Five Favorite Albums By Female Artists

Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
Sundays - Blind (the singer is female)
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
10,000 Maniacs - In My Tribe (see #2)

 

Oh my gosh, how could I have done that. There is one more for my list that ranks at the top for me. It must be included.

Sade-love deluxe Epic/Sony Music, UK pressing

 

Ha! Didn't like it at all the first time I heard it. Eventually I came to realize it is brilliant. I still don't play it often, 'cause I feel like I've been run over by a truck when it's over.

 

1.Jane Siberry - The Walking
2.Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come on come on
3.Carole King - Tapestry
4.Emmylou Harris - Wrecking ball
5.Laura Nyro - New York Tenderberry

 

Joan Baez-Baptism
Michelle Shocked-Short Sharp Shocked
Tracy Chapman-ST
Carole King-Tapestry
Yvonne Elliman-Love Me

and honorable mention
Bette Midler-Live at Last

 

Off the top of my head and from the perspective that I can press play and be amazed by every song on the album without skipping tracks...

Joni - Hejira
Sarah - Fumbling...
Alana Davis - Fortune Cookies
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands...
Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing

 

Just about everything by Girlschool.

 

Carole King...Tapestry
Joan Jett...Bad Reputation
Janet Jackson...Control
Kate Bush...Never for ever
Wendy O. Williams....WOW

 

Carole King-Tapestry
Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes-the Ronettes
Cass Elliot (first one on RCA)
Dusty In Memphis-Dusty Springfield
I Never Loved A Man...-Aretha Franklin

 

New Favorite is Shelby Lynne's - "Just a Little Lovin" (barely taken it out of the CD player since I got it)

Old Standby's

kd Lang - "Drag"
Etta James - "Mystery Lady"
Alana Davis - "Blame it on Me"
Amanda Marshall - "Amanda Marshall"
Heart - "Dream Boat Annie"

Honorable Mentions

Eva Cassidy
Sarah Mclachlin
Joan Osborne
Janis Joplin
Chrissie Hynde
Ruth Brown

 

1. Laura Nyro-Angel in the Dark

2. Dusty Springfield-Beautiful Soul (Basically, this release is "Cameo" in its entirety with tracks from her unreleased and incompleted "Longing" album from '74)

3. Debbie Gibson-Think With Your Heart

4. Laura Nyro-The Loom's Desire

5. Dusty Springfield-Reputation

 

Kozmic Blues - Janis Joplin
Horses - Patti Smith
Dangerous Aquaintances - Marianne Faithfull
Broken English - Marianne Faithfull
Easter - Patti Smith

Honorable mention:
Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks

 

Would love to hear that. Was that ever made available on cd?

 

Suzanne Vega - Nine Objects of Desire
Neko Case - Blacklisted
Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope
Cat Power - Jukebox
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

 

Good choice.

 

Dust Bowl Symphony - Nanci Griffith
No Secrets - Carly Simon
Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell
Lady Soul - Aretha Franklin
Luck of the Draw - Bonnie Raitt

 

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock & Roll
Lita Ford - Dancin' On The Edge
Juliette & The Licks - Four On The Floor
Lucinda Williams - Essence
Sass Jordan - Rats

Doug

 

1. Joni/Court and Spark
2. Joni/Hejira

3-5. Any of several albums by Joni, Rickie Lee Jones, Dar Williams, or Sam Phillips (no point in giving myself a headache trying to narrow them down)

 

I like your very tasty list OP, very nice, I love the Mitchell, Harris, and Jones albums as well, also my faves by them, but my list would look more like:


Joni Mitchell ~ Blue
Sandy Denny ~ The Northstar Grassman and The Ravens
Happy Rhodes ~ Rhodesongs
Tori Amos ~ Under The Pink
and Katell Keinig ~ Jet


This year, that is...


cheers,

mrbill

 

Björk - Vespertine
Björk - Homogenic
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Laurie Anderson - Strange Angels
Evelyn Glennie – Behind the Iron Sun

 

Mine plus a few are....

Top 5:

Patti Smith Horses
Mary Black Babes in the Woods
Enya Shepard Moons
Duffy Warwick St
Joni Mitchell Court and Spark

others could include
Most Joni Mitchell
Most Janis Joplin
Most Dusty Springfield
Amy Winehouse

Most Amee Mann
and many others....

Tim

 

Nice list!

 

Here are mine:

Joni - Blue
Alison - New Favorite
Emmy Lou - Wrecking Ball
PJ - To Bring You My Love
Rickie Lee - Naked Songs

... and as reserve: Lucinda - Car Wheels

 

I take these three on my extended list any time.

 

Antje Duvekot/Big Dream Boulevard
Devon Sproule/Keep Your Silver Shined
Jess Pillmore/Reveal
Audrey Martell/Life Lines
Gigi/Gold & Wax

Frank G