Post by IhateMana on Feb 16, 2020 0:07:25 GMT
Associated Acts: The Staple Singers
Vocal Range: G2 - F♯5
{Vocal Summary}Having been here long before you, while simultaneously being nobody's fool, Mavis Staples is a cornerstone Gospel singer. Staples initially found recognition as (effectively) the lowest voice in the family quartet The Staple Singers along with her father and sisters, before going on to be successful as a solo artist. Staples has worked with several incredibly well known artists throughout her career, particularly in recent years, including Prince, Gorillaz, Arcade Fire and Jeff Tweedy. As well as music, Staples has also notably been a civil rights activist an has appeared as an actress in television.
Vocally, Staples is best known for her powerful lower register, rivalling most contraltos and tenors out there. She has demonstrated superb control and resonance in this register for her entire career and has only deepened with age. Though rarely utilized anymore due to considerable vocal deterioration and the general lowness of her voice, Staples possesses a soulful upper register and has powerful belting capabilities.
Vocally, Staples is best known for her powerful lower register, rivalling most contraltos and tenors out there. She has demonstrated superb control and resonance in this register for her entire career and has only deepened with age. Though rarely utilized anymore due to considerable vocal deterioration and the general lowness of her voice, Staples possesses a soulful upper register and has powerful belting capabilities.
Significant High Notes
F♯5 ("You're Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)")
F5 ("I Have Learned to Do Without You", "Melody Cool", "Oh Happy Day" Live One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism)
E5 ("Ain't That Good", "Chained", "It Makes Me Wanna Cry", "Never, Never Let You Go", "Pick up the Pieces", "Security", "Tonight I Feel Like Dancing", "What Happened to the Real Me", "You're Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)")
E♭5 ("Endlessly", "Melody Cool", "Pick up the Pieces", "Since I Fell for You", "You Send Me", "You're the Fool")
D5 ("Chained", "Don't Change Me Now", "Good to Me", "How Many Times", "If I Ever Needed Someone", "Oh Happy Day" Live One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, "Since You Became a Part of My Life", "Tonight I Feel Like Dancing", "We Got Love", "You're Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)")
C♯5 ("Ain't That Good", "Black Star", "A House is Not a Home", "Loving You", "Security", "Son of a Preacher Man", "Until I Met You")
C5 ("Chained", "The Chokin' Kind", "Endlessly", "Go Down Moses", "A House is Not a Home", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "I Have Learned to Do Without You", "I'll Fly Away From Here", "It Makes Me Wanna Cry", "Melody Cool", "Never, Never Let You Go", "Oh Happy Day" Live One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, "Oh What a Feeling", "Pick up the Pieces", "Since I Fell for You", "Someday", "We Need Power" Live One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, "What Happened to the Real Me", "You Send Me", "You're Made That Way", "You're the Fool")
B4 ("Good to Me", "I Miss You (Since You're Gone)", "If I Can't Have You", "Let Love Come Between Us", "Loving You", "Since You Became a Part of My Life", "Until I Met You", "You're Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)")
B♭4 ("Don't Change Me Now", "Go Down Moses", "God is Not Sleeping", "Gotta Serve Somebody", "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", "A House is Not a Home", "How Many Times", "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again", "If I Ever Needed Someone", "I'll Fly Away From Here", "Oh What a Feeling", "Melody Cool", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "Precious Lord Take My Hand", "The Root", "Someday", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Wade in the Water" Spirituals version, "We Got Love", "Were You There", "You Send Me", "You're Made That Way", "You're the Fool")
A4 ("Black Star", "The Chokin' Kind", "Gonna Change My Way of Thinking", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "I Don't Wanna Lose My Real Good Thing", "I Have Learned to Do Without You", "If All I Was Was Black", "If I Can't Have You", "I'll Fly Away From Here", "I've Been to the Well Before", "Let Love Come Between Us", "Oh Happy Day" Live One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, "No Time for Crying", "A Rusty Old Halo", "Since I Fell for You", "Son of a Preacher Man", "Sweet Things You Do")
G♯4 ("Go Down Moses", "Go Tell it on the Mountain", "I Give You Power", "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again", "Let Me Out", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "The Saviour is Born")
G4 ("Build a Bridge", "Can You Get to That", "God is Not Sleeping", "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", "If I Ever Needed Someone", "The Root", "A Rusty Old Halo", "Silent Night", "Someday", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Try Harder", "We Go High", "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", "Woke up This Morning (With My Mind on Jesus)")
Significant Low Notes
G3 ("Chained", "The Chokin' Kind", "Gotta Serve Somebody", "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", "I Don't Wanna Lose My Real Good Thing", "I Have Learned to Do Without You", "If I Can't Have You", "I'll Fly Away From Here", "It Makes Me Wanna Cry", "How Many Times", "Little Bit", "A Rusty Old Halo", "Silent Night", "Someday", "Sweet Things You Do", "Try Harder", "Wade in the Water" Spirituals version, "We Got Love", "Were You There", "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", "You're the Fool")
