| Singers
Many folks have
been kind in saying they like the classical recommendations I’ve listed over
the years. But man does not live by piano and orchestra alone. You gotta
have the girls too!
Sorry, I’m not much interested in men singing love songs. But I love
the ladies and have begun a list of things I enjoy- you might too!
Alyson, Karrin “Ballads” Concord Jazz 4950 Anderson, Laurie: “Life on a String” Nonesuch 79539 Armatrading, Joan: “Joan Armatrading” AM CD 3228 “Show Some Emotion” AM CD 3273 Barber, Patricia: “Companion” Premonition 5739 “Café Blue” Premonition 5741 “Modern Cool” Premonition 5740 “Live: A Fortnight In France” Blue Note 78213 “Night Club” Premonition 5738 Baron, Christy “I Thought About You” Chesky JD152 Black, Mary “Looking Back” Curb D2-77718 Carpenter, Mary Chapin: “Party Doll & Other Favorites” CBS CK68751 Cash, Rosanne: “Kings Record Shop” CBS DK86994 “Ten Song Demo” Capitol CDP-832390 “Black Cadillac” Capitol DPR-043381 “The List” Manhattan Records 96576-2-7 Cassidy, Eva: “Live At Blues Alley” Blix 10046 “Time After Time” Blix 10073 “Imagine” Blix 10075 “American Tune” Blix 10079 “Somewhere” Blix G2-10090 “Songbird” Blix 10045 “No Boundaries” Renata 00004Y6WR “Wonderful World” Blix 10082 “Somewhere” Blix 10090 Chapman, Tracy “Tracy Chapman” Elektra 960774 “New Beginnings” Elektra 61850 Cole, Holly: “Don’t Smoke In Bed” Manhattan 81198 “Temptation” Metro Blue 831653 Evans, Sara: “Real Fine Place” RCA 69486 “Stronger” RCA 749693 Fairfield 4: (OK- the gospel guys sneak in!) “I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray” WB46698 Fitzgerald, Ella: “Pure Ella” Decca Jazz GRD 636 Ford: Robben (a rare male makes the list!) “Robben Ford & The Blue Line” Stretch STD-1102 Gilberto, Bebe: “Tanto Tempo” Ziriguboom/6Degrees Heart: Wilson sisters acoustic! “The Road Home” Capitol 830489 Horn, Shirley “You Won’t Forget Me” Verve 847-482 “Jazz Round Midnight” Verve 314 539 678 Jones, Norah: “Come Away With Me” Blue Note 5-32088 “Sunrise” Blue Note 840009 “Not Too Late” Blue Note 3-74516 “The Fall” Blue Note 99286-2-8 Jorane “You & The Now” Six Degrees 1108 Kent, Stacy: “Close Your Eyes” Candid 79737 “Boy Next Door” Candid 79797 “Love is the Tender Trap” Candid 79751 Keyes, Alicia: “Songs in A Minor” JRecords 20002-2RE1 “As I Am” JRecords 711513 Krall, Diana: “Girl in the Other Room” Verve 182612 “Look of Love” Verve 314549846 “Live In Paris” Verve 440065109 “Love Scenes” Impulse IMPD-233 “All For You” Impulse IMPD-182 “Quiet Nights” Verve B0012433 Krauss, Allison: “Forget About it” Rounder 0465 Lang, KD: “Ingenue” Sire/WB 9 26840 “All You Can Eat” WB 4-603-4 “Watershed” Nonesuch 406908 Larkin, Patty: “Running Angels” High Street Records 10318 Lynne, Shelby: “I Am Shelby Lynne” Island 314546177 “Just A Little Lovin” Lost Hwy B00zk53CA McCorkle, Susannah: “Hearts & Minds” Concord Jazz CCD-4897 McKennitt, Loreena: “The Mask and Mirror” Quinland Road 795402 McLachlin, Sarah: “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” Arista 18725 Myles, Alanah: “Best of” ARK21 810039 Nyro, Laura: “Time & Love”: A tribute to Laura Nyro-various singers : Astor Place B000005EGP Oslin, KT: “This Woman” RCA B000008J6K Peyroux, Madeline: “Careless Love” Rounder 11661-3192 Piegeon, Rebecca: “The Raven” Chesky JD 115 Pink “Try This” Arista 56813 “I’m Not Dead” LaFace 80320 “Funhouse” LaFace 36759 Potter, Grace: “Grace Potter & The Nocturnals” Hollywood Records D000283202 “This is Somewhere” Hollywood Records D000338502 “Nothing But The Water” Ragged Company 2061-625590 Rae, Corrine Bailey: “Corrine Bailey Rae” Capitol CDB-0946-3-66361-2 Raitt, Bonnie: “Road Tested” Capitol (2) 8337052 Robyn: “Robyn Is Here” BMG 5029724 “Don’t Stop The Music” RCA 97318 “Body Talk Pt 1” Konichiwa: B0014413 “Body Talk Pt 2” Sade: “Diamond Life” Epic RK 39581 “Love Deluxe” Epic EK 53178 “Soldier of Love” Sony 88697639332 Sara K: “Closer Than They Appear” Chesky JD67 Simone, Nina: “Little Girl Blue” Fuel 554-2-302-061 Snow, Phoebe: “Something Real” Elektra 9-60852 Tedeschi, Susan: “Wait For Me” Artemis 751146 Vega, Susanne: “Solitude Standing” AM CD5136 Waits, Hope “Hope Waits” Radarproof 1019 Warnes, Jennifer: “Famous Blue Raincoat” Shout 826663-10490 “The Hunter” Private Music 82089 Williams, Lucinda: “Sweet Old World” Chameleon 61351 Wilson, Cassandra: “Belly of the Sun” Blue Note 3507022 “New Moon Daughter” Blue Note 832861
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