# Favorite Soothing Female Vocalists? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953 "2020-02-14T21:13:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/41 "2020-02-15T20:20:49Z")
I’m not sure [Christine McVie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTi19MPOvDw) gets enough credit. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/42 "2020-02-15T22:09:09Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I’m not sure [Christine McVie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTi19MPOvDw) gets enough credit. “Prove Your Love” is probably my favorite Christine Fleetwood Mac song. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/43 "2020-02-15T22:52:06Z")
I’ve always found [Cesaria Evora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7w1MNsGtRE) soothing. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/44 "2020-02-15T22:58:11Z")
Dionne Warwick - Deja Vu [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rV8TqqBYzO0/hqdefault.jpg "Dionne Warwick Deja Vu") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV8TqqBYzO0) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/45 "2020-02-16T00:15:32Z")
Wing YMMV ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/46 "2020-02-16T04:11:29Z")
Patsy Cline ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/47 "2020-02-16T13:54:27Z")
Illusion - Face of Yesterday [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m8AZ7NlVwSc/hqdefault.jpg "Illusion - Face of Yesterday") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8AZ7NlVwSc) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/48 "2020-02-16T21:19:49Z")
My first thought was Regina Spektor. Some of her music may be quirky to the point of being… well, _too_ quirky. But listening to [“On the Radio”](https://youtu.be/tHAhnJbGy9M) makes me fall in love with her every time. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/49 "2020-02-16T21:34:26Z")
Christina Courtin. Sounds soothing without sounding like a 6 year old like some of the genre do. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/50 "2020-02-16T23:50:15Z")
I thought of this thread immediately when I heard [Natasha Khan/Bat For Lashes](https://www.npr.org/2020/02/16/805707037/on-lost-girls-bat-for-lashes-spins-a-vampire-fairy-tale-with-synth-pop) on NPR this afternoon. Apparently the lyric themes aren’t so soothing but the music and vocals were. ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/51 "2020-02-17T02:58:07Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Wing > > YMMV 🙂 I so want her do a cover of “Closer” by NIN. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/52 "2020-02-17T04:01:33Z")
> [@Periwinkle](#): > > Sarah McLachlan might fit in the category. Yep, I like McLachlan for soothing. And [Lori Carson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPqqkmgEzPk). One of my playlists features McLachlan’s “Possession” followed by Carson’s “Something’s Got Me” which starts with “There are some thing’s you can’t possess…” And Lisa Loeb should be mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/53 "2020-02-17T04:48:47Z")
[Irene Kral](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yCofcJ6y1S8). She left us too soon, and too young. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/54 "2020-02-17T08:56:00Z")
Many of mine are already listed - Liz Frasier, Lisa Gerrard, Dido, Norah Jones, Bat For Lashes I’d add Beth Gibbons, Basia, Hope Sandoval, Tanita Tikaram, Émilie Simon, Corrine Drewery and Aurora. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/55 "2020-02-17T10:13:45Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I thought of this thread immediately when I heard [Natasha Khan/Bat For Lashes](https://www.npr.org/2020/02/16/805707037/on-lost-girls-bat-for-lashes-spins-a-vampire-fairy-tale-with-synth-pop) on NPR this afternoon. Apparently the lyric themes aren’t so soothing but the music and vocals were. Laura is a beautiful melancholy song without veering into depression. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/56 "2020-02-17T10:19:01Z")
Another vote for [Hope Sandoval](https://youtu.be/LwVXkM_YxMg) and [Margo Timmins](https://youtu.be/T-CyTE-4Qes). Also [Jackie Evancho](https://youtu.be/0qGn641IG-Y) ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/57 "2020-02-17T11:20:14Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Agggggghhhhh. HATE Norah Jones. Little nepotist faux-jazz performer who’s tricked other faux-jazz performers into thinking she’s a jazz performer. Her first album made me puke, and I haven’t listened to her since. > > Uh, I realize I’m in a minority, tho. I also feel this way, but didn’t want to respond until I heard more songs… You are right. Very apt description ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/58 "2020-02-17T11:56:38Z")
I fail to see the nepotism - she seems to have come up via music school and lounge singing. She certainly didn’t trade on her Dad’s name. And I’ve always seen her as easy-listening pop (with as much folk and country leanings as jazz). ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/59 "2020-02-17T14:03:26Z")
Jewel. And I’ll add a +1 for Norah Jones, Dido, Enya, Sarah McLachlan, and Tori Amos. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953/60 "2020-02-17T18:44:40Z")
**[Eva Cassidy](http://evacassidy.org/)**, late and lamented of Washington, DC, can never get too much love. One of the sweetest voices who ever lived and sang the blues. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953.md?page=4)