If you like Tapestry, I’d recommend Thoroughbred as well; one of CK’s most solid albums, 100% deep tracks (“Only Love Is Real” was the “hit,” albeit a minor one). Also of interest, Really Rosie, her collaboration with children’s author Maurice Sendak, which will cause huge pangs of nostalgia for people of a certain age.
I loveCourt & Spark, one of Joni’s finest alongside the classic Blue and personal fave The Hissing of Summer Lawns.
Favourite Joan Armatrading album is her self-titled album, with Show Some Emotion close on its heels. Her debut album, the Gus Dudgeon-produced Whatever’s For Us, is a personal fave; you get to hear more of her piano playing on that than any subsequent album. Hands down my favourite singer from St. Kitts & Nevis.
Laura Nyro and Kate Bush I’d absolutely recommend, two favourites of mine. Other female singer/songwriters I enjoy who have yet to be mentioned:
Tori Amos
Kiki Dee
don’t scoff, she had some superb stuff
Cheryl Dilcher
tragically neglected, probably as none of her albums have been reissued
Lesley Duncan
Nona Hendryx
Carita Holmström
a very enjoyable Finnish singer-songwriter, EMI released a 2 CD anthology—with a long Finnish title—of her first two albums plus a mess of bonus tracks a few years ago. See her video for “The Knight” for a taste
Shona Laing
New Zealand’s finest; sadly only the synth-heavy South is generally available. It is good, but in general I prefer her more organic material, in particular her first two albums from the mid 70s, which are not on CD and damned hard to get outside of NZ.
Sally Oldfield
Annette Peacock
in general more avant-garde jazz than singer-songwriter, but worth hearing for sure
Jane Siberry
a must! Love her!
Judie Tzuke
I fell in instant love with her Welcome to the Cruise album when I first heard it. It’s released as a 2-on-1 CD with her second album, Sportscar, which I highly recommend.
Wendy Waldman
I also have a fondness for the mini-explosion of female rock bands from the early 70s: Fanny, Birtha and Isis.
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I love Court & Spark, one of Joni’s finest alongside the classic Blue and personal fave The Hissing of Summer Lawns.
Favourite Joan Armatrading album is her self-titled album, with Show Some Emotion close on its heels. Her debut album, the Gus Dudgeon-produced Whatever’s For Us, is a personal fave; you get to hear more of her piano playing on that than any subsequent album. Hands down my favourite singer from St. Kitts & Nevis.
Laura Nyro and Kate Bush I’d absolutely recommend, two favourites of mine. Other female singer/songwriters I enjoy who have yet to be mentioned:
don’t scoff, she had some superb stuff
tragically neglected, probably as none of her albums have been reissued
a very enjoyable Finnish singer-songwriter, EMI released a 2 CD anthology—with a long Finnish title—of her first two albums plus a mess of bonus tracks a few years ago. See her video for “The Knight” for a taste
New Zealand’s finest; sadly only the synth-heavy South is generally available. It is good, but in general I prefer her more organic material, in particular her first two albums from the mid 70s, which are not on CD and damned hard to get outside of NZ.
in general more avant-garde jazz than singer-songwriter, but worth hearing for sure
a must! Love her!
I fell in instant love with her Welcome to the Cruise album when I first heard it. It’s released as a 2-on-1 CD with her second album, Sportscar, which I highly recommend.
I also have a fondness for the mini-explosion of female rock bands from the early 70s: Fanny, Birtha and Isis.