10 favorite female soulful solo albums/cds

[glencro]

Phyllis Hyman/ Prime of My Life
Aretha Franklin/ Sparkle
Oleta Adams/ Evolution
Chaka Khan/Naughty
Jennifer Holliday/ Feel My Soul
Mica Paris/Contribution
Anita Baker/ Compositions
Natalie Cole/Thankful
Shirley Murdock/Let There Be Love
Diana Ross/ The Boss

[nomis]

Anita Baker - Rapture
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
Ruby Turner - Women Hold Up half The Sky
Tina Turner - The Best
Janet jackson - Control
Randy Crawford - Very Best Of
Tracy Chapman - Crossroads
Gloria Gaynor - Anthology
Donna Summer - Anthology
Lauryn Hill -Unplugged

[manny]

Carla Thomas - Love Means
Melba Moore - A Portrait Of Melba
Loleatta Holloway - [[Selftitled, the first for Gold Mind)
Dee Dee Sharp - What Color Is Love
Dee Dee Sharp - Dee Dee
Shirley Jones - Always In The Mood
Phyllis Hyman - Phylladelphia [[The G & H Years) - [[compilation PIR stuff)
Carmen Lundy - Devil Moon
Carmen Lundy - Self Portrait
Maysa - Metamorphosis

P.D. Is a "terrorist act" that SHARON PAIGE don't have no one album. The humanity needs more stuff by this unique, sexy, mellow, soulful voice!

[no_place_like_motown]

Linda Jones - Greatest Hits
Diana Ross - 1970
Laura Nyro - Time & Love: The Essential Masters
Dusty Springfield - A Brand New Me
Jean Carn - 1976
Kiki Dee - The Fontana Years
Phyllis Hyman - The Prime Of My Life
Dee Dee Sharp - Happy 'Bout The Whole Thing
Vicki Sue Robinson - Never Gonna Let You Go
Grace Jones - Muse

[carlo]

These threads always make me chuckle, because there's always the one or two people that list 50 items instead of 10.

Here are my picks [[I will pick only ONE Diana Ross album ):

Whitney Houston - Ultimate Collection
Patti LaBelle - Live! One Night Only
Diana Ross - Every Day Is A New Day
Martha Reeves - Martha Reeves [[1974)
Dionne Warwick - Hot Live & Otherwise
Phyllis Hyman - Can't We Fall In Love Again
Chaka Khan - Epiphany: Best Of
Oleta Adams - Very Best Of
Syreeta - Syreeta/Stevie Wonder Presents
Donna Summer - Gold

[reese]

Diana Ross - Surrender
Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now
Gladys Knight - Just For You
Dionne Warwick - Finders Of Lost Loves
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
Patti LaBelle - I'm In Love Again
Natalie Cole - Natalie
Millie Jackson - Still Caught Up
Oleta Adams - Evolution
Bettye Lavette - Let Me Down Easy: In Concert

[arrr&bee]

Mary wells[my guy]...anita baker[rapture]...sarah vaughan[golden hits]...dionne warwick[dionne]...dinah washington[what a difference a day makes]...aretha[now arriving]...phillis hyman[somewhere in my lifetime]...natalie cole[natalie]...minnie riperton[perfect angel]...sade[promise]!

[Ngroove]

Note: Diana Ross-wise as a whole, as much as I play “Reach Out And Touch [[Somebody’s Hand)”, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, “Love Hangover”, “Upside Down”, and “Take Me Higher”, mostly got them on my Complete Motown Number Ones box set, some of my most played CDs to this day.

10. Melba Moore – This Is It: The Best of Melba Moore
9. Cherrelle - The Best of Cherrelle
8. Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton
7. Deniece Williams – This Is Niecy
6. Anita Baker - Rapture
5. Rainy Davis – Sweetheart
4. Minnie Riperton – Perfect Angel
3. Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Best
2. Teena Marie – It Must Be Magic
1. Patrice Rushen – Straight From The Heart

[carlo]

I would like to add Tina Turner's Private Dancer to my list. I totally forgot!

[mr soul]

I'm A Loser - Doris Duke
Caught Up - Millie Jackson
Still Caught Up - Millie Jackson
End Of A Rainbow - Patti Austin
Wounded Woman - Sandra Wright
Shades Of A Genius - Mitty Collier
The Artistry Of Brenda Hollway
Margie - Margie Joseph
Call My Name - Etta James
Working On A Groovy Thing - Barbara Lewis

[motony]

1)Servin Up Some Soul:Mary Wells 2)My Guy:Mary Wells 3)Two Lovers:Mary Wells 4)Martha Reeves 5)What Color is Loveee Dee Sharp 6)Happy Bout The Whole Thingee Dee Sharp 7)Make Way for Dionne Warwick 8)Its My Thing:Marva Whitney 9)On The Looseenise LaSalle 10:Part Time Love:Ann Peebles

[smark21]

I see some greatest hits albums in people’s lists. Should they be considered proper albums, from an artistic standpoint anyway?

[Kamasu_Jr]

I'm guilty...can't name or limit just 10. But these are the ones I must have in my library forever.

Full Bloom - Jackie Ross
All In Love is Fair - Nancy Wilson
Make Way for Dionne Warwick
A Brand New Me - Dusty Springfield
Exposed - Valerie Simpson
Aretha - Aretha Franklin
Foolish Fool -DEE DEE WARWICK
Mavis Staples - Mavis Staples
Whitney Houston
First take - ROBERTA FLACK
EPIPHANY- CHAKA KHAN
The ATCO Sessions -MARY WELLS
The Memphis Queen - Carla Thomas
NATALIE - Natalie Cole

[glencro]

I see some greatest hits albums in people’s lists. Should they be considered proper albums, from an artistic standpoint anyway?

I purposely did not include a greatest hits/best of in my list because the recording process is entirely different. I wouldn't consider it to be the same as someone going in the studio to record an album that turned out being a masterpiece as opposed to piecing your best work together to create a masterpiece. To be fair, the post did ask for FAVORITE so if the best ofs are their favorite, hey, who am I to judge.

[destruction]

It says "soulful"....so to me that excludes Ella, Dinah, Sarah, etc.....but could include say Roberta Flack or Bettye LaVette.....both of whom will be on my list when I can settle on one particular album over another.


In the mean, between time, I'll start with

Lady Soul - Aretha

And I also think GH's are cheating.

[jobeterob]

Who's Zoomin Who - Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross 1976
Private Dancer - Tina Turner
I Feel A Song - Gladys Knight
Lady Soul - Aretha Franklin
A Very Special Season - Diana Ross
Blue - Diana Ross
Exposed - Valerie Simpson
Inspirational Favorites - Tammy Wynette
First Take - Roberta Flack