B. Slade | The Range Planet (2024)

Anthony Charles Williams II (15.05.1975)
Previously Known As: Tonéx
Vocal Range: C2 - E♭6

Significant High Notes:
E♭6 ("

Head")
C♯6 ("When My Words R Few")
C6 ("Enough", "Head", "Heartfixa", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 2", "Mellowroad", "RAiNBOW", "When I See Jesus", "Work On Me")
B5 ("Bless Me", "The Blood", "Bounce", "The Children's Bread", "Joy", "Marvelous", "Thursday Bliss" live 2013, "We Survived", "YHMH")
B♭5 ("The 17th Moon", "Around 'N Round", "Changes…", "Damage", "Definitely (Summer Mix)", "The Difference", "Figure", "Fiyah", "The Good Song", "Gravedigga", "

", "Head", "Heartfixa", "HMBO", "Jesus is Everything To Me" live with John P.Kee, "JOMS", "King O' Glory", "Make U Happy", "

", "My Attire", "On Time", "Out The Box Outro", "Pull Up" album version , "Purple Rain" live with Monifah 2018, "Since Jesus Came", "T.G.I.F.", "Thank Q", "There 4 You", "Total Praise", "Wired", "When My Words R Few" 2018 version, "Work On Me", "YHMH")
A5 ("Ain't Nobody Better", "The Blood", "Come Together", "Enough", "Eye Call", "For The Love of R&B" live Savoy Entertainment Center 2015, "Glor3x", "He Touched Me", "Joy", "Kick", "My Father'z House", "My Friend", "The Parking Lot", "Photosynthesis", "The Trust Theory", "Unspoken", "When I Call", "A Year Ago: 1967")
G♯5 ("4 Ever and a Day", "Alive", "Alive 2", "Automatic", "The Black Maverick: Ode to B.Chase Williams", "Bring It", "Changes…", "The Difference", "Doesn't Really Matter", "The Good Song", "Gravedigga", "Help!", "Home 2", "Hup!", "I Feel It", "Jesus Saves", "Lord You Brought Me", "Make Me Over", "On Time", "Out The Box Outro", "Pain" 2018 version, "Say Thank You", "Standing In Truth", "Syng", "Trinity", "What We Do", "Wobble", "WYD", "YHMH")
G5 ("Again", "Ain't Nobody Better", "The Beautiful Place", "Believer", "Bless Me", "The Blood", "Bounce", "

", "

", "CIRCU$$" (Paisley Park Mix), "Cool With U", "Enough", "Fiyah", "For The Love of R&B" live Savoy Entertainment Center 2015, "Freedom: Truth", "He Touched Me", "HMBO", "Home 2", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 1", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 2", "Jambo 1997", "Jesus is Everything To Me" live with John P.Kee, "Joy", "King O' Glory", "Man 'O God", "

", "My Attire", "The Parking Lot", "Pass Me By", "P.T. 2001", "Purple Rain" live with Monifah 2018, "Ridiculous", "Silent 'X'", "Speaking N Tongues", "Sycamore Tree (Robotic)", "T.G.I.F.", "There 4 You", "Thursday Bliss" live 2013, "Todos Juntos", "The Trust Theory", "Valley of the Deep Blue Moon", "

", "Wired", "Work On Me", "You" The Parking Lot version, "Young Cha")
F♯5 ("The 17th Moon", "Alive", "Automatic", "Blowin'", "'Bout a Thang", "The Children's Bread", "Cut My Step", "The Difference", "Established", "Even U", "Eye Call", "God Has Not 4got", "God Is Love", "He'll Make a Way Somehow", "Hup!", "IssaVibe", "JOMS", "King Me.", "Lord You Brought Me", "Love My Life", "Make U Happy", "My Father'z House", "My Friend", "nothing to see here", "One Good Reason", "Opening Devotion", "Patient", "Perfect Peace 2002", "Photosynthesis", "

", "Santa Margarita", "Since Jesus Came", "Sneeze", "Starbuckz", "Thank Q", "That's When", "

", "To Know You Lord", "The Trust Theory", "Tumblin'", "Unspoken", "Update", "When I Call", "Wobble", "Work That Body")
F5 ("Ain't Nobody Better", "Alrite" Version 3.0, "Amazing Grace/Precious Lord" live 2018, "Anthony", "Around 'N Round", "The Beautiful Place", "Believer", "Can't U See?", "chemystery", "The Children's Bread", "CIRCU$$" (Paisley Park Mix), "Cry No More", "Damage", "Dancin'", "Definitely (Summer Mix)", "Drowning", "Enough", "Figure", "Fiyah", "For The Love of R&B" live Savoy Entertainment Center 2015, "The Good Song", "HBMO", "Heartfixa", "HMBO", "Home 2", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 2", "It's Happening", "

