Artist	Song
ADELE	Rolling in the Deep
from 21 (2011)
Dusty Springfield	Son of a Preacher Man
from Dusty In Memphis (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
Amy Winehouse	Rehab
from Back to Black (2007)
Joss Stone	Super Duper Love
from The Soul Sessions (2003)
Corinne Bailey Rae	Put Your Records On
from Corinne Bailey Rae (2006)
Sade	The Sweetest Taboo
from Promise (1988)
Duffy	Mercy
from Rockferry (2008)
Annie Lennox	Why
from The Annie Lennox Collection (2009)
Leona Lewis	Bleeding Love
from Spirit (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Lulu & The Luvvers	Shout
from Greatest Hits (2003)
Soul II Soul	Back to Life
from Keep On Movin' (1992)
Alison Moyet	Invisible
from Singles (1995)
Linda Lewis	Red Light Ladies
from Reach for the Truth: Best of the Reprise Years 1971-1974 (2007)
Lisa Stansfield	All Around the World
from Biography - The Greatest Hits (2003)
Estelle	American Boy (feat. Kanye West)
from Shine (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Floetry	Say Yes
from Floetic (2002)
PP Arnold	The First Cut Is the Deepest
from PP Arnold's Would You Believe (2006)
Niamh Kavanagh	Destination Anywhere
from The Commitments (1991)
Amy Winehouse	Stronger Than Me
from Frank (2007)
Corinne Bailey Rae	Closer
from The Sea (2010)
Alice Russell	Hurry On Now
from Pot of Gold (2008)
Beverley Knight	Moving On Up
from The B-Funk (2009)
Dusty Springfield	Let's Talk It Over
from A Brand New Me (2005)
Sade	Soldier of Love
from Soldier of Love (2010)
Joss Stone	Spoiled
from Mind, Body & Soul (2004)
ADELE	Chasing Pavements
from 19 (2008)
Marsha Ambrosius	Far Away
from Late Nights & Early Mornings (2011)
Mica Paris	Young Soul Rebels (Original Mix)
from Young Soul Rebels (1992)
Tahiti 80 featuring Linda Lewis	Your Love Shines
from Fosbury (2004)
Tawiah	Watch Out
from Brownswood Bubblers Two (2007)
Lulu	Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
from Greatest Hits (2003)
Eurythmics	Would I Lie to You?
from Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection (Remastered) (2005)
Katie Melua	Just Like Heaven
from Piece By Piece (2006)
Terri Walker	This Is My Time
from Dear Summer, Vol. 1 (2007)
Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, David Gilmour & Mica Paris	I Put a Spell On You
from Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues (2005)
Caron Wheeler	Another Star
from Conception - An Interpretation of Stevie Wonder's Songs (2003)
Martina Topley-Bird	Soul Food
from Anything (2004)
The Flirtations	Resist the Temptation
from Northern Soul 2007 (2007)
Natalie Williams	Butterfly
from Secret Garden (2006)
Kiki Dee	Stay With Me
from The Best of Kiki Dee (2009)
Les Fleur de Lys	Yeah, I Do Love You (featuring Sharon Tandy)
from The Two Sides of Les Fleur de Lys E.P (2009)
Beverlei Brown	Love You Yes
from Britannia Soul, Vol. 1 (2007)
Hil St. Soul	Hey Boy
from SOULidified (2006)
Romina Johnson	Understand Me
from Understand Me - Single (2005)

Comment:

Look, we can’t blame you if you’ve been looking in Philly, or Detroit, or Chicago, or even Memphis for your daily fix of soul sisterhood; old habits die hard. But the U.K. is in the midst of a soul-diva renaissance the likes of which we haven’t seen since the days of Yardley Lip Slicker and go-go-boots. If it’s not an Amy Winehouse carting off an armload of GRAMMY® Awards, it’s an Adele getting nominated for the Mercury Prize, or a Katie Melua selling more than three million copies of her debut album . . . in Europe alone. But the reason these young stars stand so tall is that they’re working from a foundation that was laid with toil and sweat — and more than a little bit of eyeliner — four decades ago, when the likes of Dusty Springfield and Sandie Shaw and P.P. Arnold and Lulu were the fresh, young faces to watch. We’ve rounded up all the best of the Brit Ladies of Soul, both from back in the day and straight on into tomorrow.

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