Best female vocals on CD

if you haven't heard Lorrie Morgan's Secret love and the Dianne Schuur's Swingin'for Schuur... you should add them to your collection... Patricia Barber, Mary Timmins, Lucinda Williams, and Diana Krall for sure... I have to agree with those who may not play Jennifer Warnes cd's quite as often as the others.

Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill is a shockingly well-done reissue (Sony MHK 60647). She amused and melted me last night as I turned the Half-Century in the big chair.
Enjoy!

Janis Ian, susan Werner, Holly cole, Alison Krauss, Joni Mitchell, Ricki Lee Jones, K.D. Lang...

HEAVENLY VOICES a collection of the finest female vocals in etheral, darkwave and gothic (cleopatra). also A GOTHIC TRIBUTE TO THE COCTEAU TWINS (cleopatra). LYCIA (projekt)

some that I didn't see mentioned (of course my eyes were crossing by the end, so I may have missed a few)
Angelique Kidjo
Tori Amos
Kate Bush
Nora Jones (22 year old - new)