", "Jenny Jones", "Jesus is Everything To Me" live with John P.Kee, "JOMS", "King O' Glory", "Language O' Tears", "Lauretta, Damita, Lou", "Lemme Find Out", "Make Me Over", "More", "

", "Out The Box Outro", "Pass Me By", "Purple Rain" live with Monifah 2018, "Speaking N Tongues", "Standing In Truth", "T.G.I.F.", "Todos Juntos", "Total Praise", "Tumblin'", "U Send Me", "Where Did She Go?", "When My Words R Few", "Work On Me", "You")
E5 ("Alive 2", "Anytime.", "The Black Maverick: Ode to B.Chase Williams", "Bless Me", "The Blood", "Breathe", "Checkmate", "Dancin' In The Son", "Don't Fall For Me", "Glor3x", "God Has Not 4got", "Good 2 Me", "Gotta Love Me", "Hurting Eachother", "I Feel It", "I Love You", "Joy", "The Kitchen", "Mark of the Beast", "My Friend", "One Good Reason", "The Parking Lot", "Photosynthesis", "P.T. 2001", "Ridiculous", "

", "Take 2", "Tippy", "Tumblin'", "Valley of the Deep Blue Moon", "We Survived", "Whats Really Going On", "When I See Jesus", "Wobble", "A Year Ago: 1967", "Yes")
E♭5 ("The 17th Moon", "2182", "The 1U Need", "Alive 2", "Alrite" Version 3.0, "Around 'N Round", "

", "Beautiful Catastrophe", "

", "Blowin'", "Blue French Kiss" Single version, "The Blue Mood Ring", "Bring It", "California", "Changes...", "

", "Cherri Jubilee", "Chollas Parkway", "Cry No More", "Damage", "Diana Prince", "Doesn't Really Matter", "Figure", "Freestyle-Church Floor", "HBMO", "He'll Make a Way Somehow", "Help!", "Hup!", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 1", "

", "Jenny Jones", "Jesus Saves", "JOMS", "King Me.", "King O' Glory", "Little Talk", "Lord You Brought Me", "Love Me 4 Me", "Mr. & Mrs.", "My Father'z House", "On Time", "The Onyx Dolphin", "Opening Devotion", "Pain" 2018 version, "Perfect Peace 2002", "Pull Up", "RAiNBOW", "Real With U" Out The Box version, "Say Thank You", "Seasons", "See You Again", "Sequel", "Something's Gotta Give", "Sour Sugar", "Thank Q", "There 4 You", "To Know You Lord", "Todos Juntos", "Waiting", "Water", "WYD", "WRQ.", "Young Cha")
D5 ("Again", "Amazing Grace/Precious Lord" live 2018, "Automatic", "The Beautiful Place", "'Bout a Thang", "Can't U See?", "Checkmate", "The Children's Bread", "Ciao Bella", "CIRCU$$" (Paisley Park Mix), "Come Together", "Cool With U", "Cut My Step", "Dancin'", "Enough", "Freedom: Truth", "Games", "Gone", "He Touched Me", "Heartfixa", "HMBO", "In Between", "Incense & Candles", "It's a Boy", "Joy", "Lauretta, Damita, Lou", "Make Me Right", "Make Me Right", "Make U Happy", "Mark of the Beast", "Mellowroad", "More", "Out The Box", "Pass Me By", "Patient", "Personal Jesus", "Real 2 Me", "Restoration", "steel & velvet...", "Take 2", "T.G.I.F.", "We Survived", "Whats Really Going On", "Why?", "Wired", "Work On Me", "Work That Body", "A Year Ago: 1967", "Yes", "You")
C♯5 ("2182", "4 Ever and a Day", "Alrite" Version 3.0, "Anthony", "Anytime.", "Around 'N Round", "As I Played", "Beautiful Catastrophe", "Bleu French Kiss.", "The Blue Mood Ring", "Brand New", "Changes...", "Chollas Parkway", "Cry No More", "Dancin' In The Son", "DeeVeaux", "

", "The Difference", "Ebony Snow", "Established", "Even U", "F@ce Down", "

