Your 5 favorite female vocalists?

[tranemiles]

1.Ella Fitzgerald
2.Shawn Colvin
3.Alison Krauss
4.Billie Holiday
5.Anita Oday

[Dusty Chalk]

Kate Bush is famous for having a three octave range (pitch).

Stylistic range, I have a personal preference for Heather Thompson -- she can coo like a little girl, and then bring it up to a full-blown angry wail. I've seen her pull this off live, up close and personal, in a corner of a Tower Records.

And in terms of longest note -- who cares? I mean, go listen to Whitney Houston or something. "And Aaaaaa-eee-aaaaaah weeeeeeell aaaaaaah-lways love yooooooo-ooooo-oooo-ooooo..." That's fine, but do you have to scare all the little bunnies out of hibernation? Kevin Costner is such a great actor.