Prince was quoted in early years as saying that singing in a lower register hurt his voice. I'm guessing age and practice allowed him to sing in (what I consider) his normal "Prince" voice.

If there is such a thing . . . his voice and vocal range were outstanding.

A lot of his everlasting hits outside of "Kiss" were sung in a middle range of vocal. But that Kiss vocal cemented any satire of him presented in falsetto.

TrevorAyer said:

His falsetto put him on the map in the early years and also cemented his superstardom with the number one smash Kiss .. in both cases his falsetto broadened his fan base

He started to hit bigger with "Controversy" "Little Red Corvette""1999""Delirious"

Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, Pop Life, Girls and Boys (I used to hear that on top 40 radio and sung by peeps in the halls), Sign 0' The Times, U Got the Look, Batdance, Alphabet St, Thieves in the Temple, Cream, Get Off, Diamonds and Pearls....

Kiss seems to be his only falsetto mainstream hit am I forgetting something?

I do remember some guys in high school making fun of the falsetto, and they didn't make fun of When Doves Cry.

its also worth mentioning that princes falsetto was also particularly exuberant lol

ufoclub said:

TrevorAyer said:

His falsetto put him on the map in the early years and also cemented his superstardom with the number one smash Kiss .. in both cases his falsetto broadened his fan base

He started to hit bigger with "Controversy" "Little Red Corvette""1999""Delirious"

Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, Pop Life, Girls and Boys (I used to hear that on top 40 radio and sung by peeps in the halls), Sign 0' The Times, U Got the Look, Batdance, Alphabet St, Thieves in the Temple, Cream, Get Off, Diamonds and Pearls....

Kiss seems to be his only falsetto mainstream hit am I forgetting something?

I do remember some guys in high school making fun of the falsetto, and they didn't make fun of When Doves Cry.

You're forgetting his first bonafide smash "I Wanna Be Your Lover".

CynicKill said:

ufoclub said:

He started to hit bigger with "Controversy" "Little Red Corvette""1999""Delirious"

Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, Pop Life, Girls and Boys (I used to hear that on top 40 radio and sung by peeps in the halls), Sign 0' The Times, U Got the Look, Batdance, Alphabet St, Thieves in the Temple, Cream, Get Off, Diamonds and Pearls....

Kiss seems to be his only falsetto mainstream hit am I forgetting something?

I do remember some guys in high school making fun of the falsetto, and they didn't make fun of When Doves Cry.

You're forgetting his first bonafide smash "I Wanna Be Your Lover".

If you look at the 90's, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World was almost entirely falsetto and was a pretty big hit for him in that era as well.

ufoclub said:

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

Prince was one of THE BIGGEST ever to do it...How much "bigger" did he need to be?

jdcxc said:

RODSERLING said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

RODSERLING said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

If prince sung everything 'sober' his music would be boring He wouldn't be prince anymore

Yes, but in the end he maybe did too much of it. Cause in the end there was like 50.000 people in the world who bought his albums. When Bowie always sold one or two millions of his albums. I think his most sober album ever was Rainbow Children, and when you think about it, it wasn't so sober than that! I have many friends who disliked Prince who really loves News. Because you don't hear Prince'voice. A friend-fan told me his wife thought the same thing about News.

GTFOH with that 50.000 people shit.

RODSERLING said:

RODSERLING said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

If prince sung everything 'sober' his music would be boring He wouldn't be prince anymore

Yes, but in the end he maybe did too much of it. Cause in the end there was like 50.000 people in the world who bought his albums. When Bowie always sold one or two millions of his albums. I think his most sober album ever was Rainbow Children, and when you think about it, it wasn't so sober than that! I have many friends who disliked Prince who really loves News. Because you don't hear Prince'voice. A friend-fan told me his wife thought the same thing about News.

But... If they truly disliked Prince, why on earth would your "many friends" even bother listening to an hour long instrumental album, consisting of four 14 minute tracks? It just doesn't sound very plausible to me.

Wasn't this just a topic since the beginning of the year????

Stop the madness.

Prince sing in every register.

Either u dug him......or u didn't.

It's a great question and whilst I love many of his falsetto tracks such as Scandalous and Adore, my favourites are the ones he delivers in his lower register.

I never really cared for International Lover until the live version on 1999 SDE which is far superior in my opinion.

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

TheBigBang said:

wilmer said:

Different strokes for different folks! I love Prince's falsetto singing, it complements his other registers. It keeps things interesting.

Exactly. His Falsetto is part of his complex musical toolbox. It is thrilling when he uses it for dramatic creative effect...check out "U Know" and "Give em What U Want"...brilliant vocals.

RODSERLING said:

Prince had the third best falsetto known to man (just behind Al Green and Marvin Gaye). It's my favorite Prince "voice".

Other honorable mentions:

Snokey Robinson

Curtis Mayfield

D'Angelo

Eddie Kendricks

Thom Yorke

Michael Jackson

Jeff Buckley

Freddie Mercury

Phillip Bailey

Andy Gibb

Little Richard

Roy Orbison

Del Shannon