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  Chancellor of Soul (harlem_144) 2-Debutant Username: harlem_144 Post Number: 27 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 152.163.252.166 |
Hey SDer's ......if you had to pick 15 of your all time favorite top 15 female hits....that you can listen to, over and over and over.....what songs would you pick ??? Peace, Mike Boone (Chancellor of Soul) chancellorofsoul.com | ||
Soulaholic (soulaholic) 2-Debutant Username: soulaholic Post Number: 18 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.41.40.105 |
Let me try by the odds and ends with Dot's lead vocals. | ||
LadyMystique (ladymystique) 3-Pundit Username: ladymystique Post Number: 51 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 216.222.243.117 |
Oh wow... 1. You Will Never Walk Alone-Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles 2. Jimmy Mack-Martha and the Vandellas 3. Quicksand-Martha and the Vandellas 4. Baby Love-DRATS 5. Me Myself and I-Beyonce (because of the message in the song mostly) 6. R&B Junkie-Janet (from her new CD...I hope it becomes a hit!) 7. Funky Sensation-Gwen (forgot which one) 8. Think-Lyn Collins (liked the one with Patra on it also) 9. The Bells-Laura Nyro and LaBelle 10. Lean On Me-Melba Moore 11. Cassanove Brown and Portuguese Love-Teena Marie 12. Candy Man-Mary Jane Girls 13. Make It Happen-Mariah Carey 14. Come Into My Life-Joyce Sims (BTW, what's up with her?) 15. Affair-Cherrelle (What's up with her too?) | ||
Shawn1 (shawn1b) 3-Pundit Username: shawn1b Post Number: 32 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.26.97.112 |
1)Be My Baby -Cissy Houston,2)Make It Easy On Yourself -Cissy Houston,3)Thank You -Martha Reeves,4)My Baby Loves Me-Martha and The Vandellas,5)Shoeleatherexpress way-Martha and The Vandellas,6)United Together-Aretha Franklin,7)Ain't No Way ,8)My Man You've Changed My Tune-Martha Reeves,8)Funky Sensation-Gwen McCrae,9)Our Love-Natalie Cole,10)SomeOne That I Used To Love-Natalie Cole,11)Deja-Vu -Dionne Warwick,12)Everything Begins With You-Dionne Warwick,13)No Night So Long -Dionne Warwick,14)Dixie Highway-Martha Reeves ,15)Please Help Me I'm Fallin-Gladys Knight .Shawn | ||
LadyMystique (ladymystique) 3-Pundit Username: ladymystique Post Number: 56 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 216.222.243.117 |
See I have one more that would have to tie with No. 9 on my list...THIS WILL BE by Natalie Cole. The vocals are dynamite! | ||
Shawn1 (shawn1b) 3-Pundit Username: shawn1b Post Number: 34 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.26.97.112 |
That is a Great one !Shawn | ||
Rodmann (rodmann) 2-Debutant Username: rodmann Post Number: 22 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 12.221.46.129 |
Impossible! There's too many excellent songs by excellent female solo singers and groups! I won't even attempt it!  | ||
LadyMystique (ladymystique) 3-Pundit Username: ladymystique Post Number: 61 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 216.222.243.117 |
Hey Rodmann...we did...I challenge you! | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 2-Debutant Username: robb_k Post Number: 25 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.81.201.221 |
A Top 15 is way too small to list all my 100% top quality favourites (a top 15 of which might change from day to day-mood to mood). The best I can do is list the first 15 great ones I happen to think of now (order not indicative of anything): 1)Young Boy-Barbara Green 2)Serenade In Blue-Gloria Lynne 3)That's How Heartaches Are Made-Baby Washington 4)Oh No, Not My Baby-Maxine Brown 5)Love Woke Me Up This Morning-Brenda Holloway 6)I'm Gonna Make You Love Me-Dee Dee Warwick 7)A House Is Not A Home-Dionne Warwick 8)Hey There, Lonely Boy-Ruby & Romantics 9)I Wish You Love-Gloria Lynne 10)Love Me, Or Leave Me-Nina Simone 11)Mama Didn't Lie-Jan Bradley 12)It's Gonna Be All Right-Maxine Brown 13)Gonna Be Ready-Betty Everett 