Norah Jones a tinge short

Like Sheryl Crow, Madonna, Jewel, et. al. Norah Jones is a product of great marketing.

Her albums benefit from very good production, superb studio musicians, and great promotion.

She is an average vocalist with extremely limited range.

Absolutely agree - you can add Diana Krall too - to me this is mostly about good looking women "crooners" with good backing and production and slinky video shots and album covers - a complete package. This is the same in many music genre's but serious audiophiles should be able to distinguish what is physical driven atttraction of a "performer" versus real talented musicianship.

In the male genre "Michael Buble" is the current equivalent - good looking crooner - too bad he can't sing!

I agree with these Ella, Sarah, Stacey or Karrin - just not considering Diana in the same league

Cleo Lane
Fergie
Nina Simone
Celine Dion
Heather Small
Rihanna

...seriously there are so very many better female vocalists than Diana Krall that I simply would not even know where to stop. Early on in her career, Diana was told that there are just too many good piano players out there (and she is indeed a good one) but there are very few who sing and throw their hair back...you get the idea. Those who are fooled by this might be also be fooled by glowing amps with tube implants....absolutely just kidding...please don't start another SS vs tubes bashing thread ;-)

implying that you're somehow superior to me because you don't like Diana and I'm "foolish" enough do so.

Sorry Dave - good point - there is nothing foolish in listening to the vocalists that you enjoy...perhaps "beguiled" is a better term to describe the way good looking stars (like Robbie Williams for the ladies) have a sort of "magic" grip on their audiences - the persona and music seem to meld in our brains and form an intoxicating hook or image in our minds eye.

I still remember when Madonna's "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl" videos came out - she hooked male listeners everywhere instantly...it was the whole beguiling package I guess.

I hate Celine, her voice makes me cringe.

Me too - all I meant was that she can sing better than Diana Krall. But you do have a good point that it is all irrelevant.

Whatever turns your crank - Celine raises the roof when she belts it out whilst Fergie can raise London Bridge.... ;D

Do women singers ever sing anything but love songs?

Pat Benatar
Shirley Manson
The Go Go's
The Bangles
Suzanne Vega
Dixie Chicks
Karen O
Nina Hagen
Grace Jones

...yeah sure they do more than just sing ballads...plenty of great girls out there - not all of them are stereotypical crooners!

don't forget siouxsie from the banshees.

How could anyone forget Christine the strawberry girl...

How about Alanis Morrisette...