K's FEMALE SINGLES SPECIAL - VA - The 165 Greatest Female Solo Singles: 1950-1975 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2022] (6 x CD's)

 

K's FEMALE SINGLES SPECIAL    -   VA - The 165 Greatest Female Solo Singles: 1950-1975 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2022] (6 x CD's)

The latest in my 'super deluxe edition' compilation series.  My goal was to collect together many of the greatest female solo vocal performances from the 50s, 60s and early 70s. 1950-1975 was an exceptional time for female solo singers; Aretha, Dusty, Sandi, Cilla, Petula, Dionne, Janis, etc. There were some pretty remarkable performances, and I don't think this 25-year period has ever been bettered.

Following months of extensive research reading through critics and experts' polls, fan polls, music blogs, online discussion forums votes (Steve Hoffman), Wikipedia info, plus my own recollections and favourites, I have finally settled upon my Greatest Female Solo Singles compilation. This super deluxe edition box set includes 6CDs and features 165 classic female vocal solo singles all released over a 25-year span from 1950-1975. These are the songs which feature most on the many many lists of the best and greatest original female vocal solo songs ever made: critics lists, fan lists, online discussion forums, radio and TV countdowns, etc.

There has never been a really good official strictly female music compilation with a thorough overview spanning this incredible 25-year period in music and like my previous 'greatest' collections, my goal was to include the very very best of the genre, the cream of the crop, and to add a number of hard to find and often rare tracks you just never see on compilations due to licensing restrictions, music rights issues, etc. ALL tracks are the 100% original versions, NO re-recordings, 'live in concert', or ‘stereo enhanced’ versions - only the original 7” 45 single mixes, with many in their original mono form.

Compiled as always using the very latest and highest quality digital remasters, with a considerable amount of tracks sourced from the original master tapes for superior sound quality and enjoyment.

K

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Track lists

CD1

01 Diana Ross Ain't No Mountain High Enough 3:31

02 Aretha Franklin Ain't No Way 4:16

03 Barbara Acklin Am I the Same Girl 3:03

04 Kiki Dee Amoureuse 4:08

05 Helen Reddy Angie Baby 3:27

06 Cilla Black Anyone Who Had a Heart 2:49

07 Marianne Faithfull As Tears Go By 2:37

08 Etta James At Last 3:00

09 Carla Thomas B-A-B-Y 2:54

10 Freda Payne Band of Gold 2:54

11 Cher Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) 2:44

12 Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi (Original 1970 Reprise Records 7" Studio Single Version) 2:14

13 Billie Jo Spears Blanket on the Ground 3:33

14 Susan Maughan Bobby's Girl 2:35

15 Judy Collins Both Sides Now 3:13

16 Melanie Brand New Key 2:25

17 Baby Washington Breakfast in Bed 3:10

18 Betty Wright Clean Up Woman 2:49

19 Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter 3:01

20 Dolly Parton Coat of Many Colors 3:04

21 Tammi Terrell Come On and See Me (Original 1966 Motown 7" Mono Single Version) 2:23

22 Patsy Cline & The Jordanaires Crazy (Original 1961 Decca Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:44

23 Julie London Cry Me a River 2:48

24 Tammy Wynette D-I-V-O-R-C-E 2:57

25 Dionne Warwick Do You Know the Way to San Jose? 2:59

26 Sunny Doctor's Orders 2:46

CD2

27 Loretta Lynn Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) 2:08

28 Dakota Staton Don't Mean Maybe (Original 1956 Capitol Records 7" Single Version) 2:50

29 Phyllis Dillon Don't Stay Away 2:33

30 Petula Clark Downtown 3:03

31 Skeeter Davis The End of the World 2:36

32 Brenda Holloway Every Little Bit Hurts (Original 1964 Tamla Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:56

33 Peggy Lee Fever 3:21

34 P.p. Arnold The First Cut Is the Deepest 3:06

35 Roberta Flack The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Original 1972 Atlantic Records 7" Single Edit) 4:19

