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1	Raising Sand (2007) more music like this by Robert Plant/Alison Krauss What seems to be an unlikely pairing in the duo of former -- and future apparently -- Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant and bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss is actually one of the most effortless-sounding pairings in modern popular music. The bridge seems to be producer T-Bone Burnett and the band assembled for this outing: drummer Jay Bellerose ... see all copies from £12.25! new only from £12.25!
2	Come Away with Me (2002) more music like this by Norah Jones Norah Jones' debut on Blue Note is a mellow, acoustic pop affair with soul and country overtones, immaculately produced by the great Arif Mardin. (It's pretty much an open secret that the 22-year-old vocalist and pianist is the daughter of Ravi Shankar.) Jones is not quite a jazz singer, but she is joined by some highly regarded jazz talent: ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £8.01!
3	Songbird (1998) more music like this by Eva Cassidy Though many recording artists meld and straddle a variety of genres, few if any defy categorization by excelling in so many disparate styles as the late Eva Cassidy. The diverse offerings from the evocative thrush from Washington, D.C. -- who died tragically of melanoma in 1996 at age 33 -- run the gamut from the radio-friendly pop cover of Sting ... see all copies from £6.48! new only from £11.05!
4	Singable Songs for the Very Young (1976) more music like this by Raffi This is the one that started it all, still one of the most popular recordings for children. For ages four to ten. Bob Hinkle, All Music Guide see all copies from £4.32! new only from £7.67!
5	Till the Sun Turns Black (2006) more music like this by Ray LaMontagne If it weren't for his singing voice, so full of smoke and ether, one would be hard-pressed to believe that Till the Sun Turns Black was made by the same man who recorded Trouble just two years prior to it. Ray LaMontagne takes a brave leap from the rootsy singer/songwriter material of his stellar debut album and goes nearly 180 degrees. Once more ... see all copies from £3.99! new only from £7.43!
6	The Singable Songs Collection (1997) more music like this by Raffi This three-disc set reissued by Rounder Records in 1997 takes children's singer Raffi's first three (and arguably best) albums, Singable Songs for the Very Young, More Singable Songs, and The Corner Grocery Store and More Singable Songs, and packages them all together. The Singable Songs Collections goes through all types of songs -- from ... see all copies from £14.53! new only from £14.53!
7	Live at Blues Alley (1997) more music like this by Eva Cassidy The late Eva Cassidy gained a loyal following in the Washington, D.C., area through appearances in small clubs, utilizing her pitch-perfect singing voice to interpret a variety of tunes ranging from standards to modern-era pop songs. A notoriously shy performer, Eva Cassidy had a somewhat stiff stage presence, but she endeared herself to her ... see all copies from £10.94! new only from £10.94!
8	Coco (2007) more music like this by Colbie Caillat Sweetness rules on Colbie Caillat's debut, Coco, which is perhaps only appropriate for an album bearing that name, but the record doesn't play like a toasty mug of chocolate on a winter's day, it's a sugary lemonade on a breezy summer afternoon. It's light and comforting, a familiar blend of sunny pop and singer/songwriter tropes that flirt with ... see all copies from £4.72! new only from £10.92!
9	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (1967) more music like this by Bob Dylan Arriving in 1967, Greatest Hits does an excellent job of summarizing Dylan's best-known songs from his first seven albums. At just ten songs, it's a little brief, and the song selection may be a little predictable, but that's actually not a bad thing, since this provides a nice sampler for the curious and casual listener, as it boasts standards ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £6.22!
10	The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary [Warner/Rhino] (2005) more music like this by Peter, Paul and Mary It speaks well for the continued viability of their catalog (probably second only to Bob Dylan's among '60s folk artists) that this is only the sixth compilation ever done on Peter, Paul & Mary's music in four decades of musical activity -- and since one of the others was a Readers' Digest mail-order release and two of the others were done for ... see all copies from £12.65! new only from £12.65!
11 view cover	Baby Beluga (1980) more music like this by Raffi From probably the world's most popular whale, this record is a delight. For ages three to eight. Bob Hinkle, All Music Guide see all copies from £7.50! new only from £7.50!
12 view cover	Girls and Boys (2007) more music like this by Ingrid Michaelson Before her endearing single "The Way I Am" became the soundtrack for Old Navy commercials, Ingrid Michaelson was another anonymous, witty musician singing tales of love and loss to an audience that didn't yet exist. She funneled that uncalculated energy into Girls and Boys, her debut offering of clever, twisting piano pop. Released independently ... see all copies from £4.75! new only from £4.75!