", "Fiesta", "HBMO", "Hurting Eachother", "jennifer…", "Jordache", "Kickin' It W/U", "The Kitchen", "Lord You Brought Me", "Love Me 4 Me", "Maverick", "Mo' Betta Bleuz.", "My Friend", "nothing to see here", "On Time", "One Good Reason", "Pain", "Pause", "Perfect Peace 2002", "Priceless Pt. 1", "Ridiculous", "Risk", "Seasons", "Silent 'X'", "Since Jesus Came", "Sneeze", "Something's Gotta Give", "The Spirit Realm", "Standing In Truth", "Syng", "That's When", "Tipsy", "Total Praise", "The Trust Theory", "Virtuous", "What We Do", "Where Did She Go?", "Yahtzee", "Yes")
C5 ("1986 sh*t", "Ain't Nobody Better", "Amazing Grace/Precious Lord" live 2018, "Around 'N Round", "The Black Maverick: Ode to B.Chase Williams", "Bleu.", "Bounce", "Brand New", "Can't U See?", "Casa De Oro", "The Children's Bread", "Daddy", "Damage", "Daygo Stick", "Doesn't Really Matter", "Don't Fall For Me", "Drowning", "Freedom: Truth", "God Has Not 4got", "Gone", "The Good Song", "Hater Party", "Hey Now Ghetto Style", "Home 2", "I Found Love", "I Love You", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 1", "Inspiration", "It's a Boy", "It's Happening", "Kick", "King O' Glory", "Language O' Tears", "Lauretta, Damita, Lou", "Little Talk", "Low Radar", "Make Me Over", "Man 'O God", "Marvelous", "Mellowroad", "Natural", "Never", "Now", "O2", "Out The Game", "Pass Me By", "Pause", "Purple Rain" live with Monifah 2018, "RAiNBOW", "Real 2 Me", "Restoration", "Satin Pillow", "Say Thank You", "Sequel", "Sexual", "There 4 You", "Tumblin'", "U Need the Master", "U Send Me", "Water", "When I See Jesus", "Wired", "Young Cha", "Your Word")
B4 ("Adoration 2036 a.d.", "Anthony", "Autopilot", "Bl3nd", "Bless Me", "Bleu.", "Blowin'", "Bring It", "Casa De Oro", "Checkmate", "chemystery", "Chief", "Could It Be You", "Cry No More", "Cut My Step", "DeLorean", "Deny", "Even U", "F@ce Down", "The Feeling", "Freedom: Truth", "Gospop: Milli Mix", "Head", "Help!", "Hurting Eachother", "I Love You", "I Noticed", "I'm Done", "In Between", "Incense & Candles", "Insanity", "IssaVibe", "Lost at Sea", "Love My Life", "Make Me Right", "Make U Happy", "Money Up", "Mr. & Mrs.", "My Friend", "My Present Circ*mstance", "My Pride", "Nuthin' II Lose", "Photosynthesis", "Pronounced Toe-Nay", "P.T. 2001", "Punch 88", "San Diego", "Shock Therapy", "Silent 'X'", "That Feeling", "Tipsy", "Unspoken", "Update", "Virtuous", "Wobble", "Work On Me", "YHMH")
B♭4 ("1986 sh*t", "The 1U Need", "2182", "4 Ever and a Day", "As I Played", "As We Proceed", "The Beautiful Place", "Brand New", "California", "Cherri Jubilee", "Ciao Bella", "Coffee Philosophy", "Cool With U", "Cry No More", "Daddy", "DeeVeaux", "Definitely (Summer Mix)", "Doesn't Really Matter", "Drowning", "Fiesta", "Figure", "Fiyah", "Games", "

", "The Good Song", "Gravedigga", "Heartfixa", "HMBO", "Honestly", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 2", "It's On Like That", "Jambo 1997", "Jenny Jones", "Jesus Saves", "JOMS", "Jordache", "Lemme Find Out", "Love Me 4 Me", "Man 'O God", "More", "Mr. & Mrs.", "My Attire", "Never", "Now", "O2", "Pain", "Paradise", "Parenthesis.", "Pull Up", "RAiNBOW", "Same Ole", "Searchin'", "Sour Sugar", "The Spirit Realm", "Standing In Truth", "T.G.I.F.", "Thank Q", "There 4 You", "Tippy", "To Know You Lord", "Todos Juntos", "Total Praise", "Unusual Popular", "What We Do", "When My Words R Few", "Why?", "WYD")
A4 ("Adoration 2036 a.d.", "Again", "Ain't", "Bl3nd", "'Bout a Thang", "Breathe", "Come Together", "Daddy", "Dancin' In The Son", "Gone", "i believed u…", "I Have Decided...", "I Love You", "Insanity", "Jordache", "The Map", "Mark of the Beast", "Marvelous", "Mo' Betta Bleuz.", "Moment With U", "The Musick", "My Pride", "Natural", "Out The Game", "Punch 88", "Restoration", "Risk", "Smiley Face", "Something About That Name", "Taxi", "Threat II The Devil", "Tornado", "Unspoken", "Update", "U Send Me", "Vintage Galaxy", "Where Did She Go?", "Yahtzee", "Your Word")

Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("99 1/2", "Again", "Ain't", "Bl3nd", "Breathe", "Can't U See?", "chemystery", "CIRCU$$" (escapade Mix), "Cough It Up", "Drowning", "Everything", "Feelings", "For The Love of R&B"

live Savoy Entertainment Center 2015, "Girl, I Just Want You Around.", "Joy", "Lost at Sea", "Make Me Right", "Mellowroad", "Moment With U", "Mr. & Mrs.", "Nureau Ink", "One Good Reason", "Personal Jesus", "Shock Therapy", "Smiley Face", "Sometimes", "Speaking N Tongues", "Standing In Truth", "Starbuckz", "Sycamore Tree (Ballied Mix)", "T.G.I.F.", "That's When", "U Send Me", "Water", "We Survived", "Your Word")
C♯3 ("2182", "4 Ever and a Day", "anomaly...", "As I Played", "Baposto.g.i.c.", "Beautiful Catastrophe", "Bleu.", "The Blue Mood Ring", "Changes...", "Checkmate", "Cherri Jubilee", "Chief", "Ciao Bella", "Coffee Philosophy", "Cry No More", "Dancin' In The Son", "DeLorean", "The Difference", "Down Under", "Easier Said Than Done", "F@ce Down", "Fiesta", "Figure", "Give U My Heart", "

", "i believed u...", "I Feel It", "I Have Decided...", "I Wish, I Wish, I Wish", "

", "Love Me 4 Me", "Money Up", "nothing to see here", "Nuthin' II Lose", "Out The Box", "Real With U", "Thank Q", "To Know You Lord", "Trinity", "U Got Me", "Unusual Popular", "

", "When I Call", "When My Words R Few")
C3 ("1986 sh*t", "The 1U Need", "Alrite", "Amazing Grace/Precious Lord" live 2018, "Around 'N Round", "Barbara Green", "The Beautiful Place", "Bounce", "Brand New", "California", "Can't U See?", "Ciao Bella", "

", "Daddy", "Daygo Stick", "The Difference", "Don't Fall For Me", "Fiyah", "Freedom: Truth", "The Get Down", "God Has Not 4got", "God Is Love", "

", "Hater Party", "He Touched Me", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 2", "Kickin' It W/U", "Language O' Tears", "Lord You Brought Me", "Man 'O God", "Maverick", "My Pride", "Natural", "Never", "Now", "OOOYA", "Out The Game", "The Parking Lot", "Pause", "Perspective", "Pull Up", "Purple Rain" live with Monifah 2018, "RAiNBOW", "Real 2 Me", "Restoration", "Ridiculous", "Something About That Name", "Something's Gotta Give", "Standing In Truth", "Tippy", "Tornado", "U Need the Master", "U Send Me", "The Way I Feel Inside", "When I See Jesus", "Why?")
B2 ("The 17th Moon", "The 1U Need" Alternate version, "Again", "Alive", "Anthony", "Anytime.", "Automatic", "Bless Me", "Breathe", "Casa De Oro", "Ciao Bella", "Could It Be You", "Cut My Step", "Deny", "Even U", "The Feeling", "

", "Girl, I Just Want You Around.", "Give U My Heart", "Gospop: Milli Mix", "Gotta Love Me", "

", "In Between", "Incense & Candles", "Interview "A"", "jennifer...", "Losing Interest.", "Make Me Right", "Make U Happy", "Mo' Betta Bleuz.", "Moment With U", "Money Up", "The Musick", "My Present Circ*mstance", "Natural", "Nuthin' II Lose", "Priceless Pt. 2", "P.T. 2001", "San Diego", "

", "Sexual", "

", "Sometimes", "That Feeling", "That's When", "Tipsy", "Vintage Galaxy", "Virtuous", "YHMH", "Young Cha")
B♭2 ("The 17th Moon", "1986 sh*t", "2182", "4 Ever and a Day", "Alrite", "

