... The ‘Songbird’ CD is made up of tracks from the other CD’s of Eva’s (but not from ‘Time After Time’) so I decided on this one, to hear as many different songs from Eva as possible.
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worldly ambition, and her sudden death from cancer at the age of 33--has caught the public imagination in a most remarkable way, especially in Britain. Once heard, E...
Advantages: Great choice of material, great singing. Disadvantages: Last track seems to be in the wrong place, but that's being picky!
...Letter
4. At Last
5. Time After Time
6. Penny To My Name
7. I wandered By A Brookside
8. I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again
9. Easy Street Dream
10. Anniversary Song
11. Woodstock
12. Way Beyond The Blue
Five of the tracks are acoustic with only accompaniment by Eva on her guitar. You may think this would make the tracks sound rather empty, but it certainly does not. It is a beautiful sound.
I find it very hard to pick ‘stand-out’ ... ...of this, so cool!
Time After Time – a song familiar to most people, by Cyndi Lauper. This was always a beautiful song, but Eva sings it so simply it just has more power that way, somehow.
Woodstock – I am fan of Joni Mitchell, but I prefer this version of Joni’s song.
The last track on the CD ‘Way Beyond The Blue’, is the one jarring note here. Good track, but it doesn’t gel with the rest of ...
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Album Notes: Eva Cassidy Band: Eva Cassidy (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Keith Grimes (electric guitar); Lenny Williams (piano); Chris Biondo (bass); Raice McLeod (drums).
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (8/30/01, p.125) - 3 stars out of 5 - \"...She effortlessly shuffles styles and the song selections are astute...Cassidy comes across as a bluesier version of English folk singer Sandy Denny....she melts her personality into the fabric of each melody...\"
Titles on disc 1
1.: Kathy's Song
2.: Letter
3.: Wayfaring Stranger
4.: Fever
5.: Time After Time
6.: I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again
7.: Easy Street Dreams
8.: Gas Station Mountain Home
9.: Ain't No Sunshine
10.: Anniversary Song
11.: Woodstock
12.: Way Beyond The Blue
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