36 Loretta Lynn Fist City 2:12

37 Sandie Shaw Girl Don't Come 2:12

38 Astrud Gilberto Feat. Stan Getz And João Gilberto The Girl from Ipanema (Original 1964 Verve Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:46

39 Betty Wright Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do 2:08

40 Twinkle Golden Lights 2:32

41 Shirley Bassey Goldfinger 2:50

42 Skeeter Davis Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now 2:20

43 Cher Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves 2:35

44 Jeannie C. Riley Harper Valley P.T.A. 3:11

45 Sammi Smith Help Me Make It Through the Night 2:35

46 Kim Weston Helpless (Original 1966 Gordy Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:37

47 Big Mama Thornton Hound Dog 2:48

48 Linda Martell I Almost Called Your Name 2:06

49 Ann Peebles I Can't Stand the Rain 2:30

50 Baby Washington I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face 2:33

51 Petula Clark I Couldn't Live Without Your Love 2:54

52 Patsy Cline & The Jordanaires I Fall to Pieces 2:47

53 Barbara Randolph I Got a Feeling 3:07

54 Tawny Reed I Got a Feeling 2:50

55 Dusty Springfield I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself 3:01

CD3

56 Petula Clark I Know a Place 2:44

57 Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) 2:52

58 Dusty Springfield I Only Want to Be with You 2:36

59 Aretha Franklin I Say a Little Prayer 3:32

60 Chris Clark I Want to Go Back There Again (Original 1967 V.I.P. 7" Mono Single Version) 2:41

61 Dolly Parton I Will Always Love You (Original 1974 RCA Victor 7" Single Version) 2:54

62 Etta James I'd Rather Go Blind 2:34

63 Doris Troy I'll Do Anything 2:37

64 Bobbie Gentry I'll Never Fall in Love Again 2:52

65 Tami Lynn I'm Gonna Run Away from You (Original 1965 Atlantic Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:48

66 Brenda Lee I'm Sorry 2:42

67 Diana Ross I'm Still Waiting 3:44

68 Katie Love & The Four Shades Of Black It Hurts So Good 3:23

69 Carole King It Might as Well Rain Until September 2:26

70 Kitty Wells It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (Original 1952 Decca Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:31

71 Timi Yuro It'll Never Be Over for Me 2:55

72 Lesley Gore It's My Party 2:20

73 Carole King It's Too Late 3:55

74 Shelley Fabares Johnny Angel 2:23

75 Dolly Parton Jolene 2:37

76 Ruby Andrews Just Loving You 2:49

77 Doris Troy Just One Look 2:28

78 Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly with His Song 4:47

79 Wanda Jackson Let's Have a Party 2:07

80 Connie Francis Lipstick on Your Collar 2:16

81 Little Eva The Loco-Motion 2:27

82 Sandie Shaw Long Live Love 2:41

CD4

83 Dusty Springfield The Look of Love 3:31

84 Ketty Lester Love Letters 2:43

85 Donna Summer Love to Love You Baby (Original 1975 Oasis 7" Single Edit) 3:23

86 Minnie Riperton Lovin' You (Original 1975 Epic Records 7" Single Edit) 3:22

87 Bettye Swann Make Me Yours (Original 1967 Money Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:59

88 Ruth Brown (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Original 1953 Atlantic Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:57

89 Rosemary Clooney Mambo Italiano 2:31

90 Janis Joplin Me and Bobby McGee 4:31

91 Dorothy Moore Misty Blue 3:36

92 Laura Greene Moonlight, Music and You 2:29

93 Janis Joplin Move Over 3:41

94 Doris Day With Jack Nitzsche And His Orchestra Move Over Darling 2:40

95 Jean Knight Mr. Big Stuff 2:43

96 Nina Simone My Baby Just Cares for Me 3:38

97 Millie Small My Boy Lollipop 2:02

98 Mary Wells My Guy (Original 1964 Motown 7" Mono Single Version) 2:48

99 Marijohn Wilkin And The Jacks My Long Black Veil 3:14

100 Carolyn Crawford My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down) (Original 1964 Motown 7" Mono Single Version) 3:02