F♯3 ("I Miss You (Since You're Gone)", "If All I Was Was Black", "Let Me Out", "No Room at the Inn", "No Time for Crying", "One True Vine", "Security", "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", "Until I Met You")
F3 ("Ain't No Doubt About It", "The Chokin' Kind", "Don't Change Me Now", "A House is Not a Home", "How Many Times", "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again", "Melody Cool", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "Precious Lord Take My Hand", "A Rusty Old Halo", "Since I Fell for You", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Who Told You That", "Woke up This Morning (With My Mind on Jesus)", "You Send Me")
E3 ("Build a Bridge", "God is Not Sleeping", "Good to Me", "Holy Ghost", "I Like the Things About Me", "If All I Was Was Black", "If I Ever Needed Someone", "It Makes Me Wanna Cry", "I've Been to the Well Before", "Loving You", "No Time for Crying", "Since I Fell for You", "Since You Became a Part of My Life", "That's the Way Love Is", "Until I Met You", "We Go High", "What'd I Say")
E♭3 ("Endlessly", "Far Celestial Shore", "Go Tell it on the Mountain", "I Give You Power", "No Room at the Inn", "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", "There Was a Star", "The Virgin Mary Had One Son", "Wasn't That a Mighty Day", "You Send Me")
D3 ("Build a Bridge", "Every Step", "I Don't Wanna Lose My Real Good Thing", "I Miss You (Since You're Gone)", "If I Ever Needed Someone", "Jesus Wept", "Little Bit", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "Oh Happy Day" Live One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, "Peaceful Dream", "Precious Lord Take My Hand", "Since You Became a Part of My Life", "Steal Away", "Sweet Things You Do", "That's the Way Love Is", "Wade in the Water" Spirituals version, "We Go High", "What are They Doing in Heaven Today", "Who Told You That", "Will the Circle Be Unbroken")
C♯3 ("All Over Again", "Can You Get to That", "I Like the Things About Me", "Sweet Little Jesus Boy")
C3 ("Ain't No Doubt About It", "Far Celestial Shore", "Go Down Moses", "Gotta Serve Somebody", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "Oh Happy Day" Live One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, "The Root", "Sow Good Seeds")
B2 ("Jesus Wept", "What are They Doing in Heaven Today")
A2 ("Sow Good Seeds", "What are They Doing in Heaven Today")
G♯2 ("All Over Again", "I Give You Power")
G2 ("Jesus Wept", "Little Bit")
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Blue indicates discernable falsetto
Italics indicates non-melodic notes
underlines indicate notes obscured in backing vocals or harmonies
{Questionable Notes}
C5 ("The Saviour is Born" [1])
C3 ("The Chokin' Kind" [1])
G2 ("Someday" [1])
F2 ("I Can't Stop Loving You" [3])
E♭2 ("I Give You Power" [5], "The Root" [5])
D2 ("Were You There" [1])
C2 ("Gotta Serve Somebody" [1])
C5 ("The Saviour is Born" [1])
C3 ("The Chokin' Kind" [1])
G2 ("Someday" [1])
F2 ("I Can't Stop Loving You" [3])
E♭2 ("I Give You Power" [5], "The Root" [5])
D2 ("Were You There" [1])
C2 ("Gotta Serve Somebody" [1])
{Discography}
The Staple Singers
(1959) Uncloudy Day
(1961) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
(1961) Gospel Program
(1962) Hammers and Nails
(1963) Great Day
(1963) 25th Day of December - (C♯3 - G♯4)
(1965) Spirituals
(1965) Amen
(1965) Freedom Highway
(1966) Why
(1966) This Little Light
(1967) For What it's Worth
(1967) Amen
(1968) Pray On
(1968) Soul Folk in Action
(1970) We'll Get Over
(1971) The Staple Swingers
(1972) Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
(1973) Be What You Are
(1974) City in the Sky
(1975) Let's Do it Again
(1976) Pass it On
(1977) Family Tree
(1978) Unlock Your Mind
(1984) Turning Point
Solo
(1969) Mavis Staples - (D3 - F♯5)
(1969) Boy Meets Girl - ( - )
(1970) Only for the Lonely - (D3 - F5)
(1977) A Piece of the Action - ( - )
(1979) Oh What a Feeling - (D3 - E5)
(1984) Love Gone Bad - ( - )
(1989) Time Waits for No One - ( - )
(1993) The Voice - ( - )
(1996) Spirituals & Gospel - (C3 - C5)
(2004) Have a Little Faith - ( - )
(2007) We'll Never Turn Back - ( - )
(2010) You Are Not Alone - ( - )
(2013) One True Vine - (G2 - G4)
(2016) Livin' on a High Note - ( - )
(2017) If All I Was Was Black - (F2 - A4)
The Staple Singers
(1959) Uncloudy Day
(1961) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
(1961) Gospel Program
(1962) Hammers and Nails
(1963) Great Day
(1963) 25th Day of December - (C♯3 - G♯4)
(1965) Spirituals
(1965) Amen
(1965) Freedom Highway
(1966) Why
(1966) This Little Light
(1967) For What it's Worth
(1967) Amen
(1968) Pray On
(1968) Soul Folk in Action
(1970) We'll Get Over
(1971) The Staple Swingers
(1972) Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
(1973) Be What You Are
(1974) City in the Sky
(1975) Let's Do it Again
(1976) Pass it On
(1977) Family Tree
(1978) Unlock Your Mind
(1984) Turning Point
Solo
(1969) Mavis Staples - (D3 - F♯5)
(1969) Boy Meets Girl - ( - )
(1970) Only for the Lonely - (D3 - F5)
(1977) A Piece of the Action - ( - )
(1979) Oh What a Feeling - (D3 - E5)
(1984) Love Gone Bad - ( - )
(1989) Time Waits for No One - ( - )
(1993) The Voice - ( - )
(1996) Spirituals & Gospel - (C3 - C5)
(2004) Have a Little Faith - ( - )
(2007) We'll Never Turn Back - ( - )
(2010) You Are Not Alone - ( - )
(2013) One True Vine - (G2 - G4)
(2016) Livin' on a High Note - ( - )
(2017) If All I Was Was Black - (F2 - A4)