14)Happiness Is Here-Tobi Lark 15)When Someone's Good To You-Carolyn Crawford This is ridiculous! There are so many more. I wasn't even able to consider Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, Barbara Lewis, most of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwicks' work, most of Motown's women, any of the Chicago female vocalists. When I'm Gone-Brenda Holloway Mary Wells-many Kim Weston Most of Betty Everett I'm Over You-Jan Bradley Darlene Love Cissy Houston Natalie Cole Ortheia Barnes The lesser known but great female girls group lead singers from Detroit, Chicago, Phil., NY, L.A., etc. | ||
Rodmann (rodmann) 2-Debutant Username: rodmann Post Number: 24 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 12.221.46.129 |
Hey Lady! I just can't do it! LOL. I could probably give you my Top 15 female vocals over the last couple of days but then I would be mad at myself for forgetting so many good tunes and singers. | ||
Jimmy Mack (luke) 3-Pundit Username: luke Post Number: 38 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.198.48.201 |
(off the top of my head)--Dont Make Me Over-DW; This Will Be-NC; A Natural Woman-AF; Sweet Love-AB; On My Own(Patti's part)-PL;I Only Wanna Be With You--DS; Hynotized-LJ; Neither One Of Us-GK and Pips; Midnight Train-GK and Pips;XMAS BAby-DL;Stay With Me-LE;Angel-AF;I Will Always Love U-WH;Dont Leave Me This Way-TH.Memories-BS. | ||
LadyMystique (ladymystique) 3-Pundit Username: ladymystique Post Number: 65 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 216.222.243.117 |
I hear you Rodmann! I want to add Freda Payne also. Boy she can sing! | ||
lenny (lennytone) 1-Arriviste Username: lennytone Post Number: 3 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.241.87.19 |
The more I think about it, the longer the list gets! Here's 21 records; don't know which 6 to eliminate: When Love Slips Away - Dee Dee Warwick Love's Gone Bad - Patrice Holloway You Will Never Get Away - Cholli Mae Wide Awake In A Dream - Vicki Anderson Get It On Home - Geminis This Is The Thanks I Get - Barbara Lynn Oh Lord What Are You Doing To Me - Big Maybelle Think About The Good Times - Soul Sisters It'll Never Be Over For Me - Baby Washington Locking Up My Heart/Forever - Marvelettes My Baby Won't Come Back - Martha & Vandellas In My Lonely Room - Martha & Vandellas I No Longer Believe In Miracles - Ada Ray Dead - Carolyn Crawford I Can't Take It - Mary Ann Fisher I've Got To Tell Somebody - Betty Everett Sinner's Prayer - Tammi Terrell Just Look What You've Done - Brenda Holloway Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark I Cry Alone - Maxine Brown I've Got No Time To Lose - Carla Thomas | ||
Rodmann (rodmann) 2-Debutant Username: rodmann Post Number: 26 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 12.221.46.129 |
You're right about Freda, Lady! The funny thing about her is that I ignored her work for so many years because all I ever heard was 'Band Of Gold'. I HATE HATE HATE that damn song! LOL. I finally came around and I discovered excellent tunes by her like 'In Motion', 'Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right', 'I Get High (On Your Memory)' and 'It's Yours To Have', among many others. The lady is bad! Not only is Miss Payne drop dead gorgeous but she's got the talent and excellent songs to back it up! | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 3-Pundit Username: ladymystique Post Number: 70 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 216.222.243.117 |
Yeah all I ever heard was BAND OF GOLD (which is one of my favorites, sorry!) but have discovered recently that she had many hits after that! And in addition to the Three Degrees, Cher and Lola Falana, my brother also had a serious crush on Freda! | ||
Rodmann (rodmann) 2-Debutant Username: rodmann Post Number: 27 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 12.221.46.129 |
