The Best of Eva Cassidy

by Eva Cassidy

Overview

Eva Cassidy's story is a sad one, certainly, but the bittersweet happy ending to it all is that her singing, music, and recordings continue to live on and gather fans and admirers even after her early death from melanoma cancer in 1996 at the age of 33. Cassidy was never really known outside of the Washington D.C. area during her lifetime, and her recorded legacy consists of a live album, assorted other live tracks, an album of duets, and a handful of demos. She was a masterful song interpreter, able to take on almost any song in any style or genre and spin her voice around it, giving it a kind of haunting and sincere freshness. This set makes a great introduction to Cassidy's style and substance, collecting her key and signature performances from all of the above sources. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2012
Label:	Blix Street Records
UPC:	0739341010620

Tracks

1. You Take My Breath Away
2. Kathy's Song
3. Songbird
4. What a Wonderful World
5. Wade in the Water
6. Ain't No Sunshine
7. Time After Time
8. Autumn Leaves
9. I Can Only Be Me
10. Fields of Gold
11. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
12. Imagine
13. Over the Rainbow
14. True Colors
15. Danny Boy
16. People Get Ready
17. Anniversary Song
18. Early Morning Rain
19. I Know You by Heart
20. Tall Trees in Georgia

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eva Cassidy   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background),Cello,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist,Strings,Keyboards,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Keith Grimes   Guitar (Electric)
Dan Cassidy   Violin
Jim Campbell   Drums
Larry Melton   Bass (Upright)
Bill Straw   Sequencing
Raice McLeod   Drums
Lenny Williams   Piano
Chris Biondo   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
William "Juju" House   Drums,Congas
Kent Wood   Organ,Synthesizer Strings
Steve Digman   Guitar
Chris Walker   Trumpet
Bryant Roberts   Vocals (Background)
Dontane Lane   Vocals (Background)
Eric D. Dorsey   Vocals (Background)
Troy W.D. Brown Sr.   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

John Lennon   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Robert Vosgien   Mastering
Sting   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Buffy Sainte-Marie   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Gordon Lightfoot   Composer
Paul Anka   Composer
Bill Straw   Art Direction
Geoff Gillette   Remixing
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Lenny Williams   Producer,String Arrangements
Traditional   Composer
Paul Simon   Composer
Joseph Kosma   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bob Thiele   Composer
Bill Withers   Composer
Chris Biondo   Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Jacques Prevert   Composer
Cyndi Lauper   Composer
Christine McVie   Composer
Claire Hamill   Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Eve Nelson   Composer
Eva Cassidy   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Buffy St. Marie   Composer
Bryan McCulley   Engineer
Lois Gerard   Art Direction
Dave Cannon   Mixing
Diane Scanlon   Composer
Kent Wood   Engineer
Steve Digman   Composer
Robert Andrew Hyman   Composer
Thomas F. Kelly   Composer
Marie Prevert   Composer
David Atkinson   Graphic Design
Josephine Claire Hamill   Composer
Tom Norrell   Art Direction
William E. Steinberg   Composer