unless it's already been done to death on a thread before...

Female artists (singular) or Female (girl groups). Starting with "A"-  your favourite-if you had to choose just one - how many could we list?  

for the list...Artist and one track.

atb

ken

someone else can can take up the batton and move us to the "B's" when the "A's", etc, dwindle and fade!

 

4 minutes ago, Bruv said:

 

 Brilliant spin from Sharon Scott - Could It Be You  

Proper job.... Bruv...... ....

So many S's to chose from...

Today we start the "T'S"

Not my cuppa tea this one, but i do know some people would chew their arm of to get the 12".

 

...ere’,  l@@k what I got....

...great oldie with a nice Beat Ballad flip side”it could’ve been me”..........

Here's my "T": THREE DEGREES and my all time favorite by this Philly female trio: "Long Lost Lover"

 

One of my absolute faves, but cant dance properly to it all the way through (any more!!)

Ed

The label says it all, perfectly.

 

All time classic.

9 minutes ago, soulatthedale said:

All time classic.

And the girl can sing it LIVE very well!!

Monster in the mid 70s, what a voice!

On 1/6/2018 at 11:25, Kenb said:

My "R" -

i'll pop an "S" on Sunday then we should be back in-line.

maybe controversial again...

‘Don’t You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come’(Besse Banks)is a track that was first played at Blackpool Mecca in 1976 .

Greg Wilson, UK DJ launched his Super Weird Substance label back in June 2015. Having featured on the label's inaugurating release alongside Wilson, Seacombe-based twins The Reynolds step up for their debut proper with a superb cover version of a Northern Soul classic. Vocals from Katherine and Carmel Reynolds ride the production work by Greg Wilson and Lee 'Peza' Perry.

 

If you had posted something by the other Reynolds Girls then I could see reason for controversy 

Then again, there's always LJ's sister Jeannie: 

 

A gospel / bluesy female singer as a solo act and with the Harptones: Ruth McFadden and "Gheto Woman" on Gamble Records (she also recorded "Rover Rover" on G & H label Huff Puff). She is IMHO another artist (among others as The Vibrations, Executive Suite, Honey & The Bees,...) that I don't understand how G & H don't spend some effort for keep them on their label...

 

Backtracking to Q briefly, Queen Latifah is quite a fine singer, and there's a good few tracks on her "Dana Owens Album" that showcase her talents very well. She has recorded proper songs earlier, as in her take of Curtis Mayfield's "Give me your love" on her 1991 album "Nature of a sista". That's not available, so jumping now to S (via L and a few other letters) we can enjoy the version of that same tune by Sisters Love:

 

Jumping forward to S, a double header with Sylvia Striplin doing a different "Give me your love" (also featured in the earlier posted Eighties Ladies):

 

Not really my cup of tea but it was massive and its a 'U'

Uptempo stormer, never had the plays it deserves

Umpeylia Ballinton better known as .....

The Uptights -Doris Duke I believe

1 hour ago, the yank said:

Umpeylia Ballinton better known as .....

 

Blimey.....what a great name that is...!!! S.P DeSanto?....,,

7 minutes ago, MGM 1251 said:

Blimey.....what a great name that is...!!! S.P DeSanto?....,,

  I believe Johnny Otis came up with that name.

Nice 70's floater in demand.

Ed

..here’s another for “U”.. 

...a superb oldie from Leslie...

Isaac Hayes was an early supporter of Rhonda Thomas:

 

Nice and groovy uptempo tune from Tasha Thomas:

 

Maybe not the sound of Detroit normally featured here, but it's a U and a Y so deserves entry on that basis alone - Underground Resistance featuring Yolanda:

 

She has recorded more recently as Mashaa, and there's a nice 7 on Hit and Run recorded in 1979 but only released around 2011 ("You're gonna lose my love"), but Erma Shaw is probably still best known for her work with Canadian disco legend Gino Soccio:

 

Edited January 10, 20187 yr by Mickey Finn

This track closes the recent excellent Kent comp of Nashville soul producer Bob Holmes' work. This was recorded in Wisconsin and was supposed to be followed by an album which seems never to have been released. Stuff in the can, perhaps? Let's hope so - would be nice to hear more of Ruthie:

 

Vrooom-let's get the "V's" going

(note: female artists/female groups)

 

 

Backtracking again - no way we're missing Kym Mazelle. She did a very respectable version of "Was that all it was", but this earlier recording sweeps all before it:

 

Go on out and have your celebration..................Our Yvonne is a real top vocalist

Ed

Great gritty Soul.

2 mins 58 secs of Soul bliss.

 

I would really like to list this, but I don't know the lead singers name..........anybody help?

Ed

 The lead singer is thought to be Marlene "Dimples" Harris .

Marcene? Could well be.

Had the vocal range.

I just love the girls who can scream a note and make it sound soulful, as in this tune.

Hard to find anything out about the group. Not seen any other releases.

Ed

 

 

My contribution to the "V" letter: VIVIAN REED (a Philly track produced by Thom Bell)

 

Remember buying this blind and being very taken with the whole album - Vivienne McKone:

 

Back to M - Temika Moore:

 

And forward to T - Dawn Tallman:

 

Back to M - did we really miss Stephanie Mills?

 

And while we're on the Mtume & Lucas tip, what about Tawatha (Agee), who appears on this gem by Gary Bartz:

 

Back to S - while she did an album with Mtume & Lucas that had a few very good tracks on it, this duet with Michael Henderson still stands tall for Rena Scott:

 

Wooooosh....let's bring on the "W's"

(getting close to the end now)

There are so many "W's" that list as my fave's for various reasons (hint hint "the baby", etc)  i'm sure it will show up ( hint hint " I can't wait...)