Herb Sundays 128: Ann Powers

Herb Sundays 128: Ann Powers

NPR Music luminary and acclaimed author shares a playlist "by artists whose voices have guided me through life and continue to make me laugh and cry and dream today.”

Published on October 6, 2024

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Quimbara

Johnny Pacheco

Album: Celia & Johnny • Track 1

Popularity:
67

Released: 1974-01-01

ISRC: USDBB0600020

4:51

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El Chico Del Apartamento 512

Selena

Album: Amor Prohibido • Track 5

Popularity:
72

Released: 1994-03-22

ISRC: USEL19400015

3:28

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Waterboy

Rhiannon Giddens

Album: Tomorrow Is My Turn • Track 3

Popularity:
18

Released: 2015-02-06

ISRC: USNO11400633

3:45

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Are You That Somebody

Aaliyah

Album: I Care 4 U • Track 2

Popularity:
9

Released: 2002-12-10

ISRC: USUYG1352903

4:25

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True Blue

Explicit

boygenius

Album: the record • Track 4

Popularity:
66

Released: 2023-03-31

ISRC: USUG12209240

4:56

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C'mon Billy

PJ Harvey

Album: To Bring You My Love • Track 4

Popularity:
50

Released: 1995-01-01

ISRC: GBAAN9500036

2:47

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Mother Stands For Comfort

Kate Bush

Album: Hounds Of Love • Track 4

Popularity:
44

Released: 1985-09-16

ISRC: GBCNR8500007

3:08

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I Had A Ball

Sarah Vaughan

Album: Sassy Swings Again • Track 10

Popularity:
2

Released: 1967-01-01

ISRC: USPR36780237

2:18

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Call Your Girlfriend

Robyn

Album: Body Talk • Track 8

Popularity:
54

Released: 2010-01-01

ISRC: SEWKZ1000231

3:47

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Nothing Can Be Done

Joni Mitchell

Album: Night Ride Home • Track 7

Popularity:
26

Released: 1991-02-19

ISRC: USIR10000314

4:52

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212

Explicit

Azealia Banks

Album: Broke with Expensive Taste • Track 5

Popularity:
72

Released: 2014-11-07

ISRC: US5Z51400584

3:24

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Pynk (feat. Grimes)

Explicit

Janelle Monáe

Album: Dirty Computer • Track 7

Popularity:
49

Released: 2018-04-27

ISRC: USAT21800747

4:00

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Hanging On The Telephone

Blondie

Album: Parallel Lines • Track 1

Popularity:
53

Released: 1978-09-23

ISRC: USCH38500013

2:25

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Cheerleader

St. Vincent

Album: Strange Mercy • Track 3

Popularity:
42

Released: 2011-09-12

ISRC: GBAFL1100147

3:28

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We Belong Together

Rickie Lee Jones

Album: Pirates • Track 1

Popularity:
26

Released: 1981-07-20

ISRC: USWB10101025

5:03

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Super Bass

Explicit

Nicki Minaj

Album: Pink Friday (Complete Edition) • Track 14

Popularity:
81

Released: 2010-11-22

ISRC: USCM51000734

3:20

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Private Life

Grace Jones

Album: Warm Leatherette • Track 2

Popularity:
40

Released: 1980-05-01

ISRC: USIR20200509

5:13

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Here Stands A Woman

Gillian Welch

Album: Woodland • Track 9

Popularity:
30

Released: 2024-08-23

ISRC: US2AR2441609

5:17

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Express Yourself

Madonna

Album: Like a Prayer • Track 2

Popularity:
48

Released: 1989-03-21

ISRC: USWB10002776

4:39

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Wedo

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Album: Mélusine • Track 9

Popularity:
17

Released: 2023-03-24

ISRC: USNO12200413

0:58

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Trust In Me

Etta James

Album: At Last! • Track 3

Popularity:
60

Released: 1960

ISRC: USMC16046325

2:58

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