Female Vocals: Stunning Recordings You Love

[trenino]

impressive! I am on Tidal but cannot see any reviews.

 

[MoreWatts]

From AllMusic.com: "Pop singer Marti Jones first emerged as the front woman of the group Color Me Gone before issuing her solo debut Unsophisticated Time -- produced by future husband Don Dixon -- in 1985. Though the recipient of widespread critical acclaim, Jones found little commercial success with LPs like 1986's Match Game (recorded with guests Mitch Easter, T-Bone Burnett, and Darlene Love) and 1988's Used Guitars (featuring contributions from Marshall Crenshaw and Janis Ian), and she was dropped by her label, A&M. After signing to RCA for 1990's Any Kind of Lie, Jones disappeared from sight before signing to Sugar Hill and returning in 1996 with a pair of new releases, Live at Spirit Square and My Long-Haired Life." Her husband, Don Dixon, produced albums for R.E.M, the Smithereens and James McMurtry, among others, and also fronted acoupla singer-songwriter albums in the 80s/90s. Marti is a painter these days, but these albums she made are quite nice female pop singing. Her and Don occasionally perform as an acoustic duo. Below is a tune from Used Guitars, and a YouTube link to the entire album follows. Most of the albums appear to be on YouTube. Please enjoy.

Marti Jones, "Used Guitars," YouTube link, full album.

 

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[Ralph_Cramden]

 

[MoreWatts]

Lucinda Williams from 2001:

Lucinda Williams, "Essence", YouTube playlist, full album.

 

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[Juhazi]

 

[Turambar]

Madeleine Peyroux singing Leonard Cohen's song "Dance me to the end of love":

 

[Plcamp]

Merry Christmas…

 

[MoreWatts]

Here is Linda Ronstadt in 1975, from the Prisoner In Disguise album. Not much well-recorded video of 70s Linda, but this live in the studio rendition is wonderful. A YouTube link to the full album follows, in case you need some more. Happy Holidays.

Linda Ronstadt, "Prisoner In Disguise," YouTube link, full album.

 

[Jake Cushing]

Cocteau Twins. All their records were incredible, but for hi-fi listening the last two had the cleanest recordings:


Four Calendar Cafe, eg

And 'Milk and Kisses' their swansong.

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

17 years old. Kids these days!

 

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Suzie Ungerleider – My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider-2021

 

[Mal]

"Pi" by Kate Bush & Anne Sofie Von Otter