Women & Songs 11
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Overview

Released on November 27, 2007, this 11th edition of Women & Songs packs another 19 tracks from female artists or groups. The collection includes Rihanna's
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

 annual contribution, Shut Up and Drive. The first American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

 winner, Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...

, starts the collection off with Because of You (a song she later redid as a duet with Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...

, thus breaking into the country genre). Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

 contributes All Good Things while Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...

 submits All I Can Do. Story of Your Life by Ali Slaight
Ali Slaight
Ali Slaight is a Canadian singer-songwriter signed to Universal Music Canada. She grew up in Toronto, Ontario where she performed in bands and musical theatre beginning at the age of 11...

 concludes the album.

Track listing

  1. Because of You (Kelly Clarkson/David Hodges/Ben Moody) [3:40]
    • (performed by Kelly Clarkson
      Kelly Clarkson
      Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...

      )
  2. Believe (Kara DioGuardi/Marti Frederiksen) [3:41]
    • (performed by Suzie McNeil
      Suzie McNeil
      Susan Jane "Suzie" McNeil is a Canadian pop rock recording artist.-Early life:McNeil was born in Mississauga, Ontario. She has a sister, Laura Norris, a teacher at a public high school in Toronto.-Rock Star: INXS:...

      )
  3. 4 in the Morning (T. Kanal/Gwen Stefani) [4:14]
    • (performed by Gwen Stefani
      Gwen Stefani
      Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...

      )
  4. All Good Things (Nelly Furtado/Hills, Nate/Chris Martin/Tim Mosley) [3:48]
    • (performed by Nelly Furtado
      Nelly Furtado
      Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

      )
  5. Good Enough (Amy Lee) [4:34]
    • (performed by Evanescence
      Evanescence
      Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...

      )
  6. Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now (Lonnie Lynn/Tony Reyes/A. "Novel" Stevenson/Joss Stone) [3:42]
    • (performed by Joss Stone
      Joss Stone
      Jocelyn Eve Stoker , better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English soul singer-songwriter and actress. Stone rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist...

      )
  7. Extraordinary (Mandy Moore/Deb Talan/Steve Tannen) [2:54]
    • (performed by Mandy Moore
      Mandy Moore
      Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...

      )
  8. Seven Day Fool (Tyran Carlo/Barry Gordy Jr./Sonny Woods) [3:24]
    • (performed by Jully Black
      Jully Black
      Jully Black |Julie]]"; born Jullyann Inderia Gordon; November 8, 1977) is a Canadian R&B singer–songwriter. She has collaborated and written for many artists, including Nas, Missy Elliott, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's Child, and Sean Paul.-Life & career:Black was born Jullyann...

      )
  9. LDN (Lily Allen/Iyiola Babalola/Darren Lewis/Duke Reid) [3:11]
    • (performed by Lily Allen
      Lily Allen
      Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...

      )
  10. What You Want (Hayley Sales) [3:26]
    • (performed by Hayley Sales
      Hayley Sales
      Hayley Sales was born on August 31, 1986 in Washington D.C. She is a singer and songwriter who rose to fame after the release of her album Sunseed. She is best known for her two songs 'What You Want' and 'Keep Driving'...

      )
  11. Silver Lining (Jenny Lewis) [3:36]
    • (performed by Rilo Kiley
      Rilo Kiley
      Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....

      )
  12. Better (Regina Spektor) [3:10]
    • (performed by Regina Spektor
      Regina Spektor
      Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.-Early life:...

      )
  13. Hold On (Ed Case/KT Tunstall) [2:57]
    • (performed by KT Tunstall
      KT Tunstall
      Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland...

      )
  14. Misery Business (Josh Farro/Hayley Williams) [3:31]
    • (performed by Paramore
      Paramore
      Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...

      )
  15. Shut Up and Drive (Gillian Gilbert/Peter Hook/Stephen Morris/E. Rogers/C. Sturken/Bernard Sumner) [3:33]
    • (performed by Rihanna
      Rihanna
      Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

      )
  16. All I Can Do (Chantal Kreviazuk/Raine Maida) [3:37]
    • (performed by Chantal Kreviazuk
      Chantal Kreviazuk
      Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...

      )
  17. Weak in the Knees (Serena Ryder) [4:17]
    • (performed by Serena Ryder
      Serena Ryder
      Serena Ryder is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter raised in Millbrook, Ontario.Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary music, Ryder possesses a five-octave range...

      )
  18. Nobody Else Will (Lucas Silveira) [4:49]
    • (performed by The Cliks
      The Cliks
      The Cliks are a Canadian rock band consisting of Lucas Silveira , Tobi Parks and Brian Viglione . The Cliks' major label debut album, Snakehouse was released on April 24, 2007 by Warner Music in Canada and by Tommy Boy Records in the United States.-History:In an In The Life interview, Silveira...

      )
  19. Story of Your Life (Rob Wells/Simon Wilcox) [3:22]
    • (performed by Ali Slaight
      Ali Slaight
      Ali Slaight is a Canadian singer-songwriter signed to Universal Music Canada. She grew up in Toronto, Ontario where she performed in bands and musical theatre beginning at the age of 11...

      )

Production credits

Mastering
  • Ted Carson


Photography
  • Andrew MacNaughtan
  • Sheryl Nields


Cover Photo
  • Anthony Mandler
  • Ivan Otis
  • Derrick Santini
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