Contemporary Song List
“While Jazz Music is my absolute favorite, I like all music so long as it’s done well.
I enjoy the singing experience and sounds of various genres of music. Some of the vocal disciplines required for contemporary music are different from that which I use for Jazz. That alone makes for a whole lot of fun,……and a whole lot of great music!”
Classic Contemporary
(Sung in the stylings of….)
Aint No Sunshine When He’s Gone (Bill Withers)
At Seventeen (Janis Ian)
Babe (Styx)
Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
Being With You (Smokey Robinson)
Can’t Buy Me Love (Beatles)
Close To You (Dionne Warrick)
Closer I Get To You, The (D. Hathaway/R. Flack)
Come Away With Me (N. Jones)*
Crazy (Patsy Cline)
Do You Know The Way To San Jose (Dionne Warrick)
Drift Away (Dobie Gray)
Evergreen (Barbara Striesand)
Feel Like Makin’ Love (Roberta Flack)
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
For All We Know (Carpenters)
Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman)*
Good Morning Heartache (Natalie Cole)
I Don’t Know Why (N. Jones)*
I Feel The Earth Move (Carol King)
I Say A Little Prayer (Dionne Warrick)
I Will Survive (Gloria Gayner)
I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Dionne Warrick)
I’m Stoned In Love With You (Stylistics)
It’s Too Late (Carol King)
Johnny B Good (Chuck Berry)
Kansas City (Fats Domino)
Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack)
Last Dance (Donna Summer)
Laughter In The Rain (Neil Sedaka)
Leroy Brown (Jim Croce)
Let’s Stay Together (Al Green)
Look Of Love, The (Dionne Warrick)
Love On A Two Way Street (The Moments)
Make It With You (Bread)
Midnight at The Oasis (Maria Muldar)
Missing You (Diana Ross)
Moon River (Mancini)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
My Guy (Mary Wells)
My Love – Does it Good (Paul McCartney)
Nature Boy (Nat King Cole)
New York State of Mind (Billy Joel)
One Fine Day (Carole King)
Ooh Baby Baby (Smokey Robinson)
Our Day Will Come (Carpenters)
Rainy Days & Mondays (Carpenters)
River Deep, Mountain High (Tina Turner)
Route 66 (Bobby Troup)
Since I Fell For You (Bonnie Raitt)
Smooth Operator (Sade)
Son of A Preacher Man (D. Springfield)
Sukiyaki (Taste of Honey)
Sunny (Cher)
Sunshine of My Life (Stevie Wonder)
Superstar…Long ago, and oh so (Carpenters)
The Rose (Bette Midler)
Theme From Ice Castles (Melissa Manchester)
This Masquerade (George Benson)
To Sir With Love (Lulu)
Tomorrow - from Annie
Touch Me In The Morning (Diana Ross)
Unchained Melody (Righteous Bros.)
Walk On By (Dionne Warrick)
We’ve Only Just Begun (Carpenters)
What The World Needs Now (Diana Ross)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King)
Words Get In The Way (Gloria Estefan)
Yesterday Once More (Carpenters)
You Send Me (Sam Cooke)
You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King)
* These songs are sure to become classics
