Not every singer can write a song - not every songwriter can sing...This stunning collection celebrates 22 of the greatest female artists who have combined the skills of song craft and performance to dazzling effect. Thelast fifty years of pop music has seen folk singers rock icons sultry soloists and punk revolutionaries all prove that nothing is more important than the right song sung by the right personality - and this hand picked selectionfeatures those that are the best of both worlds.Whether you love the searching satire of Patti Smith the sweet soul tones of Aretha Franklin the mystical introspection of Tori Amos or Joni Mitchell's thought-provokingstory-telling this songbook has them all arranged for Piano Voice and Guitar.