This 1996 compilation CD features several women singers who were at the top of their game in the Nineties. Gloria Estefan had just recovered from a near-death experience and sings about it in “Coming Out of the Dark.” My favorite song on this celebration of women in music is Sade’s “Smooth Operator.” Do you remember these songs? Do you remember these women singers? GRADE: B+
TRACK LIST:
1. If You Asked Me To – Celine Dion
2. Feel So High – Des’ree
3. Sally’s Pigeons – Cyndi Lauper
4. Colouring Blue – Nicky Holland
5. Holding On – Beverley Craven
6. Smooth Operator – Sade
7. Time And Tide – Basia
8. Closer To Fine – Indigo Girls
9. Coming Out Of The Dark – Gloria Estefan
10. Power Of Love – Jennifer Rush
Never heard the Cyndi Lauper song that I can recall. Not a fan of Sade. Her songs put me to sleep. Hate, Hate, Hate Celine Dion. I like the Indigo Girls song but unfamiliar with most of these.
Steve, SIREN SONG is a Canadian CD that somehow found its way into my collection. I had to do some research on Beverly Craven and her tragic story.
Steve, hate is bad for your blood pressure.
Never have had high blood pressure.
I know a few of the singers, fewer songs. I had that first Sade album (maybe it was even a cassette!) and played it a lot at the time. Don’t know the Lauper, and I agree – cannot stand Celine Dion.
Jeff, Celine Dion is royalty in Canada. Every Canadian CD collection would have at least one of her songs on it.
Sade is the Queen! I love “Smooth Operator”, but my favorite song by her is “Is It A Crime” followed closely by “Kiss of Life.
/And I suppose my ocd is going to make me google Beverly Craven now!
Deb, there’s an excellent YOUTUBE video of Beverly Craven singing “Holding On” that shows her at her best.
Not my type of music…
What about Sheryl Crow, Natalie Merchant, Carole King – even Tina Turner was still active in the 90s …
Wolf, the Canadians seemed to have had slightly different musical tastes.
George, you’re probably right – as usual! 🙂
For us pop music has been on a downward slide – at least what most people hear. Of course there are good young bands/singers but it’s difficult for them.
There’s music tv channel in Hungary but 95% of the time it’s “shallow” stuff as we say in German – do people buy the music just because of the videos?
I don’t really remember how it was in the 90s, already like that?
Wolf, MTV was huge in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s. Now, it’s all Internet music–iTunes, etc.–and YOUTUBE.
Actually, the only song I do recognize is Smooth Operator.
Beth, I vaguely remember all these song except for Beverly Craven’s “Hold On” which I had to go to YOUTUBE to investigate.