Can You Sing Donny Hathaway? Vocal Range, Voice Type and Song Fit
HumMatch has not verified a researched vocal range for Donny Hathaway yet. Estimated ranges across 67 songs suggest roughly G#2 to A#4, but treat that as an estimate until song-level research lands. Hum for 30 seconds and HumMatch ranks every Donny Hathaway song by how singable it is for your actual voice.
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Estimated from typical performed ranges across 67 Donny Hathaway songs. No song here has a fully researched range yet, so treat these notes as a starting point, not a verified measurement.
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Voice and range notes
HumMatch uses song-level range and difficulty data instead of assuming every Donny Hathaway song fits one voice type.
What voice type is Donny Hathaway?
Donny Hathaway songs, in their original keys, sit closest to the tenor band (C3 to A4). Voice types are bands rather than exact labels, so neighboring types can often sing the same songs with small key changes. Source: estimated song ranges, not yet verified.
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Hardest and easiest Donny Hathaway songs to sing
Ranked by how high the top note climbs and how much range each song covers, using the ranges on file for Donny Hathaway songs. Estimated ranges are marked; treat those rankings as provisional.
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Every Donny Hathaway song on HumMatch (68)
Grouped by how each vocal range was sourced: researched note by note first, then estimated ranges (marked), then songs whose range research is still in the queue. Every title links to that song's full fit page.
Estimated ranges (67)
| Song | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| The Ghetto | C3 to A4estimated | moderate |
| A Song for You | B2 to A#4estimated | moderate |
| Misty | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| I Believe in Music | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| I Thank You Baby | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Be Real Black for Me | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| The Closer I Get To You - Rework | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Tally Rand | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Lets’ Groove | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| A Lot of Soul | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| For All We Know | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Just Another Reason | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Magdalena | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Jealous Guy | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Don’t Turn Away | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Little Girl | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Furniture Truck | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| I Believe to My Soul | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Someday We’ll All Be Free | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Latin Time | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| I Know It’s You | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Detective’s Goof | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Basie | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Lord Help Me | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| I (Who Have Nothing) | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| I Thank You | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Je vous aime (I Love You) | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Disguises | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Bossa Nova | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Flying Easy | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Come Little Children | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Harlem Dawn | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Little Ghetto Boy | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Always the Same | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| She Is My Lady | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Come Ye Disconsolate | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Drag Queen Chase | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Come Back Basie | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Liberation | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Magdelena | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| After the Dance Is Done | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Hearse to the Graveyard | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Nu-Po | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Don’t Make Me Wait Too Long | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| And Then There’s Maude | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| God Don’t Like Ugly | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Come Back Charleston Blue | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Love, Love, Love | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Never My Love | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Magnificent Sanctuary Band | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| A Dream | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Hey Girl | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| String Segue | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Explosion | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Giving Up | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| I Love the Lord, He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II) | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Sugar Lee | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Sack Full of Dreams | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Baby I Love You | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Closer I Get to You | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Hail to the Queen | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Back Together Again | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Come Back Charleston Blue: Little Ghetto Boy | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Be There | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
| Gravedigger Jones & Coffin Ed’s Funeral | G#2 to C4estimated | easier |
Range research pending (1)
| Song | Range |
|---|---|
| This Christmas | Range coming |
Songs featuring Donny Hathaway (2)
Tracks led by another artist that Donny Hathaway sings on. Ranges here are estimates carried over from Donny Hathaway's own catalog profile, and these songs are kept out of the range figure above because how much of each vocal is hers varies from track to track.
| Song | Billed as | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Where Is the Love | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | D3 to C5estimated |
| The Closer I Get to You | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | D#3 to B4estimated |
Sing G#2 to A#4? See what fits that range
30,082 songs in the HumMatch catalog fit entirely inside a G#2-A#4 range.
Artists with a similar estimated range to Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway's range here is estimated, so treat these as rough neighbors: each of these artists' known ranges overlaps most of the same notes.
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Donny Hathaway FAQ
HumMatch has not verified a researched vocal range for Donny Hathaway yet. Estimated ranges across 67 songs suggest roughly G#2 to A#4, but treat that as an estimate until song-level research lands.
Donny Hathaway songs, in their original keys, sit closest to the tenor band (C3 to A4). Voice types are bands rather than exact labels, so neighboring types can often sing the same songs with small key changes. Source: estimated song ranges, not yet verified.
Ranked by top-note extremity and range span, A Song for You is the most demanding Donny Hathaway song on HumMatch: it is estimated to run B2 to A#4.
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