13 view cover	Mama Africa: The Very Best of Miriam Makeba (2000) more music like this by Miriam Makeba Although this compilation is very good, the documentation is vague -- only a few dates are given for the 25 tracks, let alone original label info. What's for sure is that everything is from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s. On many of the earlier cuts in the sequence, you can tell that the recordings almost certainly date from the 1950s and/or early ... see all copies from £11.74! new only from £11.74!
14 view cover	Wide Open Spaces (1998) more music like this by Dixie Chicks The Dixie Chicks spent the first half of the '90s toiling away on the independent bluegrass circuit, releasing three albums on small labels, before sisters Martie Seidel and Emily Robison decided to revamp their sound in 1995, adding Natalie Maines as their lead singer and, in the process, moving the group away from bluegrass and toward a major ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £4.74!
15 view cover	Amos Lee (2005) more music like this by Amos Lee With a dusky soul voice and a knack for literate, thoughtful lyrics, singer/songwriter Amos Lee is a throwback to a more organic-sounding pop time period. Calling to mind a mix of Bill Withers, Arthur Lee, and James Taylor, Lee croons through his mellow eponymous debut with a singular sense of his time and place that adds weight to his already ... see all copies from £7.92! new only from £7.92!
16 view cover	Not Too Late (2007) more music like this by Norah Jones Recoils from fame usually aren't as subdued as Norah Jones' third album, Not Too Late, but such understatement is customary for this gentlest of singer/songwriters. Not Too Late may not be as barbed or alienating as either In Utero or Kid A -- it's not an ornery intensification of her sound nor a chilly exploration of its furthest limits -- but ... see all copies from £6.49! new only from £6.86!
17 view cover	Diamonds & Rust (1975) more music like this by Joan Baez With the Vietnam War winding down, Joan Baez, who had devoted one side of her last album to her trip to Hanoi, delivered the kind of commercial album A&M Records must have wanted when it signed her three years earlier. But she did it on her own terms, putting together a session band of contemporary jazz veterans like Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder, ... see all copies from £3.42! new only from £7.28!
18 view cover	Once (2007) more music like this by Original Soundtrack The starring roles in Once, the little movie that could by writer/director John Carney, stars the Frames' Glen Hansard and Czech singer and songwriter Markéta Irglová. The songs, representing those of the character Guy, and his collaborator Girl, are made up of simple and attractive acoustic pop, full of guitars, piano, a small drum kit and ... see all copies from £7.48! new only from £7.48!
19 view cover	Children Running Through (2007) more music like this by Patty Griffin Patty Griffin's raucous second album Flaming Red was a shocking departure from the critically noticed Living with Ghosts. It placed solid, searing rock & roll and big bad drumbeat up against the still developing authority of her voice. On Impossible Dream, she married country and her own brand of gospel in an intimate and musically seductive mix. ... see all copies from £10.93! new only from £10.93!
20 view cover	Begin to Hope (2006) more music like this by Regina Spektor On Begin to Hope, Regina Spektor treads a delicate balance between her anti-folk past and her present home on Sire Records. Though the label re-released Soviet Kitsch in 2004, Begin to Hope is Spektor's first original material for Sire, and it feels more like a major-label debut than Soviet Kitsch ever did. The album's big, glossy production and ... see all copies from £6.21! new only from £11.03!
21 view cover	Kill to Get Crimson (2007) more music like this by Mark Knopfler Given that Kill to Get Crimson follows Mark Knopfler's yearlong collaboration with Emmylou Harris -- inaugurated by the album All the Roadrunning and followed by a tour, subsequently documented on the live set Real Live Roadrunning -- it might be reasonable to presume that it bears a slightly heavier folk influence, as if Emmylou had rubbed off on ... see all copies from £6.38! new only from £11.84!
22 view cover	The Swell Season (2006) more music like this by The Swell Season see all copies from £7.50! new only from £7.50!
23 view cover	Pata Pata (1967) more music like this by Miriam Makeba see all copies from £5.48! new only from £13.52!
24 view cover	The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964) more music like this by Bob Dylan If The Times They Are a-Changin' isn't a marked step forward from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, even if it is his first collection of all originals, it's nevertheless a fine collection all the same. It isn't as rich as Freewheelin', and Dylan has tempered his sense of humor considerably, choosing to concentrate on social protests in the style of ... see all copies from £6.16! new only from £7.67!
25 view cover	Greatest Stories Live (1976) more music like this by Harry Chapin Recorded in November 1975, Greatest Stories Live showcases the legendary live performance styles of acoustic troubadour and noted activist Harry Chapin. Recorded over three nights on-stage in California, the double-LP set features all the hits as well as a few notable album cuts that put the musician's musical and personal skills out on the line ... see all copies from £3.93! new only from £7.34!

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