Yeah Lady, I see where your bro was coming from! I've got a crush on Miss Freda myself. It's funny that you should mention The Three Degrees. That's another group with a huge hit that I can't stand. 'When Will I See You Again' is such a sappy, watered down, soulless, piece of junk to me! I'm sorry Three Degrees fans but even Cher was recording more soulful songs than that in 1974! I've never gotten the appeal of that song. Hopefully I'll discover some good Soul tunes by them one day (if the recorded any). I do like their version of 'Maybe' and that lead singer has a really sexy voice. I have to admit that The Degrees are very lovely but I just haven't heard enough good songs by them to consider myself a fan. | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 4-Laureate Username: ladymystique Post Number: 71 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 216.222.243.117 |
I think that WHEN WILL SEE YOU AGAIN concentrated on their vocals more than the other hits. Maybe that's what the producers at PIR was looking for when they released it. Just my opinion. | ||
Rodmann (rodmann) 2-Debutant Username: rodmann Post Number: 29 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 12.221.46.129 |
Lady, it just sounds like a blatant crossover song to me. PIR got the big hit that they wanted out of it though. 'Maybe' is a lot more soulful and I think that the vocals are great. Songs like 'When Will I See You Again', 'Endless Love', 'How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye', 'I Will Always Love You', etc are just not my style! Sorry. LOL. | ||
Treble Clef (treble_clef) 1-Arriviste Username: treble_clef Post Number: 9 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 152.163.252.166 |
Rodmann....The Three Degrees had good songs and the vocals were beautiful...THey were a more live act then recorded although there PIR and Ariola songs were good...They were able to adapt and change with the times... My favorite female songs are: "When Will I See You Again" Three Degrees "Woman In Love" Three Degrees "Deja Vu" Teena Marie "Meet Me On The Moon" Phyllis Hyman "You Are My Friend" Patti Labelle "Cassanova Brown" Teena Marie "Sweet Thing" Chaka Khan "Answer Is You" Phyllis Hyman "No One Can Love You More" Phyllis Hyman "Part of Me" En Vogue "Weak" SWV "Congratulations" Vesta "Unconventional Ways" JazzyFatNastees "If You Love Me" Brownstone | ||
sea (sea) 1-Arriviste Username: sea Post Number: 9 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.138 |
The Three Degrees were definitely one of my favorites. Treble Clef...thanks for mentioning En Vogue....wish they had stayed together. | ||
Wonder B (wonder_b) 4-Laureate Username: wonder_b Post Number: 74 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 81.248.133.199 |
I'm appalled!!!!! With all the songs and artists mentioned, only Shawn mentioned (and yet only in 15th position) the greatest soul singer alive... Gladys KNIGHT!!!! She even got forgotten over Beyonce, Brownstone and other newbies... damn! LOL Is there no respect anymore for the most versatile and powerful set of pipes there is... Tough to read this after she's been singing for over 50 years... Give the lady some love!!! Wonder B | ||
Stranger56 (stranger56) 1-Arriviste Username: stranger56 Post Number: 5 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 165.155.160.122 |
I Don't Wanna Do Wrong--Gladys Knight Ain't No Way- Aretha I Feel Good All Over--Stephanie Mills Hypnotized--Linda Jones Inseparable--Natalie Cole All At Once--Whitney Houston You Put A Move On My Heart--Tamia God Bless The Child--Billie Holiday Tenderly--Sarah Vaughn Mack The Knife--Ella Fitzgerald The Man That Got Away--Judy Garland Home--Stephanie Mills My Man--Barbra Streisand Maybe--The Chantels Ain't No Mountain--Diana Ross The above is in no particular order, and is subject to change at a moment's notice. Jim | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 4-Laureate Username: ladymystique Post Number: 140 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.33.227.184 |
