Best female vocals on CD

Dianne Reeves "Tenderly" from The Grand Encounter,great test cut. She's an audiophile's dream. Passionate, powerful,angelic.

Hope Sandoval
Enya
Norah Jones
Stevie Nicks - Gold Dust Woman. Her voice seems to have mellowed now.
Loreena McKennitt
Eleanor McEvoy
Alison Krauss
Kim Carnes - Crazy in the Night
Sarah McLachlan

I don't think that Patricia O'Callaghan has been nominated to the list yet. She is a trained opera singer who also likes to perform cabaret fare, Leonard Cohen, Kurt Weill and others. Her first album, titled "Real Emotional Girl" has been followed by a second called "Naked Beauty". Her voice is a real treat.

I love anything by Sade

also Keely Smith