DESCRIPTION:
This is something I threw together in celebration of 1) International Women's Day, and 2) the fact that my voice is finally back after several weeks of not being able to record

(Ignore the low light, I had to record and film this between classes because I really wanted to get it done and it was already past my International Women's Day deadline :p)

Songs featured:

Aretha Franklin - "Respect" (1967)
From her album I Never Loved a Man the Way I Loved You
Written by (ironically) Otis Redding
Produced by Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin
Engineered by Tom Dowd

Chaka Khan - "I'm Every Woman" (1978)
From her debut solo album, Chaka
Written by (my favorite songwriters!!!) Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Produced by Arif Mardin (same as Respect!)

Janet Jackson - "Control" (1986)
From her album Control
Written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis
Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (1998)
From, of course, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Written and produced by Lauryn Hill herself

TLC - "No Scrubs" (1999)
From their album FanMail
Written by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and TLC's own Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Produced by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs

Destiny's Child - "Independent Women, Pt. 1" (1999)
Written and produced by Beyoncé, Cory Rooney, Samuel Barnes, and Jean-Claude Olivier

Alicia Keys - "A Woman's Worth" (2001)
From her album Songs in A Minor
Written by Alicia Keys and Erika Rose
Produced by Alicia Keys herself

Christina Aguilera feat Lil' Kim- "Can't Hold Us Down" (2002)
From her album Stripped
Written by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Scott Storch, and Matt Morris
Produced by Scott Storch

The Pussycat Dolls - "I Don't Need a Man" (2005)
From their debut album PCD
Written by Rich Harrison, Nicole Scherzinger, and Kara DioGuardi (another one of my favorite writers)
Produced by Rich Harrison and Ron Fair

Janelle Monáe - "Electric Lady" (2014)
From her album The Electric Lady
Written by Janelle Monáe, Roman GianArthur Irvin, Nathaniel Irvin III, and Charles Joseph II
Produced by Nate "Rocket" Wonder, Roman GianArthur Irvin, Janelle Monáe, and Chuck Lightning

Claudette Ortiz - "Automatic" (2014)
Written by Jeremiah Renaldo
Produced by Jerry Wonda