Oh I agree Wonder B...I accidentally left her out! Much love to her! | ||
Wonder B (wonder_b) 4-Laureate Username: wonder_b Post Number: 82 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.128.156.231 |
Thanks LadyM... you've rocketed back to the top of my list of the people with the most soulful ears on SD! LOL Wonder B | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 3-Pundit Username: westside314 Post Number: 49 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.216 |
Uh...Chancellor, 'where is YOUR list?!' 'Hummph! 'LOL. Sarah Vaughn Ella Fitzgerald Linda Jones - Hypnotized, Give My Love A Try Gladys Knight - TOO MANY TOO NAME, but honorably mentioning 'On and On', The Way We Were, Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me, Do You Love me Just a Little Honey'...let me quit, Im getting 'long finger winded'...lol Brenda/Tabulations - Tip Of My Tongue Aretha - Natural Woman/ Angel/DayDreaming/Until You Come back to me/ House that Jack Built/April Fools/Spanish Harlem Stephanie Mills - Sweet Sensation/Never Knew Love Like This/I Just Wanna Say/D-A-N-C-I-N'/Put Your Body In It...and more... Phylis Hyman - Loving You-Losing You/Betcha By Golly Wow/You Know How to Love Me/Some Way/Old Friend...and more... Jocelyn Brown - Aint No Mountain High Enough/Somebody Else Guy/Live it Up/Caught Up... and more... Loleatta Holloway - Relight My Fire with Dan Hartman/Love Sensation...and more... Patti Labelle - everything the woman touches is MIDAS...'If Only You Knew' and If You Ask Me To'..........'Lord Help DyvaNaye'... Diana Ross - more than her voice, it's her 'STYLE' that I love...'The Boss album' 'Mahogany Album' 'Marvin and Diana' 'Lady Sings The Blues' and so on... Love Unlimited - as a whole the personified "love' in music...bravo Barry! Rochelle Flemming - 'First Choice' 'That girl knows how to Beg!' listen to the Dr Love album, the cut "Do Me Again'and so on...girl is bad... Edna Wright - 'HoneyCombs' - that girl can 'sang' Dionne Warwick - everthing she made The 'classic' Tina Turner - all the stuff with Ike, and Private Dancer...(the song itself) there are more, but these divas top the list... | ||
Chancellor of Soul (harlem_144) 2-Debutant Username: harlem_144 Post Number: 30 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 63.78.189.114 |
Ok........Dyva....here ya go ! 1)Billie Holiday- Sugar 2)Aretha Frankiln- All of them 3)Gladys Knight- All of them (even 4)Linda Jones- What Have I Done 5)Dionne Warwick- Valley Of The Dolls 6)Carla Thomas- Let Me Be Good To You 7)Martha Revees & Vandellas- Honey Chile 8)Petula Clark- Don't Give Up 9)Patti LaBelle- Joy To Have Your Love 10)Ella Fitzgereld- How High The Moon 11)Diana Ross- Surrender 12)Brenda Holloway- Just Look What You Have Done 13)Jean Knight- Mr Big Stuff 14)Della Reese- Don't You Know 15)Arlene Smith & Chantels- Maybe There ya go Dyva Mike Boone (Chancellor of Soul) chancellorofsoul.com | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 3-Pundit Username: westside314 Post Number: 55 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.216 |
Thank You Sir for obliging...lol... I meant to add the songs by Ella and Sarah that I love: A Tisket A Tasket When The Saints Go Marching In You Are the Sunshine of my Life ...here is a joke Chancellor, I think the episode of The Flinstones when Fred was 'The Golden Smog' was marked after Ella's version of the song...very similar...lol... Sarah Vaughn - Send In The Clowns Thanks Chancellor, DyvaNaye | ||
Chancellor of Soul (harlem_144) 3-Pundit Username: harlem_144 Post Number: 32 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 63.78.189.114 |
LOL ......You're welcome Dyva ! Mike Boone (Chancellor of Soul) chancellorofsoul.com | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 3-Pundit Username: westside314 Post Number: 56 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.216 |
Let me add : Natalie Cole. She is a PRIZE. Girl can throw DOWN on some jazz. |
