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The Washington Post called the album the group's best to date, writing: "Ted Mills's falsetto is still unearthly; his three bandmates are still super-smooth; and this is the most consistent collection of songs they've ever had. Great falsetto singers such as Mills, Russell Thompkins Jr. of the Stylistics and Eddie Kendricks of the Temptations ...
Falsetto (/ f ɔː l ˈ s ɛ t oʊ, f ɒ l-/ fawl-SET-oh, fol-, Italian:; Italian diminutive of falso, "false") is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave.
Edward James Kendrick [3] (December 17, 1939 [2] – October 5, 1992), [4] better known as Eddie Kendricks, was an American tenor singer and songwriter.Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group the Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971.
"Falsetto" is the second single from The-Dream's debut studio album, Love/Hate. [1] The song is produced by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart [ 1 ] and was released on September 28, 2007. [ 2 ]
In 1972, while attending the University of Colorado, Bailey was invited to join the band Earth, Wind & Fire by founder and bandleader Maurice White. [9] Soon afterwards he solely sang lead vocals with his falsetto on songs such as Devotion, Keep Your Head to the Sky, Reasons, Fantasy, Star, I've Had Enough, Turn on (The Beat Box), When Love Goes Wrong, Guiding Lights and My Promise.
The song won a Grammy in 1958 for best R&B performance, and in 2001, the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Michael Ochs Archives - Getty Images “Diana” by Paul Anka (1957)
As a solo artist, he is best known for his unique high tenor register, strong falsetto and hits like "Who's Johnny" and "Love Always". He has also collaborated with artists such as Dionne Warwick , Al Green , Lalah Hathaway , Tone Loc , Babyface , Faith Evans , Quincy Jones , Fourplay , and DJ Quik .
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play March of the Falsettos is a 1981 musical with book, lyrics, and music by William Finn . It is the second in a trilogy of musicals, preceded by In Trousers and followed by Falsettoland .