VA - Ultimate Divas: The Greatest Female Voices (2015)

Clearly there are two standards for evaluating a hits collection such as "Ultimate Divas," which proclaims that it has assembled the greatest female vocalists of our time. The first and most important standard is whether or not these are indeed the greatest female vocalists that you could put together on one album (the second caveat seems to be that the singers are of child bearing age as of 1999, since the wunderkind of the bunch is either Toni Braxton or Mary J. Blige, but I am not looking up dates of birth). This album starts with Billie Holiday and ends with Aretha Franklin, it has Lena, Horne, Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald, you get Tina Turner and Diana Ross, there is Annie Lennox and Toni Braxton, and you have Patti LaBelle and Whitney Houston and that still leaves four more.

Tracklist:

CD1

01. Toxic - Britney Spears 03:21
02. We R Who We R - Ke$H 03:26
03. Love Don't Cost A Thing - Jennifer Lopez 03:42
04. Whenever, Wherever - Shakira 03:17
05. These Words - Natasha Bedingfield 03:36
06. Wings - Little Mix 03:40
07. Left Outside Alone - Anastacia 04:18
08. No One - Alicia Keys 04:09
09. I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton 02:56
10. One Moment In Time - Whitney Houston 04:44
11. Waterfalls - Tlc 03:32
12. He Wasn't Man Enough - Toni Braxton 04:01
13. Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson 03:40
14. The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush 04:28
15. True Colors - Cyndi Lauper 03:48
16. Chandelier - Sia 03:36
17. Loved Me Back To Life - Cйline Dion 03:51
18. You Lost Me - Christina Aguilera 04:18

CD2

19. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler 04:28
20. It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls 03:33
21. 1 Thing - Amerie 03:59
22. Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson 04:11
23. This Is It - Melba Moore 03:30
24. Love Come Down - Evelyn "Champagne" King 03:38
25. Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn 03:45
26. Jump To It - Aretha Franklin 04:16
27. Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters 03:53
28. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips 03:53
29. Stole - Kelly Rowland 04:10
30. Born To Try - Delta Goodrem 03:53
31. Don't Wanna Lose You - Gloria Estefan 04:09
32. Wish I Didn't Miss You - Angie Stone 04:31
33. Proud - Heather Small 03:54
34. Love & Tears - Naomi Campbell 04:20
35. I'm With You - Avril Lavigne 03:44
36. Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke 03:38

CD3

37. Run - Leona Lewis 04:39
38. I Don't Believe You - P!Nk 04:36
39. Nothing's Real But Love - Rebecca Ferguson 02:53
40. Piece Of My Heart - Erma Franklin 02:34
41. To Be Young, Gifted And Black - Nina Simone 02:51
42. Free - Deniece Williams 02:51
43. Chains - Tina Arena 04:23
44. All Cried Out - Alison Moyet 03:38
45. Lady Marmalade - Labelle 03:55
46. Can't Rely On You - Paloma Faith 03:19
47. With You - Jessica Simpson 03:12
48. Battlefield - Jordin Sparks 04:01
49. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick 04:16
50. You Gotta Be - Des'ree 04:06
51. See The Day - Dee C. Lee 04:21
52. Shine Ya Light - Rita Ora 03:32
53. At Your Best (You Are Love) - Aaliyah 04:51
54. Perfect World - Gossip 04:28

CD4

55. Groupie (Superstar) - Delaney & Bonnie And Friends 02:50
56. Cry Me A River - Etta James 05:02
57. Take Five - Carmen Mcrae With The Dave Brubeck Quartet 02:16
58. I'm A Fool To Want You - Billie Holiday 03:24
59. The Nearness Of You - Sarah Vaughan 03:21
60. I Want To Be Evil - Eartha Kitt / Henri Renй 03:31
61. Let's Fall In Love - Betty Carter 01:59
62. (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry - Darlene Love 02:47
63. Wedding Bell Blues - Laura Nyro 02:54
64. Love Song - Lesley Duncan 03:40
65. Angel - Chaka Khan 04:26
66. You'll Never Know - Bette Midler 01:46
67. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning - Carly Simon 03:17
68. Shot Through The Heart - Jennifer Warnes 04:17
69. Bette Davis Eyes - Jackie Deshannon 02:47
70. Angel - Sarah Mclachlan 04:01
71. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B. Hawkins 05:24
72. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day With Frank Devol & His Orchestra 02:05