Best female vocals on CD

Billie Holiday, Mary Ford, Peggy Lee, Dusty Springfield, Linda Thompson, Laura Nyro, The Roches, Nancy Griffith, Joan Armatrading, Bonnie Raitt, eva Cassidy, Mcgarrigle sisters, Ani Difranco, Etta James, Patty Griffin, Jane siberry, Loreena Mckeena,Jennifer Warnes, Aimee Mann, Joni Mitchell, Dolly Pardon, emmylou Harris, Cassandra Wilson, Patti Smith, Siouxie Sioux, Janis Joplin-and, sigh, there are more.They are all great, but not always great.I could not pick one as the best because they have each in their own way brought something different to music- some with their writing-some with their presense and style-phrasing, and others for their incredible vocal range.

Cpdunn99>>> I agree, I just got Dianna Reeves new Moonlight CD, fatastic! In addition to her vocals are evererything from strings to piano to horns, just great.

Bonny Bramlett of Delaney and Bonnie Her version of Superstar "Groupie"(the original)blows away Karen Carpenter's version. Much, much more feeling.

The most amazing female vocalist in my humble opinion is Meggie Reilly. She has done an album with Mike Oldfeild called Discovery. I highly recomend checking out the HDCD Remastered version of this.

Ella Fitzgerald is sittin at God's side (God called her because He couldn't wait longer to hear her singing). If I were a female vocalist I would suicide after hearing the new Verve remastered CDs, spetially Cole Porter's Song Book.