Women & Songs
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Women & Songs is a series of annual Canadian
compilation album
releases that only contain tracks by female artists. The first album, simply titled Women & Songs, was released December 9, 1997 and the series has since been both a major seller and a chart-topper in the Canadian music scene.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
releases that only contain tracks by female artists. The first album, simply titled Women & Songs, was released December 9, 1997 and the series has since been both a major seller and a chart-topper in the Canadian music scene.
Regular series
- Women & SongsWomen & Songs (album)Women & Songs is the first in a similarly named series of Canadian albums. The initial album was released in 1997 and features 17 tracks, all by female artists.- Track listing :# Foolish Games [Radio Edit] [4:01]#*...
- Women & Songs 2Women & Songs 2-Overview:The album was released on December 8, 1998 and marks the series' beginning of chart domination, featuring 19 tracks and reaching #2 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.-Track listing:# Surrounded [4:20]#*...
- Women & Songs 3Women & Songs 3-Overview:The album was released on November 30, 1999 featuring 18 tracks from music's best women artists. The album peaked at #4 on the Top Canadian Album charts.The first of many upcoming bonus releases was also released the same day...
- Women & Songs 4Women & Songs 4- Overview :The album was released on November 28, 2000. As usual, the album is made up entirely of tracks from the best female artists in the industry...
- Women & Songs 5Women & Songs 5Women & Songs 5 is the fifth regular album, not counting special albums, in the Women & Songs franchise.-Overview:The album was released on December 4, 2001. As always, the album is composed of tracks from the best female artists and new artists in the industry...
- Women & Songs 6Women & Songs 6-Overview:The album was released on December 3, 2002. This turned out to be, as of January 2009, the biggest Women & Songs album in terms of number of tracks, comprising 21 tracks in total.The album reached #7 on the Top Canadian Albums chart...
- Women & Songs 7Women & Songs 7-Overview:The album was released on November 25, 2003. 18 tracks are featured, which are opened by the Faith Hill hit Cry.The album reached #7 on the Top Canadian Albums chart...
- Women & Songs 8Women & Songs 8-Overview:The album was released on November 23, 2004. The album is a special two-disc set that includes a special DVD containing 6 songs by extraordinary women, some of which were included on past Women & Songs compilations...
- Women & Songs 9Women & Songs 9-Overview:The album was released on December 6, 2005. 19 tracks are featured, including one surprise track: Kathleen Edwards' song In State appears on the album among greats like Alanis Morissette, Vanessa Carlton, Faith Hill, and Jann Arden...
- Women & Songs 10Women & Songs 10Women & Songs 10 is the special 10th anniversary edition in the Women & Songs franchise.-Overview:Released on October 31, 2006, the album's subtitle was simply "The 10th Anniversary Collection". 19 tracks pack the disc, including Rihanna continuing to submit songs to the collection with her latest...
- Women & Songs 11Women & Songs 11-Overview:Released on November 27, 2007, this 11th edition of Women & Songs packs another 19 tracks from female artists or groups. The collection includes Rihanna's annual contribution, Shut Up and Drive...
- Women & Songs 12Women & Songs 12-Overview:Released on November 25, 2008, the current installment of Women & Songs packs another 19 tracks from female artists or groups. Kreesha Turner, Amy Winehouse, Nelly Furtado, and Sarah Slean all grace the album with music.-Track listing:...
Special releases
- Women & Songs: BeginningsWomen & Songs: BeginningsWomen & Songs: Beginnings is the first of an eventual two releases in the Women & Songs "Beginnings" series.- Overview :The album was released on November 30, 1999, the same day as Women & Songs 3. The album chronicles 31 tracks from popular female artists which helped launch successful careers...
- Women & Songs: Beginnings Volume 2Women & Songs: Beginnings Volume 2Women & Songs: Beginnings Volume 2 is the second "beginnings" album in the Women & Songs franchise.- Overview :The album was released on December 4, 2001, the same day as Women & Songs 5...
- Women & Songs: 60s Girl GroupsWomen & Songs: 60s Girl GroupsWomen & Songs: 60s Girl Groups is a special album in the Women & Songs franchise. It was released with Women & Songs: The 80s one week before the official 6th album in the collection.- Overview :...
- Women & Songs: The 80sWomen & Songs: The 80sWomen & Songs: The 80s is a special album in the Women & Songs franchise. It was released with Women & Songs: 60s Girl Groups one week before the official 6th album in the collection.- Overview :The album includes 12 chart-toppers from the decade...
- Women & Songs ChristmasWomen & Songs ChristmasWomen & Songs Christmas is the first holiday album in the Women & Songs franchise.-Overview:The album was released on November 10, 2003, nearly two weeks before the seventh regular album in the series was released...