101 Connie Clarke My Sugar Baby 2:43

102 Gloria Gaynor Never Can Say Goodbye (Original 1974 MGM Records 7" Single Version) 2:59

103 Bobbie Gentry Ode to Billie Joe 4:13

104 Maxine Brown Oh No, Not My Baby 2:35

105 Connie Smith Once a Day 2:17

106 Marie Osmond Paper Roses 2:40

107 Erma Franklin Piece of My Heart 2:36

108 Sandie Shaw Puppet on a String 2:22

CD5

109 Etta James Pushover 2:56

110 Doris Day With Frank De Vol And His Orchestra Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 2:05

111 Fontella Bass Rescue Me 2:52

112 Aretha Franklin Respect 2:27

113 Maxine Nightingale Right Back Where We Started From 3:11

114 Lynn Anderson Rose Garden 2:53

115 Patsy Cline She's Got You 2:58

116 Betty Everett The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) 2:11

117 Lulu And The Luvvers Shout (Original 1964 Decca Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:55

118 Dusty Springfield Some of Your Lovin' 3:00

119 Dusty Springfield Son of a Preacher Man 2:24

120 Tammy Wynette Stand by Your Man 2:39

121 Lorraine Ellison Stay with Me (Original 1966 Warner Bros. Records 7" Mono Single Version) 3:31

122 Laura Nyro Stoney End (Original 1966 Verve Folkways 7" Mono Single Version) 2:44

123 Lynne Randell Stranger in My Arms 2:32

124 Nancy Sinatra Sugar Town 2:22

125 Samantha Jones Surrounded by a Ray of Sunshine 2:06

126 Gloria Jones Tainted Love (Original 1965 Champion Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:10

127 Etta James Tell Mama 2:22

128 Patti Page Tennessee Waltz (Original 1950 Mercury Records 7" Mono Single Version) 3:03

129 Twinkle Terry 3:09

130 Sandie Shaw (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me 2:44

131 Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Original 1965 Reprise Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:43

132 Aretha Franklin Think 2:18

133 Lyn Collins Think (About It) 3:20

134 Mary Hopkin Those Were the Days 5:11

135 Irma Thomas Time Is on My Side 2:52

136 Tobi Legend Time Will Pass You By 3:03

CD6

137 Lulu To Sir, with Love 2:45

138 Darlene Love (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry 2:46

139 Nita Rossi Untrue Unfaithful (That Was You) 2:35

140 Dionne Warwick Walk On By 2:54

141 Patsy Cline Walkin' After Midnight (Original 1957 Decca Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:35

142 Helen Shapiro Walkin' Back to Happiness 2:31

143 Judy Street What 2:14

144 Dinah Washington What a Diff'rence a Day Made (Original 1959 Mercury Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:30

145 Linda Lyndell What a Man 2:41

146 Jackie Deshannon What the World Needs Now Is Love 3:14

147 Timi Yuro What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) 2:45

148 Jackie Trent Where Are You Now (My Love) 2:46

149 Jacky White Horses 2:19

150 Connie Francis Who's Sorry Now 2:16

151 Dusty Springfield Wishin' & Hopin' 2:53

152 Lynsey De Paul Won't Somebody Dance with Me 3:51

153 Barbara Mason Yes, I'm Ready (Original 1965 Arctic Records 7" Mono Single Version) 3:05

154 Loretta Lynn You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) 2:13

155 Yvonne Baker You Didn't Say a Word 2:36

156 Gloria Lynne You Don't Have To Be a Tower of Strength 2:15

157 Dusty Springfield You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 2:48

158 Helen Shapiro You Don't Know 2:40

159 Dana Valery You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies 2:13

160 Dawn Penn You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) (Original 1967 Studio One 7" Mono Single Version) 4:31

161 Aretha Franklin (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Original 1967 Atlantic Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:49

162 Barbara Mcnair You're Gonna Love My Baby 2:57

163 Dee Dee Warwick You're No Good 2:28

164 Carly Simon You're So Vain 4:18

165 Cilla Black You're My World 2:58

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