It’s felt weird not doing a new round of Astrological Playlists since the Aries one at the dawn of Spring. Of course *LEO* season would beckon me to dedicate some energy with a playlist dedicated to the season in the sky.

Leo energy is know for, how can we say, a bit of flair for the….well, dramatic. So it seemed appropriate, given the them of ferocious femme energy that we dedicated to Lionesses of Soul and Pop last year that we’d return to the theme.

Every leading lady or team here isn’t a royal child at the heart of the sun herself (although some potent examples like Timi Yuro and Maxine Brown are), but the beauty of self centered musicality is centered in this new playlist. Most of the songs have at least a faint aura of the cinematic, while others are full on Douglass Sirk on Vinyl.

There’s a lot of *I* and *Me* in these declarative songs. They all center their characters needs as paramount, or give wise warning how not to screw it up for yourself. As we approach Eclipse season, we can all learn to stand in our own greatness, and frailties and just be who we need to be. Long before we knew of the concept of Diva in the modern pop music sense, we have these bigger than life theater pieces committed to recording Studio Tape to have those late summer Talent shows to.

I do hope you enjoy.

1) Debra Lewis – Do What You Gotta Do

2) Sissie Houston – World Of Broken Hearts
3) Ginny Arnell – I’m Getting Mad

4) The Royalettes – Don’t Throw Me Away

5) Chi Chi – If You’re Gonna Love Me

6) Dusty Springfield – Give Me Time

7) Barbara & The Browns – I Don’t Want To Have To Wait

8) Thelma Jones – Gotta Find A Way

9) Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles – I Don’t Want To Go On Without You

10) Aldora Britton – Am I Gonna See My Baby Again?

11) Sylvia St. Claire – Bring Back Yesterday

12) Brenda Holloway – Sad Song

13) Baby Washington – Leave Me Alone

14) Maxine Brown – Gotta Find A Way

15) Mitty Collier – My Party

16) Frances Nero – Fight Fire With Fire

17) Martha & The Vandellas – Never Leave Your Baby’s Side

18) June Adams – River Keep Movin’

19) September Jones – I’m Coming Home

20) Billie Davis – Make The Feeling Go Away

21) Marie Knight – That’s No Way To Treat A Girl

22) Dee Dee Sharp – Good

23) Dionne Warwick – Let Me Be Lonely

24) Madeline Bell – You Don’t Love Me No More

25) Timi Yuro – Get Out Of My Life

26) Tina Britt – I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know

27) Dee Dee Warwick – She Didn’t Know (She Kept On Talking)

28) The Orlons – I Can’t Take It

29) Elaine Williams – This Is Goodbye

30) Georgetta Banks – Sweetly And Completely

31) Peggy March – Let Her Go

32) Kim Weston – A Thrill A Moment