Artist	Song
Alicia Keys	No One
from As I Am (2007)
Aretha Franklin	Something He Can Feel
from Love Songs (2008)
Mariah Carey	Touch My Body
from E=MC² (2008)
Anita Baker	Sweet Love
from Rhino Hi-Five: Anita Baker (2007)
Mary J. Blige	Just Fine (Treat 'Em Right Remix) [feat. Lil Wayne]
from Just Fine (Treat 'Em Right Remix) [feat. Lil Wayne] - Single (2008)
Chaka Khan	I'm Every Woman
from Rhino Hi-Five: Chaka Khan - EP (2005)
Keyshia Cole	Let It Go (feat. Missy Elliott & Lil 'Kim)
from Just Like You (2007)
Whitney Houston	You Give Good Love
from Whitney Houston (1985)
Beyoncé	Ring the Alarm
from B'Day (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
Jill Scott	Hate On Me
from The Real Thing - Words and Sounds, Vol. 3 (Bonus Track Version) (2007)
Sade	Soldier of Love
from Soldier of Love (2010)
Erykah Badu	On and On
from Baduizm (1997)
Diana Ross	Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
from The Motown Anthology (2001)
Monica	If You Were My Man
from Still Standing (2010)
Janet	Feedback
from Discipline (2008)
Roberta Flack	Killing Me Softly With His Song
from Rhino Hi-Five: Roberta Flack - EP (2005)
Chrisette Michele	If I Have My Way
from I Am (2007)
Angie Stone	Baby
from The Art of Love & War (2007)
Tamia	Can't Get Enough
from Between Friends (2006)
Gladys Knight & The Pips	Midnight Train to Georgia
from Love Songs: Gladys Knight & The Pips (2005)
Teena Marie & Rick James	Fire and Desire
from Ultimate Collection: Teena Marie (2000)
Macy Gray	Finally Made Me Happy
from Big (2007)
Norman Connors	Betcha By Golly, Wow
from The Legacy of Phyllis Hyman (Remastered) (1996)
Minnie Riperton	Lovin' You
from Perfect Angel (2007)
Corinne Bailey Rae	Like a Star
from Corinne Bailey Rae (2007)
Toni Braxton	Breathe Again
from Platinum & Gold Collection (2004)
Jennifer Hudson	If This Isn't Love
from Jennifer Hudson (2008)
Donna Summer	Love to Love You Baby
from Donna Summer: Gold (2005)
Fantasia	When I See U
from Fantasia (2006)
Chaka Khan & Rufus	Sweet Thing
from Love Soul Classics (2000)
Jennifer Lopez	Do It Well
from Brave (2007)
Sade	The Sweetest Taboo
from The Best of Sade (1994)
Beyoncé	Irreplaceable
from B'Day (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
Alicia Keys	Like You'll Never See Me Again
from As I Am (2007)
Faith Evans	You Used to Love Me
from Faith Evans (2005)
Ledisi	Alright
from Lost and Found (2007)
Ashanti	The Way That I Love You
from The Declaration (2008)
Deborah Cox	Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
from One Wish (1998)
Chrisette Michele	Epiphany (I'm Leaving)
from Epiphany (2009)
Heather Headley	He Is
from This Is Who I Am (2002)
Sade	Smooth Operator
from The Best of Sade (1994)
Mariah Carey	Vision of Love
from #1's (1998)
Angela Bofill	This Time I'll Be Sweeter
from Angela Bofill: The Definitive Collection (1999)
Angie Stone	Brotha
from Mahogany Soul (2001)
Whitney Houston	Exhale
from Whitney - The Greatest Hits (2000)
Mariah Carey	Bye Bye
from E=MC² (2008)
Mary J. Blige	Family Affair
from No More Drama (2002)
Jill Scott	He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)
from Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)
Mary J. Blige	Be Without You
from The Breakthrough (2005)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way
from I Learned the Hard Way (Bonus Version) (2010)
Keyshia Cole	Heaven Sent
from Just Like You (2007)
Ledisi	In the Morning
from Lost and Found (2007)
Angie Stone	Wish I Didn't Miss You
from Mahogany Soul (2001)
Ashanti	Only U
from Only U - Single (2004)
Anita Baker	You Bring Me Joy
from The Best of Anita Baker (2009)
Alicia Keys	Teenage Love Affair
from As I Am (2007)
Dionne Warwick	Walk On By
from The Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits (2005)
Jill Scott	Golden
from Beautifully Human - Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 (2004)
Beyoncé	Crazy In Love
from Dangerously In Love (2003)
Tamia	You Put a Move On My Heart
from Tamia (2010)
Leela James	A Change Is Gonna Come
from A Change Is Gonna Come (2005)
Faith Evans	Soon As I Get Home
from Faith Evans (2005)
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators	Feeling Free
from Keep Reachin' Up (2007)
Miki Howard	Love Under New Management
from Miki Howard (2005)
Teena Marie	Portuguese Love
from It Must Be Magic (2002)
Vanessa Williams	Dreamin'
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Vanessa Williams (2003)
Chaka Khan	Stronger Than Before
from I Feel for You (2006)
Kelly Price	Friend of Mine
from #1 Spot (2005)
Patti LaBelle	Kiss Away the Pain
from Winner in You (1990)
Karyn White	Superwoman
from Rhino Hi-Five: Karyn White - EP (2005)
Antonio "LA" Reid, David Foster, Diane Warren, Tim Thomas & Toni Braxton	Un-Break My Heart
from Platinum & Gold Collection (2004)
Roberta Flack	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
from Rhino Hi-Five: Roberta Flack - EP (2005)
Stephanie Mills	I Feel Good All Over
from Ultimate Collection: Stephanie Mills (1999)
Monica	Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)
from Miss Thang (1995)
Mýa	My Love Is Like...Wo
from Moodring (2003)

Comment:

It takes more than just a voice to make a diva, more than just the kind of heart-stopping sound that thrills a listener to the very core. It takes [i]presence[/i], the bone-deep knowledge that, like Alicia Keys sings, there's "No One" — and we mean [i]no one[/i] — who's gonna take a song and make it her very own like she does. Whitney Houston had it even as a young girl, making her way on the '80s powerhouse ballad "You Give Good Love," while 21st-century phenom Keyshia Cole reveals her own diva credentials on the smooth and stylin' "Let It Go (feat. Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim)." These ladies have got it, and now so do you, with [i]R&B Divas[/i], our long-playing Essentials playlist bursting with non-stop [i]divaliciousness[/i] — from the late, great Minnie Riperton, who hit stratospheric heights, vocal and otherwise, on "Lovin' You," to ethereal new kid Corinne Bailey Rae, who comes on to her diva status "Like a Star."

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