U.S. & Can. Female Singers: 1st Album

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Topic: U.S. & Can. Female Singers: 1st Album

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: U.S. & Can. Female Singers: 1st Album
Date Posted: September 24 2021 at 06:27

Just a few of my favourites, so my apologies if I've left out some of your favourites, but it's all Horses for courses. Wink

1992: Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l0FFIB_IRz66dYcbwwGeu3y1gLT3Tds7w" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l0FFIB_IRz66dYcbwwGeu3y1gLT3Tds7w

1960: Joan Baez - Joan Baez - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX68ZEYlh74ujcmtQCXWbcrronB1Lx_2o" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX68ZEYlh74ujcmtQCXWbcrroNB1Lx_2o

1979: Pat Benatar - In the Heat of the Night - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mkx4Tg8QQgZG5aIcGkaOmS8aA7YphMo5U" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mkx4Tg8QQgZG5aIcGkaOmS8aA7YphMo5U

1987: Mary Chapin Carpenter - Hometown Girl - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ8PUIQ_VNAYrHLh9T9HRunX_Ad_tmGz2" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ8PUIQ_VNAYrHLh9T9HRunX_Ad_tmGz2

1988: Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4TYgjqR7fAaJ0LbRSGKnPz2jLUO3MNX2" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4TYgjqR7fAaJ0LbRSGKnPz2jLUO3MNX2

1965: Cher - All I Really Want to Do - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lU1JGzcvL2z0l11ltu-Hq7XKUM2XF0Vqo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lU1JGzcvL2z0l11ltu-Hq7XKUM2XF0Vqo

1969: Emmylou Harris - Gliding Bird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tfYEgjnXhA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tfYEgjnXhA

1976: Deborah Harry (Blondie) - Blondie - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI6kLIhBBwmSLILiQiV6mLlOo0SAg3NOv" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI6kLIhBBwmSLILiQiV6mLlOo0SAg3NOv

1979: Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) - Pretenders - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdB2qly-JTgC0suD8O45raLbCnUd9k0ok" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdB2qly-JTgC0suD8O45raLbCnUd9k0ok

1967: Janis Ian - Janis Ian - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kdNBks0Aw92dGrNYyorLYoxYSQ4jCQxKE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kdNBks0Aw92dGrNYyorLYoxYSQ4jCQxKE

1970: Carole King - Writer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n56VZYlQWmVBWwvr7cHtiYV6eGk1x-ebk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n56VZYlQWmVBWwvr7cHtiYV6eGk1x-ebk

1983: Madonna - Madonna - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_layBXi2EfMEz6Go4mbWI-lisArr7XBxmU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_layBXi2EfMEz6Go4mbWI-lisArr7XBxmU

1985: Loreena McKennitt - Elemental - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mSgDH87YJxKm-8PBQkKW9kt_2Y9W898Ms" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mSgDH87YJxKm-8PBQkKW9kt_2Y9W898Ms

1988: Sarah McLachlan - Touch - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mV4IgVWuICiWjE-zpYSrX0Y8NK8tby1OI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mV4IgVWuICiWjE-zpYSrX0Y8NK8tby1OI

1968: Joni Mitchell - Song to a Seagull - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lNB_iUvoSM0WB1esZ4oZ5mWYJkpPzDqqY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lNB_iUvoSM0WB1esZ4oZ5mWYJkpPzDqqY

1981: Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n4uuWmzau9XmBg_YGCixbJqYSQN1OwEEA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n4uuWmzau9XmBg_YGCixbJqYSQN1OwEEA

1967: Laura Nyro - More Than a New Discovery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9buDDN3zo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9buDDN3zo

1969: Linda Ronstadt - Hand Sown, Home Grown - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l1ajj5n1IUVyLxo10qNyxbTN4ZLhhb50M" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l1ajj5n1IUVyLxo10qNyxbTN4ZLhhb50M

1970: Diana Ross - Diana Ross - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLHNqoqxReo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLHNqoqxReo

1971: Carly Simon - Carly Simon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kafVEjPGO_klQM4V99a-eXfxV33bzgB0A" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kafVEjPGO_klQM4V99a-eXfxV33bzgB0A

1975: Patti Smith - Horses - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l7z21wA41tkBlzeh8nSvdAv21BNdFusvs" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l7z21wA41tkBlzeh8nSvdAv21BNdFusvs

