My Favorite Female Vocal Performances

By Galactically Renowned Music Critic Mike Kimbro

1. Crazy On You by Heart from Dreamboat Anne in 1976 (mp3):  Ann Wilson
2. Big Time by Linda Eder from It's Time in 1997 (mp3)
3. No One In The World by Anita Baker from Rapture in 1986 (mp3)
4. Evergreen by Barbra Streisand from Memories in 1977 (mp3)
5. Testify to Love by Avalon from A Maze of Grace in 1997 (mp3's: #1 & #2):   Cherie Paliotta & Janna Long
6. Someone Like You by Russell Watson and Cleopatra Higgins from The Voice in 2000 (mp3)
7. Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) by Linda Eder from It's Time in 1997 (mp3)
8. Dangerous by Natalie Cole from Dangerous in 1985 (mp3)
9. Come On In Out Of The Rain by Wendy Moten from Wendy Moten in 1992 (mp3):  with The Ridgeway Sisters
10. Defying Gravity by Stephanie J. Block & Wicked's National Touring Cast from Wicked in 2008 (video)
11. That's the Way it Is by Celine Dion from All the Way in 1999 (mp3)
12. Only Love by Linda Eder from It's Time in 1997 (mp3)
13. Time to Say Goodbye by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman from Romanza in 1996 (mp3)
14. Move Over by Janis Joplin from Pearl in 197? (mp3)
15. Excuses by Alanis Morissette from So-Called Chaos in 2004 (mp3)
16. Where Does My Heart Beat Now by Celine Dion from Unison in 1990 (mp3)
17. The Sweetest Days by Vanessa Williams from The Sweetest Days in 1994 (mp3)
18. I Got Eyes by Melissa Manchester from Melissa in 1975 (mp3)
19. When I Was A Boy by Dar Williams from The Honesty Room in 1995 (mp3)
20. If I Could Turn Back Time by Cher from Heart of Stone in 1989 (mp3)
21. All That You Want [From Me] by Eliza Gilkyson from Through The Looking Glass in 1993 (mp3)
22. Think by Aretha Franklin from Aretha Now in 1968 (mp3)
23. Badman's Song by Tears for Fears from The Seeds Of Love in 1989 (mp3): Oleta Adams
24. Talk To Me by Stevie Nicks from Rock A Little in 1985 (mp3):  with Sharon Celani, Lori Perry, and Maria Vidal on background vocals
25. You On My Mind by Swing Out Sister from Kaleidoscope World in 1989 (mp3):  Corinne Drewery
26. Jump by The Pointer Sisters from Break Out in 1983 (mp3):  June Pointer Whitmore with Anita Pointer & Ruth Pointer
27. Through the Eyes of a Child by Lisa McClowry from Spyglass Hill in 2001 (mp3)
28. Make His Praise Glorious by Sandi Patty from Make His Praise Glorious in 1988 (mp3)
29. The Babysitter's Here by Dar Williams from The Honesty Room in 1995 (mp3)
30. Sweet Love by Anita Baker from Rapture in 1986 (mp3)
31. So Close to Love by Wendy Moten from Wendy Moten in 1992 (mp3):  with The Ridgeway Sisters
32. A Long And Lasting Love by Crystal Gayle from Nobody Wants to Be Alone in 1985 (mp3)
33. Dancing Queen by ABBA from Arrival in 1976 (mp3):  Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
34. Rock You Gently by Jennifer Warnes from The Hunter in 1992 (mp3)
35. Saving Grace by Point of Grace from Steady On in 1998 (mp3):  Shelly, Denise, Terry, Heather, Vocal Arrangement: Chris Eaton
36. Those Were The Days by Mary Hopkin from Post Card in 1968 (mp3)
37. Wonder Why by Avalon from Oxygen in 2001 (mp3):  Cherie Paliotta & Janna Long, background vocal arrangement by Chris Rodriguez & Michael Mellett
38. Someone That I Used to Love by Natalie Cole from Don't Look Back in 1980 (mp3):  Barbara Streisand's cover is awesome too!
39. Let There Be Praise by Sandy Patty from Morning Like This in 1986 (mp3)
40. A Piece of Sky by Barbara Streisand from The Yentl Soundtrack in 1983 (mp3)
41. Lens by Alanis Morissette from Havoc and Bright Lights in 2012 (mp3)
42. Dream of A Lifetime by Kelli Reisen from Dream of a Lifetime in 1992 (mp3)
43. Take You At Your Word by Avalon from In A Different Light in 1999 (mp3):  Cherie Paliotta & Janna Long
44. Mother Russia by Renaissance from Turn of the Cards in 1974 (mp3):  Annie Haslam
45. Hold On by Wilson Phillips from Wilson Phillips in 1990:  Carnie Phillips, Wendy Phillips & Chynna Wilson
46. Humility by Twila Paris from Keepin' My Eyes on You from 1982 (mp3)
47. The Comfort of Strangers by Julia Fordham from Julia Fordham in 1988 (mp3)
48. Somewhere, Out There by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram from An American Tail in 1986 (mp3)
49. Down 'n' Outer by Nanci Griffith from Late Night Grande Hotel in 1991 (mp3)
50. Don't Sleep in the Subway Darling by Petula Clark from ??? in 196? (mp3)
51. Twist in My Sobriety by Tanita Tikaram from Ancient Heart in 1988 (mp3)
52. I Need You by LeAnn Rimes from I Need You in 2002 (mp3)
53. The Kingdom of God is at Hand by Danielle Rose from Mysteries in 2003 (mp3)
54. I Keep It Hid by Linda Ronstadt from Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind in 1989 (mp3)
55. I Am Who I Am by Lara Fabian from Lara Fabian in 2000 (mp3)
56. We Bow Down by Twila Paris from Sanctuary in 1991 (mp3)
57. Don't Know Much by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville from Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind in 1989 (mp3)
58. My God by Point of Grace from Steady On in 1998 (mp3):  Shelly, Denise, Terry, Heather, Vocal Arrangement: Brent Bourgeois
59. Breathe Again by Toni Braxton from Toni Braxton in 1993 (mp3)
60. All I Ask of You by The Original Broadway Cast of The Phantom of the Opera in 1987 (mp3):  Sarah Brightman
61. Circle in the Sand by Belinda Carlisle from Heaven on Earth in 1987 (mp3)
62. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension from The Age of Aquarius in 1969 (mp3):  Florence LaRue & Marilyn McCoo
63. Carpet of the Sun by Renaissance from Ashes are Burning in 1973 (mp3):  Annie Haslam
64. I Believe in Love by Paula Cole from Amen in 1999 (mp3)
65. Apologetic by Lynne Carlock-Timmes from Human in 2007 (mp3)
66. Birds Still Dance by Sandi Patty from Artist of my Soul in 1997 (mp3)
67. Deeper by Nancy Wilson from Forbidden Lover in 1987 (mp3)
68. My Cruel Ways by Basia from The Sweetest Illusion in 1994 (mp3):  Basia Trzetrzelewska
69. Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears from The Seeds Of Love in 1989 (mp3):  Oleta Adams
70. Where Have All The Cowboys Gone by Paula Cole from This Fire in 1996 (mp3)
71. Hablemos El Mismo Idioma by Gloria Estefan from Mi Tierra in 1993 (mp3)
72. Lonely Street by Berenice Scott from Ten Takes in 2006 (mp3)
73. Astral Vampires by (Phil) Gould, Black & Brown from Terraforming in 2008 (mp3):  Berenice Scott

Songs are listed by how they appear on the "My Favorite Songs" page, and do not reflect any female vocal performance preference.

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