...failed to become Chapman's second top forty hit, peaking at #48. It did, however, give her a second chart entry on the U.S. Adult Contemporary charts, peaking at #19 in early 1989. (Her first adult contemporary hit was "Fast Car", which reached #7 on the AC charts.) Given the commercial decline Chapman suffered following the release of her second album Crossroads, "Baby Can I Hold You" also became her last top fifty hit until 1996's "Give Me One Reason".

Neil Diamond recorded the song for his 1989 album, The Best Years of Our Lives and became the first of many artists to cover the song.

Chapman subsequently re-recorded the song as a duet with Luciano Pavarotti for the CD Pavarotti and Friends for Cambodia and Tibet. And it was re-released as a single in promotion of the hits package "Collection" which hit #3 in the UK in 2001. ^(Source)

... her debut album Introduction. It was released as a single on 17 November 2003, shortly after she won the second series of Fame Academy, and peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart. ^(Source)

... is now considered one of her classics. "Known for her enigmatic, smoky voice", Sarah and K's Choice toured in the U.S. with The Verve Pipe, Tonic, Alanis Morissette and the Indigo Girls, as well as on their own. Sarah has maintained a successful solo career as well by providing vocals for music soundtracks, including Underworld, Wild Things, Zus and Zo and more recently Leef!.

There were plans to license the single Come Over Here from her LP Scream for episode 409 of the American series The L Word. However, the plans fell through due to problems involving the songs' co-writer and record label. The song also appears on the premier Music With a Twist compilation (Sony).^(Source)

Me'shell's "music incorporates funk, soul, hip hop, reggae, R&B, rock, and jazz. She has received significant critical acclaim throughout her career, and has had ten career Grammy Award nominations. She is often credited for having "sparked the neo-soul movement." ^(Source)

Her music has been used in numerous films. Beautiful was featured on the soundtrack of the film Lost and Delirious.

...released to commercial radio on June 25, 2007. The single was released on August 4, 2007. It reached No. 10 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Charts. In a similar promotional scenario as her previous single "Steer", Higgins gave her fans the opportunity to purchase a signed single along with signed lyrics.

The song has been featured on several television shows including episode 4 of season 7 of Smallville, on the 9th episode in Season 4 of Grey's Anatomy the 5th episode in Season 5 of One Tree Hill, the 6th episode of season 3 of Friday Night Lights and the 12th episode of Season 5 of Ghost Whisperer. It was also featured on The Hills, Lipstick Jungle, NCIS and Weeds. ^(Source)

... as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, Perry has founded two record labels and has become a major songwriter and producer responsible for hit songs by a number of successful female singers such as Christina Aguilera (who had a #1 hit with Perry's song "Beautiful"), Gwen Stefani ("What You Waiting For" from her album Love Angel Music Baby) and Pink (who had a #1 hit with "Get the Party Started", written by Perry). Perry has also contributed heavily to albums by Courtney Love and Kelly Osbourne as well as signing and distributing James Blunt in the United States. ^(Source)

... went on to reach #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.⁽¹⁾

Etheridge is famous as a gay rights activist, having come out publicly as a lesbian in January 1993 at the Triangle Ball, a gay/lesbian celebration of President Bill Clinton's first inauguration. ^(Source)

... (a tribute to Cole Porter to benefit AIDS research and relief). Her 2010 Greatest Hits album, Recollection, also includes this cover of "So in Love".

Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances; hits include "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine". She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has teamed with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, and Anne Murray. Lang is also known for being a vegetarian, an animal rights advocate, gay rights and Tibetan human rights activist and is openly gay. She recently performed Leonard Cohen's " Hallelujah" at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ^(Source)

... was released in 1989 on Epic Records. The album received excellent critical reviews, and went gold after six months and eventually went platinum [in 1992 and double platinum in 1997]. The duo was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy (losing to Milli Vanilli), and won one for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. ^(Source)

... released in 1976 on her third album Joan Armatrading which rose to a top 20 position on the charts. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee. Additional achievements include a BA (Hons) degree in History from the Open University, of which she is a trustee. ^(Source)

... of Barry Gibbs' most famous composition; the song has been remade hundreds of times by various artist. It appeared on Janis Joplin's 1969 album Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!; it was her first solo studio album and it shot up to gold status only 2 months after its release. ⁽¹⁾

Janis too rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.^(Source)

... written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin, became popular in 1991 when it was recorded by Bonnie Raitt on her Luck of the Draw album from that year. In August 2000, Mojo magazine voted "I Can't Make You Love Me" #8 on its The 100 Greatest Songs Of All Time list.[1] The song is ranked #331 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. ^(Source)

... were mostly a collection of songs which were performed during their 1994-1995 tour. ⁽¹⁾

"Midnight Train to Georgia" is a 1973 number-one hit single by Gladys Knight & the Pips, their second release after departing Motown Records for Buddah Records. Written by Jim Weatherly, and included on the Pips' 1973 LP Imagination, "Midnight Train to Georgia" won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus and has become Knight's signature song. ^(Source)