Women & Songs (album)
Encyclopedia
Women & Songs is the first in a similarly named series of Canadian albums. The initial album was released in 1997 and features 17 tracks, all by female artists.
Track listing
- Foolish Games [Radio Edit] (Jewel Kitcher) [4:01]
- (performed by JewelJewel (singer)Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
)
- (performed by Jewel
- Good Mother (Robert Foster/Jann Arden Richards) [4:58]
- (performed by Jann ArdenJann ArdenJann Arden is a Canadian singer-songwriter.-Life and career:Arden was born and raised near Calgary in Springbank, Alberta and attended Springbank Community High School. Her breakthrough came with her critically acclaimed 1993 debut album Time for Mercy and her first single "I Would Die For You"...
)
- (performed by Jann Arden
- I Will Remember You (Seamus Egan/Sarah McLachlan/Dave Merenda) [4:55]
- (performed by Sarah McLachlanSarah McLachlanSarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
)
- (performed by Sarah McLachlan
- Where Have All the Cowboys Gone (Paula Cole) [3:47]
- (performed by Paula ColePaula ColePaula Cole is an American singer/songwriter. Her single "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, and the following year she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.-Early life:...
)
- (performed by Paula Cole
- Missing (Tracey Thorn/Ben Watt) [4:04]
- (performed by Everything But The GirlEverything but the GirlEverything but the Girl was a two-person English band, formed in Hull during 1981, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt . They are currently inactive although vocalist Tracey Thorn hinted that they may reform someday...
)
- (performed by Everything But The Girl
- 32 Flavors32 Flavors"32 Flavors" is a song, written and performed by Ani DiFranco. The song was later covered by Alana Davis. The title of the song is a pun on Canton, Massachusetts-based ice cream store Baskin-Robbins and its well-known "31 flavors" slogan.-Ani DiFranco version:...
(Ani DiFrancoAni DiFrancoAni DiFranco is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, poet, and songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.-Biography:...
) [3:46]- (performed by Alana DavisAlana DavisAlana Davis is an American singer-songwriter. Her father, Walter Davis, Jr., was an African-American pianist who played alongside such jazz greats as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie....
)
- (performed by Alana Davis
- Tom's DinerTom's Diner"Tom's Diner" is an a cappella pop song written in 1981 by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. When first featured on one of her own studio albums, it appeared as the first track of her Solitude Standing...
(Suzanne Vega) [3:50]- (performed by DNA and Suzanne VegaSuzanne VegaSuzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
)
- (performed by DNA and Suzanne Vega
- Sand and Water (Beth Nielsen Chapman) [4:08]
- (performed by Beth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...
)
- (performed by Beth Nielsen Chapman
- I'll Stand by You (Chrissie Hynde/Tom Kelly/Billy Steinberg) [3:59]
- (performed by The PretendersThe PretendersThe Pretenders are an English rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers...
)
- (performed by The Pretenders
- Hand to Mouthville (Kacy Crowley) [3:39]
- (performed by Kacy CrowleyKacy CrowleyKacy Crowley is an American musician and singer-songwriter. A New England native, she currently resides in Austin, Texas.-Early life:Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, her mother was a piano teacher and her father was a construction worker. Her family soon relocated to Connecticut, where Kacy...
)
- (performed by Kacy Crowley
- Constant Craving (k.d. lang/Ben Mink) [3:40]
- (performed by k.d. LangK.D. LangKathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
)
- (performed by k.d. Lang
- Closer to Fine (K. Hunter/Emily Saliers) [4:01]
- (performed by Indigo GirlsIndigo GirlsThe Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
)
- (performed by Indigo Girls
- I Love You Always Forever (Donna Lewis) [3:21]
- (performed by Donna LewisDonna LewisDonna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", and the adult contemporary chart-topper "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx. After releasing her second LP Blue Planet, Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently...
)
- (performed by Donna Lewis
- Dark Horse (Amanda Marshall/Dean McTaggart/David Tyson) [3:58]
- (performed by Mila MasonMila MasonMila Mason is an American country music artist. She made her debut on the country music scene in 1996 with the release of her debut album That's Enough of That, which produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including its title track...
)
- (performed by Mila Mason
- Runaway (The Corrs) [3:47]
- (performed by The CorrsThe CorrsThe Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
)
- (performed by The Corrs
- Dogs and Thunder (Sarah HarmerSarah HarmerSarah Harmer is a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist.-Biography:Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to concerts by the well-known Tragically Hip. At the age of 17, she...
) [5:10]- (performed by Weeping TileWeeping Tile (band)Weeping Tile was a Canadian rock band in the 1990s.-History:The band was started by singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer in 1993, when she was invited to fill in for the opening band at a Thomas Trio and the Red Albino concert in Ottawa...
)
- (performed by Weeping Tile
- Goodbye (Steve EarleSteve EarleStephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play....
) [4:53]- (performed by Emmylou HarrisEmmylou HarrisEmmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
)
- (performed by Emmylou Harris