love", "Give It Up", "The Hanging Tree", "Hey Driver", "Hobo", "Hold Your Head Up", "I Always Knew", "I Will Be There", "I'll Be Here", "Innocent and Wild", "In Rhythm With You", "Iron Horse", "It Won't Last", "Jesus, Joseph and Peter", "Lately", "Line of Fire", "Little Chalk Blue", "Look At Yourself", "The Look of Your Eyes", "Love In The World", "Love Song", "Love's Light Shining", "Mamonama", "Max Rock", "Mind Power", "My Kind O' Lovin'", "Natural Born Mover", "No One Can Deny It", "Passengers", "Payin' My Dues To The Blues", "People On Fire", "Pray", "Reach Out", "Rebound", "River of Dreams", "Rock N' Roll Is My Thing", "Rose In The Wine", "Sea of Promises", "The Search", "Sheree", "She's a Liar", "Shine", "Simple Game", "Slamming It Down", "Soldiers of Fortune", "Someone Else To Pray For", "Sorrow", "Soul Brother Jesus", "Stargazer", "Stranger's Song", "Surrender", "Take You High", "Taking It to the Edge", "Taking You Down", "Tears", "Tell Me Why", "This Old Man", "This Time", "Thus Spoke Oberon", "Tonight", "Toxic Shadows", "Try a Little Tenderness", "Two Hearts", "Whad'ya Say", "When Children Cry", "Written on the Wall", "You Touched Me")
Significant Low Notes:
F♯3 ("Blind Boy", "Demolition Man", "Falling In Love", "Finale", "Fools Game", "Free Me", "Gimme Love", "Never Ending Song of Love", "Now I Know", "Song For Louie", "Understand The Morning", "What a Woman!", "You Touched Me")
F3 ("Black Moon", "Darkness over the Island", "Did You Ever", "Elected", "Jokers & Fools", "Keep Goin'", "Love's Light Shining", "Mama Was a Loser", "Rollin On'", "Taking You Down")
E3 ("Daddy's In The Money", "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Eleanor Rigby", "Fairytale", "It Won't Last", "Keep Goin'", "Little Man", "Lola", "Love Song", "Mamonama", "Max Rock", "My Kind O' Lovin'", "New Rhythm", "No One Can Deny It", "Now I Know", "Palace of Fools", "People On Fire", "Pray", "River of Dreams", "Sea of Promises", "She's a Liar", "Sorrow", "Springtime", "Starlight Angel", "Steal the Light", "Stranger's Song", "This Time", "Try a Little Tenderness", "When Children Cry", "...Where The Groupies Killed The Blues", "Wise Man", "Woman")
E♭3 ("This Road")
D3 ("Cadillac", "The Corner Club", "Darkness over the Island", "Heartbeat", "Little Man", "Mamonama", "Mind Power", "She's So Fine", "Spanish Galleon", "Steal the Light", "Summerdream", "This Time", "When Children Cry")
C♯3 ("Lola")
C3 ("Heartbeat", "No One Can Deny It")
B2 ("Mother", "Riding High")
B♭2 ("Hello (Dona Nobis Pacem)")
A2 ("Riding High" live Hamburg 2015)
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
{Questionable Notes}
B♭5 ("Mama Weer All Crazee Now" [1])
F5 ("Ghetto" [5])
A2 ("Mamonama" [5])
B♭1 ("Intro" The Power of Mind [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.
B♭5 ("Mama Weer All Crazee Now" [1])
F5 ("Ghetto" [5])
A2 ("Mamonama" [5])
B♭1 ("Intro" The Power of Mind [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.
{Album Ranges}
Lucifer's Friend:
Lucifer's Friend (1970): E3-G♯5
...Where The Groupies Killed The Blues (1972): B2-G5
I'm Just A Rock 'N' Roll Singer (1973): F♯3-A5
Banquet (1974): D3-G5
Mind Exploding (1976): F♯3-G5
Mean Machine (1981): G3-E5
Sumogrip (1994): D3-E5
Too Late to Hate (2016): D3-C5
Black Moon (2019): D3-C♯5
Uriah Heep:
Firefly (1977): F3-G5
Innocent Victim (1977): F♯3-A5
Fallen Angel (1978): F♯3-G5
Solo:
Hardbeat (1980): C3-G5
Still Payin' My Dues (2000): D3-G5
Sting in the Tale* (2003): G3-G5
Intelligent Music Project
The Power of Mind (2012): D3-E5
My Kind Of Lovin' (2014): C3-C5
OTR - On The Rocks
Mamonama (2008): B♭2-E5
Zar
Live Your Life Forever (1990): E3-F5
Rebel
Stargazer (1982): G3-G5
*part of the Hensley Lawton Band
Lucifer's Friend:
Lucifer's Friend (1970): E3-G♯5
...Where The Groupies Killed The Blues (1972): B2-G5
I'm Just A Rock 'N' Roll Singer (1973): F♯3-A5
Banquet (1974): D3-G5
Mind Exploding (1976): F♯3-G5
Mean Machine (1981): G3-E5
Sumogrip (1994): D3-E5
Too Late to Hate (2016): D3-C5
Black Moon (2019): D3-C♯5
Uriah Heep:
Firefly (1977): F3-G5
Innocent Victim (1977): F♯3-A5
Fallen Angel (1978): F♯3-G5
Solo:
Hardbeat (1980): C3-G5
Still Payin' My Dues (2000): D3-G5
Sting in the Tale* (2003): G3-G5
Intelligent Music Project
The Power of Mind (2012): D3-E5
My Kind Of Lovin' (2014): C3-C5
OTR - On The Rocks
Mamonama (2008): B♭2-E5
Zar
Live Your Life Forever (1990): E3-F5
Rebel
Stargazer (1982): G3-G5
*part of the Hensley Lawton Band
