"Soul" in this context implies more of the style than the substance.

David Bowie circa the Plastic Soul Period of 1974-1975. Regal and detached at the same time.

Pretty good cover of Wild is The Wind (originally by Nina Simone)

Simply Red

50+ posts and only two people mentioned Bobby Caldwell

When "What You Won't Do For Love" came out everyone thought he was black. It didn't hurt that he was in the shadows on the album cover.

Y'all must be really young or not up on your soul. Bobby is top 10 easy, if not top 5

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

I never knew that was a cover

David Bowie's inclinations and abilities for classic pop/jazz crooning had long been clear by the time he tackled the standard "Wild is the Wind," perhaps most memorably performed by Nina Simone in a very low key but strong take. The tune served as the concluding number on Station to Station and in later years was released a single, helping bring further attention to his own lovely version of the song. The electric guitar's slight funk tinge updates the arrangement without dominating it, while the core acoustic guitar and rhythm section performance suggests a slightly jazzier variant on Bowie's own folk efforts from the late sixties. It's Bowie's vocals that really deserve the notice here above all else, though — while he initially sounds almost too relaxed, he gets stronger and more passionate as the song goes, much as the music also does itself. When he hits the dramatic a capella pauses — most especially with the line "Don't you know your life, it's hell" — the only reaction is to give in, it's that good.

Thank you
I really love that song too

(i always thought he sang 'don't you know your life itself' ,tho'
i googled it and it seems í thought right )

mynameisnotsusan said:

Uh...Dusty's voice aint got SHIT on Teena's voice.

thesexofit said:

Bolton STOLE a song from the Isley's, he gets NO luv from me.

My ranking:

1. Teena Marie
2. Michael McDonald
3. Rick Ashley
4. George Michael
5. Lisa Standsfield
6. Anastacia
7. Boy George
8. Taylor Dane
9. Daryl Hall
10. Joss Stone

Honorable Mentions:

Tara Kemp
Gloria Bruno (co-lead vocalist of Expose)
Jane Child
Jordan Knight (when he really puts his mind to it!)

TheCrucialExperience said:

But it's sings circles around Joss Stone. Sorry! The list is perfect if you remove Joss and add Dusty. Many other noteworthy artists have been mentioned as well.

Cloudbuster said:

Come on, C-Bust. You know what the topic implied. Kate Bush sings from her soul but couldn't sing "What You Won't Do For Love" like Bobby Caldwell. Ditto for Tori Amos, but she couldn't do "Portuguese Love" like Teena Marie any more than Teena Marie could do "Crucify" like Tori Amos. Nirvana made soul music, but in a different context. Marvin rocked it, but in a different context.

They could do hella reinterpretations of each others music, but still.

"Soul" in this context implies more of the style than the substance.

namepeace said:

Then there's others listed here that don't deserve a mention.



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Cloudbuster said:

Well . . . I wasn't gonna say nothin' . . . but we can agree on that!

Well . . . I wasn't gonna say nothin' . . . but we can agree on that!

namepeace said:

Spill it!

tA
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http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

These musicians, while good in their own right, don't really qualify as "blued-eyed soul singers" IMHO:

Dio
Sting
Bowie
Greg Allman. Bob Seger and Todd Rundgren (sorry tA)
Everyone on NWF's list but JayKay, Rick Astley, and the cat from Simply Red
Chris Robinson and Chris Cornell (not dissing them chuckaducci, but what they do isn't "blue-eyed soul," even IF they sing with "soul")

Again, this has nothing to do with the merits of each artist, each of whom I respect to various degress, but the stylings of their work.

Just an opinion, but make your case, I'm not "dug in."