Top 5 Female Voices

Posted by: Luxen on 18 July 2008

What are your top 5 female voices???

I just love that kind of music....

1) Sophie Zelmani
2) Norah Jones
3) Heather Nova
4) Madeleine Peyroux
5) Maria Mena
Alanis Morissette

Posted on: 19 August 2008 by Andy1912

Agree re:

Kate Bush (eg The man with the child in his eyes)
Nina Simone (listen to her sing Mr Bojangles)
Joni Mitchell (eg The last time I saw Richard)

Would like to throw in:

Linda Thomson (listen to her on A heart needs a home)
Susan Vega (any of the first 4 tracks on her first album)

Posted on: 19 August 2008 by Steve S1

I've had a re-think.

Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Joni Mitchell
Julia Fordham
Kate Bush

With apologies to Barbara Streisand, Carley Simon, Eddi Reader, Patti Austin, Harriet Wheeler, Dusty, Kate Rusby, Kate Walsh...etc.

Steve

Posted on: 19 August 2008 by AWS

Marilyn McKoo (5th Dimension)
Barbara Streisand
Karen Carpenter
k. d. Lang
Alison Krauss

Close, but in that order.

Weldon

Posted on: 19 August 2008 by jcs_smith

Aretha Franklin
Memphis Minnie
Ella Fitzgerald
Emmylou Harris
Anette Peacock

Posted on: 19 August 2008 by Guido Fawkes

Four of the best female vocalists are in the same group - Waking The Witch

Rachel Goodwin, Patsy Matheson, Becky Mills, Jools Parker

Please click here to hear

Three great albums - try Boys from the Abattoir.

ATB Rotf

Posted on: 19 August 2008 by TN

Five lovely Brazilian voices:

Rosa Passos
Roberta Sa
Jane Duboc
Leila Pinheiro
Elis Regina

Posted on: 19 August 2008 by Mike Smiff

Beth Orton
Laura Veirs
Alison Kruss
Tracy Chapman
Nancy Harrow