Diana's Lower Register

[Ollie9]

"My Baby My Own" and "Brown Baby" are favs of mine as well Ollie. In fact "Brown Baby" may just be my favorite Diana non single song.

I’ve often wondered if the recording of “My Baby [[My Own) had been slowed down. Along with “Brown Baby” it’s probably my fave from the album as well.
The only time I’ve ever seen Diana struggle with her lower register was when performing “Gone” live.

[jobucats]

I’ve often wondered if the recording of “My Baby [[My Own) had been slowed down. Along with “Brown Baby” it’s probably my fave from the album as well.
The only time I’ve ever seen Diana struggle with her lower register was when performing “Gone” live.

Speaking of songs where the recording itself was slowed down, I believe there's a version of "Behind Closed Doors" where it is so obvious that the 'tape' was slowed down which brought a rather solemn timbre of Diana's voice forward. Her vocal on the original was already low enough.

Another song that immediately came to my mind which spotlighted Diana's lower register was "Did You Read the Morning Paper". She sings, "Baby, let me lend you mine."

[RanRan79]

Speaking of songs where the recording itself was slowed down, I believe there's a version of "Behind Closed Doors" where it is so obvious that the 'tape' was slowed down which brought a rather solemn timbre of Diana's voice forward. Her vocal on the original was already low enough.

Another song that immediately came to my mind which spotlighted Diana's lower register was "Did You Read the Morning Paper". She sings, "Baby, let me lend you mine."

"Behind Closed Doors" is another great one. I love it, believe it or not. Where is the version you're referencing found?

[jobucats]

"Behind Closed Doors" is another great one. I love it, believe it or not. Where is the version you're referencing found?

On the cd "Last Time I Saw Him" 'Expanded Edition'...There is an additional Japanese Quad Version in which the 'tape' was slowed down to put it in the Key of F as opposed to the original version which is 1/2 step higher in the Key of Gb. On the ends of some of the phrases on the Japanese version, Diana is singing notes way, way down in her register. It's really amazing how this subtle difference grabbed my attention when I played the Japanese version.

[RanRan79]

On the cd "Last Time I Saw Him" 'Expanded Edition'...There is an additional Japanese Quad Version in which the 'tape' was slowed down to put it in the Key of F as opposed to the original version which is 1/2 step higher in the Key of Gb. On the ends of some of the phrases on the Japanese version, Diana is singing notes way, way down in her register. It's really amazing how this subtle difference grabbed my attention when I played the Japanese version.

I have that set, but I may have only played the Quad versions once because I was so enamored with the outtakes. In this time of being starved of new Supremes and Ross releases from the original catalog, in addition to my homework on "Can't Shake It Loose", I now get to listen to the Japanese Quad version of LTISH as if it were new. Thanks Jobucats!!

[thanxal]

On the cd "Last Time I Saw Him" 'Expanded Edition'...There is an additional Japanese Quad Version in which the 'tape' was slowed down to put it in the Key of F as opposed to the original version which is 1/2 step higher in the Key of Gb. On the ends of some of the phrases on the Japanese version, Diana is singing notes way, way down in her register. It's really amazing how this subtle difference grabbed my attention when I played the Japanese version.

Now that's a good ear. I've listened to that many times and didn't hear it [[and I play a G/Gb instrument!).