Smokey Robinson Vocal Range and Voice Type
Smokey Robinson's cited vocal range is A2 to A#5 (3.1 octaves). Smokey Robinson is commonly classified as a tenor. See the notes and compare your range free.
Evidence and review
Individual evidence review is pending. The displayed range is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit.
These are the approximate figures fans and music journalists commonly cite — the widest notes a singer has recorded, not the comfortable range they sing in every night, and not lab measurements. Treat them as a fun reference, not a target.
How Smokey Robinson uses that range
The whole line rides on very little air pressure, feathery and placed well forward. The crossing into falsetto is blended so smoothly you hear a change in color rather than a break, which takes a steady breath and a resistance to getting louder as the line rises. Phrases arch long and stay legato, with a small vibrato appearing only at the end. Trying to add volume at the transition is the fastest way to make the seam audible.
What is Smokey Robinson’s vocal range?
Smokey Robinson's vocal range is commonly cited as A2 to A#5 (Bb5) — about 3.1 octaves, or 37 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
Feathery high tenor; falsetto entries so smooth the register change is hard to hear.
- Signature song
- The Tracks of My Tears
Reading the numbers
- The ceiling clears the conventional tenor top of C5 by 10 semitones.
- 7 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 37 semitones.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 277th lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 209th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Smokey Robinson’s voice
How high can Smokey Robinson sing?
Smokey Robinson is commonly cited singing as high as A#5 (Bb5), the top of a cited range that starts down at A2.
What is Smokey Robinson’s highest note?
Smokey Robinson’s highest note is commonly cited as A#5 (Bb5).
What is Smokey Robinson’s lowest note?
Smokey Robinson’s lowest note is commonly cited as A2.
How many octaves can Smokey Robinson sing?
Smokey Robinson’s commonly cited range spans about 3.1 octaves (37 semitones), from A2 up to A#5. That span is wider than 65% of the 636 voices in this library.
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Also bottoming out on A2
66 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A#5
56 other voices here reach the same ceiling.