1974: Donna Summer - Lady of the Night - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nvmtvLMuqwd95plXGhzSqEZ-MIAU-hz5M" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nvmtvLMuqwd95plXGhzSqEZ-MIAU-hz5M

1974: Tina Turner - Tina Turns the Country On! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kSsJhvsmoBK_auy043oSCEGUNJZ6lZffE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kSsJhvsmoBK_auy043oSCEGUNJZ6lZffE

1975: Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart) - Dreamboat Annie - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGvdONyJiSjUFsz74-dO3YOWKyZCs69i8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGvdONyJiSjUFsz74-dO3YOWKyZCs69i8

1963: Dionne Warwick - Presenting Dionne Warwick - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz22G_jFGVtxftGHk09minONamnMLbfSq" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz22G_jFGVtxftGHk09minONamnMLbfSq

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 24 2021 at 06:59

Gotta go for Stevie.

btw Joan Armatrading doesn't appear to be US/Canadian.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 24 2021 at 07:28

chopper wrote:

Gotta go for Stevie.

btw Joan Armatrading doesn't appear to be US/Canadian.

I had no idea Joan Armatrading was British. Apparently, she's from Birmingham, England, not Birmingham, Alabama. Embarrassed

Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 24 2021 at 16:51

Suzanne Vega by a huge distance

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Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: September 24 2021 at 17:33

Joni's first is just spell binding. I only heard it a few years ago and it sent shivers down the spine.

Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 24 2021 at 20:55

Another vote for Joni. She’s magical.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 25 2021 at 03:48

Icarium wrote:

Suzanne Vega by a huge distance

I haven't heard Suzanne Vega's debut, so I'll check it out. In the meantime, I'm still looking for a replacement for Joan Armatrading, who wasn't supposed to be here. Smile

Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 25 2021 at 03:56

Melanie Safka?

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 25 2021 at 04:16

Cristi wrote:

Melanie Safka?

Nice one! Melanie was Born to Be in this poll and she now has a Brand New Key in the No. 2 slot. Smile

Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: September 28 2021 at 00:29

Tori Amos, even over Suzanne Vega.

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Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: September 28 2021 at 04:17

Male/Female....Canadian/Any country in the word...Joni is right up there with the very best of all time.

Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 28 2021 at 06:03

No question: Heart's Dreamboat Annie--though that fantastic Loreena McKennitt debut did make me think....

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 28 2021 at 06:08

Ronstein wrote:

Male/Female....Canadian/Any country in the word...Joni is right up there with the very best of all time.

It's a good thing I remembered to include her then. Wink

I was going to make it an all-American poll to begin with, but that would have excluded Loreena McKennitt, Sarah McLachlan and Joni. Embarrassed

Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: September 28 2021 at 06:09

BrufordFreak wrote:

No question: Heart's Dreamboat Annie--though that fantastic Loreena McKennitt debut did make me think....

This^

Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: September 28 2021 at 09:21

Little Earthquakes, magnificent album

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 09:42

For those who missed this series of polls the first time around, which also includes Blondie, Heart and the Pretenders, but doesn't include Joan Armatrading, as she's not All the Way from America after all, being from Birmingham, England and not Birmingham, Alabama. Embarrassed

Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 10:07

Surprising not to see Celine Dion. xD

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 10:16

Hrychu wrote:

Surprising not to see Celine Dion. xD

Do we have any Celine Dion fans here at PA? Smile

Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 10:22

Dreamboat Annie

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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 10:29

Chrissie Hynde - (Pretenders) - Pretenders

Debbie Harry (Blondie) - Blondie

Patti Smith - Horses

Suzi Quatro - Suzi Quatro

Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 10:32

I have rectified the issue of Patti Smith's Horses having no votes. Terrific album. I could have gone with Joan Baez. Love Blondie too.

I love female singer-musicians-composers and I hope it's not seen as rude doing my own in the wake of this one's revival (won't be nation based methinks). I discovered a new to me one recently that I have wanted to share in a poll. By the way, I was introduced to Sarah McLachlan back in maybe 1990. Brother was friends with her.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 10:48

Logan wrote:

I have rectified the issue of Patti Smith's Horses having no votes. Terrific album. I could have gone with Joan Baez. Love Blondie too.