", "Bleu Moon.", "The Blood", "Brand New", "chemystery", "The Children's Bread", "Damage", "Doesn't Really Matter", "Ebony Snow", "Home 2", "I Wish, I Wish, I Wish", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 1", "I Won't Leave U, Pt. 2", "Inspiration", "It's a Boy", "Jambo 1997", "Jesus Saves", "Kickin' It W/U", "King Me.", "The Kitchen", "Language O' Tears", "Lauretta, Damita, Lou", "Lemme Find Out", "Little Talk", "Low Radar", "Man 'O God", "Mine In My Head", "More", "

", "Never", "Parenthesis.", "Perspective", "RAiNBOW", "Real With U", "Santa Margarita", "See You Again", "Sour Sugar", "That's When", "To Know You Lord", "Total Praise", "Waiting", "Water", "The Way I Feel Inside", "When I See Jesus", "WRQ.", "Yes")
A2 ("99 1/2", "As We Proceed", "Barbara Green", "Bless Me", "Bleu.", "Bounce", "Casa De Oro", "Dancin'", "Don't Fall For Me", "Everything", "Eye Call", "Good 2 Me", "

", "

", "I'm Done", "Incense & Candles", "IssaVibe", "It's Happening", "Kick", "

", "

", "Photosynthesis", "steel & velvet...", "Syng", n"Take 2", "Taxi", "That's When", "Trinity", "Unspoken", "Whats Really Going On", "When I Call", "Work That Body", "Yahtzee")
G♯2 ("The 17th Moon", "Ain't", "Anthony", "Bleu French Kiss.", "Blowin'", "Chollas Parkway", "Coffee Philosophy", "

", "Down Under", "Easier Said Than Done", "Ebony Snow", "The Feeling", "

", "Gospop: Milli Mix", "Hey Now Ghetto Style", "

", "Jenny Jones", "King Me.", "Lemme Find Out", "Losing Interest.", "Pause", "Santa Margarita", "Sequel", "

", "Sonshine 2", "Speaking N Tongues", "That Feeling", "Unusual Popular", "Waiting", "When My Words R Few", "YHMH", "Young Cha")
G2 ("

", "Barbara Green", "

", "Bounce", "

" (escapade Mix), "Could It Be You", "Daddy", "Drowning", "Good 2 Me", "He Touched Me", "Heartfixa", "Little Talk", "Lost at Sea", "Low Radar", "More", "My Pride", "

", "Pass Me By", "Photosynthesis", "Personal Jesus", "Searchin'", "

", "steel & velvet...", "

", "Thankxalotalotalot", "Thursday Bliss" live 2013, "U Need the Master", "Water")
F♯2 ("The Blood", "Blowin'", "Checkmate", "

", "jennifer...", "Losing Interest.", "Love My Life", "My Pride", "The Onyx Dolphin", "Plums", "San Diego", "Sneeze", "

", "U Got Me", "Unspoken", "Work That Body", "Young Cha")
F2 ("Gentleman's Gentlemen", "

", "I'm Done", "

", "Parenthesis.", "Sequel", "Water", "When I See Jesus")
E2 ("anomaly…", "Santa Margarita")
E♭2 ("Bleu Moon.", "

", "Perspective", "

", "

", "

", "WRQ.")
D2 ("Bleu.", "Kick")
C2 ("Bleu Moon.")

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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

{Album Ranges}as Tonéx:
Silent 'X' 516: The Self Confrontation (1994): G2 - B♭5 - C6
Damage (1995): B♭2 - C6
Pronounced Toe-Nay (1997): G♯2 - G♯5 - A5
Circuss (2000): F2 - G5 - B♭5
O2 (2002): G2 - G5
Out of the Box (2004): G♯2 - B♭5 - C6
Oak Park: 92105 (2005): E2 - A5 - C♯6
REYMX: pronounced ree​-​mix (2006): G♯2 - B♭5
Any Given Sonday (2007): F2 - C6
The London Letters (2007): F2 - F♯2 - G4 - G5
The Naked Truth (2008): F2 - G5
Bapostogic Mixtape: 2008 (2008): F♯2 - C6
Rainbow (2008): F♯2 - A5 - C6
Gospop: 2008 (2008): G2 - C6
Unspoken (2009): F♯2 - B5
TEMET NOSCE: The Nag Champion Mixtape (2009): E2 - F♯2 - B5
The Parking Lot (2010): F♯2 - A5

as B.Slade:
B.Slade (2017): F2 - B♭5
DeLorean (2018): E♭2 - G5
Bleu (2019): C2 - F♯5