The falsetto is one of my favorite things in the whole wide world.
There has been a lot of discussion concerning the falsetto over at the Prince vs El DeBarge thread, but I think the falsetto merits a thread dedicated entirely to it.

Here are some heavenly falsettos and smooth grooves for you guys to dig

Heaven & Earth - I Can't Seem To Forget You
(Dwight Dukes)



Enchantment - Gloria
(Emanuel "E.J" Johnson)


The Moments - Love On A Two-Way Street
(Billy Brown)


The Moments - Gotta Find A Way
(Harry Ray)


The Whatnauts - Try Me (And I'll Show You)
(Garnet Jones)


The Continental IV - Day By Day (Every Minute Of The Hour)
(Freddie Kelly)


The Younghearts - Hey Love
(Ronnie Preyer)


The Delfonics - I Don't Want To Make You Wait
(William Hart)


The Ethics - Tell Me
(Ron Tyson)


Billy Butler & Infinity - Hung Up On You
(Billy Butler)


Black Ivory - Don't Turn Around
(Leroy Burgess)


Blue Magic - What's Come Over Me
(Ted Mills)


Ok, I guess that's enough for now
I might post some more later on

Prince
Wayne Cooper (Cameo)....also, whoever took Wayne's place after he died.
Phillip Bailey (Earth, Wind, and Fire)
Otis Stokes (Lakeside)
Bobby Nunn
Ebonee Webb
Bloodstone
Terry Huff (Special Delivery)
The Stylistics
Blue Magic
Switch
Heatwave
Enchantment
The Dramatics
The Delfonics
Eddie Kendricks (The Temptations)
The Bee Gees
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Great thread!

Timmy84 said:

Agreed!

vainandy said:

Great picks, Andy

Great Thread



Remy Shand - Take a Message



Heatwave - Always and Forever, Live Version. Falsetto doesn't kick in till 4;15.
The studio version is better but it's fun to see these guys back in their prime.

Check out the suits. I wonder if Prince got his Lovexexy wardrobe named sleeves idea from these guys.



EW&F I'll Write a Song for You One of the best falsetto songs ever IMHO.

Can't forget Damon Harris:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...2waBj0vu90

http://www.youtube.com/wa...X6NhqFJ5uc

funkpill said:

Who are your favorites, brother pill?

Jónsi's (Sigur Rós) falsetto is heavenly!

So is David Bowie's.

Thank you-very good singing on this thread.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

I agree with the good Dr.

I will say Cooper's co-replacements ** Charlie Singleton, ** Tomi Jenkins ** and Anthony Lockett ( but not as a replacement for Coop's falsetto vox,).

I was listening to the Ugly Ego (his debut) and the WAKWWA LP's.
'Give Love A Chance', 'I Want You' a very underrated tune.. som' serious funk & roll going on, on this cut; along with Coop's falsetto vox.

WAKWWA the title song from this LP is groove worthy... his vocals were outtasight outtamind.

I need not mention his more note worthy vocal performances..

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Diggin them all...

But the one with Ron Tyson is interesting

First time ever hearing that one..


Good thread steiN!!!

funkpill said:

You've only heard him singing with the Tempts?

He did some stuff with the Ethics, and with the Love Committee (later in the 70s).
He also wrote a lot of stuff. He co-wrote songs such as Rick James's 'Big Time' and Blue Magic's 'Haunted (By Your Love)'


Oh and, thanks!
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scriptgirl said:

You're very welcome... and I agree

FuNkeNsteiN said:

yeah..

but i knew he was in other groups before joining The Tempts, i just never heard anything by them.

he even wrote some songs for The Tempts. before becoming a member

BlaqueKnight said:

I'm saying

I honestly thought that Cameo had a female singer for a long time.

Harlepolis said:

When I first heard "I Just Want to Be" and Wayne came in, I kept saying "I didn't know Cameo had a lady in the group".

Timmy84 said:

OMG exactly what I was talking about

That wail,,,,,filled with feminine hormones

When Luther Vandross said "There's absloutly nothing like the voice of a female black singer", he should've reconsidered throwing Wayne in that category

Harlepolis said:

I agree 110%!

As promised, here are some more great cuts

The Temprees - Love's Maze
(Jasper "Jabbo" Phillips)


The Temprees - I Love You, You Love Me
(Jasper "Jabbo" Phillips)


Smoke - Rainy Night (Puts You In The Mood For Love)


The Variations Of Love - I'll Always Love You


Eddie Holman - My Mind Keeps Telling Me


Little Anthony & The Imperials - Going Out Of My Head
(Little Anthony)


The Chi-Lites - It's Time For Love
(Eugene Record)

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Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)



Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing


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Don't forget these guys:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...5FuukwLMPk

Enchantment!!!!

tonyat said:

Check out my first post

FuNkeNsteiN said:

oh lol.....

Bee Gees



And I know not a lot of Mcknight fans here but this falsetto is great.


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How bout this guy?

http://www.youtube.com/wa...xqPmXyB78I



http://www.youtube.com/wa...XD0gkB9jFM

NMusiqNSoul said:

I agree with the Bee Gees and their late brother, Andy Gibb.

Wow! Brian's annunciation of words is great too. Many people can sing high notes but sometimes you struggle to understand what it is exactly they are saying.
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