It's nice to know I've inspired you to create your own series of singer/songwriter polls (which I'm looking forward to taking part in) and I'm a fan of Sarah McLachlan too, with almost all of her albums in my CD collection (mainly because they tend to turn up a lot at charity shops and car boot sales). Smile

Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 11:15

I've always loved that first Pretenders album. I used to have a real crush on Chrissie Hynde. Tongue

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 11:37

Octopus II wrote:

I've always loved that first Pretenders album. I used to have a real crush on Chrissie Hynde. Tongue

You're not the only one. I used to Go to Sleep dreaming of Chrissie Hynde, Tongue

Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 11:39

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Logan wrote:

I have rectified the issue of Patti Smith's Horses having no votes. Terrific album. I could have gone with Joan Baez. Love Blondie too.

Maybe two male ones and two female ones. I was doing a female list and stopped at about 40, all of whom have favourite albums of mine (not including bands). I then thought I should highlight the contemporary ones with albums releases that I have really loved since 2010, and so the same with males (for artist/singers that number dwindles in my collection for modern ones). So there will be lots of little known to PA music.

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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 20 2024 at 11:44

Tracy Chapman. Great album and one of the best of the 80s.

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Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: July 22 2024 at 10:18

In the absence of Judy Sill's self-titled debut from 1971, I'll have to vote for Melanie.

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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: July 22 2024 at 10:55

I like quite a few of these. Really love the two first:

Dreamboat Annie

Song to a Seagull

Horses

Bella Donna

Little Earthquakes

Writer

Suzanne Vega

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 24 2024 at 03:19

Hopefully, no one noticed I neglected to include Linda Ronstadt in the original line-up. Embarrassed

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1967: Laura Nyro - More Than a New Discovery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9buDDN3zo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9buDDN3zo

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1988: Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4TYgjqR7fAaJ0LbRSGKnPz2jLUO3MNX2" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4TYgjqR7fAaJ0LbRSGKnPz2jLUO3MNX2

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1985: Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc_XPAdBsihrdgOoRZFFMynm4B9l14Z6H" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc_XPAdBsihrdgOoRZFFMynm4B9l14Z6H

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1973: Suzi Quatro - Suzi Quatro - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJTAVb1bdOBgoRpcOkHxzOKFuuVYfC_PE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJTAVb1bdOBgoRpcOkHxzOKFuuVYfC_PE

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1981: Joan Jett - Bad Reputation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kceLSbF1ivNJArDKG27F798JTRvRzmWQo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kceLSbF1ivNJArDKG27F798JTRvRzmWQo

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1969: Emmylou Harris - Gliding Bird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tfYEgjnXhA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tfYEgjnXhA

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1961: Judy Collins - A Maid of Constant Sorrow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l6n0FivBJAMaQes-2w6xgUbQ0xOTw0wMQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l6n0FivBJAMaQes-2w6xgUbQ0xOTw0wMQ

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1960: Joan Baez - Joan Baez - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX68ZEYlh74ujcmtQCXWbcrronB1Lx_2o" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX68ZEYlh74ujcmtQCXWbcrroNB1Lx_2o

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1968: Melanie - Born to Be - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mcDJ_3gDc1N-S5oFBjoMfUBjNJWpxL5c0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mcDJ_3gDc1N-S5oFBjoMfUBjNJWpxL5c0

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 27 2024 at 12:13

Albums in my CD collection from the above list:-

1988: Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4TYgjqR7fAaJ0LbRSGKnPz2jLUO3MNX2" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4TYgjqR7fAaJ0LbRSGKnPz2jLUO3MNX2

How on earth did Tori Amos end up in my CD collection!?? Wacko

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 01 2024 at 04:24

The final poll update with Cher, Madonna, Linda Ronstadt, Diana Ross, Tina Turner & Dionne Warwick all now included. Thumbs Up

1960: Joan Baez - Joan Baez - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX68ZEYlh74ujcmtQCXWbcrronB1Lx_2o" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX68ZEYlh74ujcmtQCXWbcrroNB1Lx_2o

1988: Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4TYgjqR7fAaJ0LbRSGKnPz2jLUO3MNX2" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4TYgjqR7fAaJ0LbRSGKnPz2jLUO3MNX2

1969: Emmylou Harris - Gliding Bird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tfYEgjnXhA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tfYEgjnXhA

1967: Laura Nyro - More Than a New Discovery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9buDDN3zo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9buDDN3zo

1970: Diana Ross - Diana Ross - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLHNqoqxReo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLHNqoqxReo

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 07:12

Madonna's very first recording from 1980 as part of the New Wave band Emmy (Madonna's nickname at the time) and sounding like a cross between Chrissie Hynde and Debbie Harry. Smile