Songbird (Eva Cassidy album)

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Songbird
Eva Cassidy - Songbird.jpg
Compilation album by Eva Cassidy
Released May 19, 1998
Genre Adult Alternative
Length 42:51
Label Blix Street
Producer Eva Cassidy,
Chris Biondo
Eva Cassidy chronology
Eva by Heart
(1997)Eva by Heart1997
Songbird
(1998)
Time After Time
(2000)Time After Time2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[2]

Songbird is a compilation album of songs by the late American singer Eva Cassidy, released in 1998, two years after her death in 1996.

Five tracks ("Wade in the Water", "Wayfaring Stranger", "Songbird", "Time is a Healer" and "I Know You by Heart") are from Cassidy's album, Eva by Heart. Four tracks ("Fields Of Gold", "Autumn Leaves", "People Get Ready" and "Oh Had I a Golden Thread") are from her album, Live at Blues Alley. The remaining track, "Over the Rainbow", is from the album The Other Side. The compilation album was certified Gold by the CRIA (50,000 units) in 2003.[3] It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2001 and Platinum in 2008 for shipments in excess of one million copies. [4]

Track listing

# Title Written by Length
1. "Fields of Gold" Sting 4:42
2. "Wade in the Water" Traditional 4:02
3. "Autumn Leaves" Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert 4:41
4. "Wayfaring Stranger" Traditional 4:26
5. "Songbird" Christine McVie 3:43
6. "Time Is a Healer" Diane Scanlon, Greg Smith 4:16
7. "I Know You By Heart" Eve Nelson, Scanlon 3:59
8. "People Get Ready" Curtis Mayfield 3:16
9. "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread" Pete Seeger 4:49
10. "Over the Rainbow" Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg 4:57

The tracks from Live at Blues Alley sound like studio cuts because Cassidy's stage patter and the audience applause have been removed.

Chart positions

Country Peak[5][6][7]
position
United Kingdom 1
United States (Top Pop Catalog) 1
Ireland 1
Switzerland 2
Netherlands 52
Sweden 2
Norway 7
Denmark 9
Australia 42
New Zealand 25

Personnel

Eva Cassidy guitar, keyboards, vocals
Chris Biondo bass, rhythm guitar
Dan Cassidy* violin
Hilton Felton organ
John Gillespie organ
Keith Grimes lead electric guitar
Raice McLeod drums
Larry Melton upright bass
Mike Stein violin
Chris Walker trumpet
Lenny Williams piano
Kent Wood organ
  • Dan Cassidy is the younger brother of Eva.

Keith Grimes/Chris Biondo/Lenny Williams/Raice McLeod were the official "Eva Cassidy Band."

Production

Producers Eva Cassidy, Chris Biondo
Engineer Kent Wood, Chris Biondo
Arranger Eva Cassidy with help from "Eva Cassidy Band" members
Drum programming Chris Biondo

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
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  5. No. 1 albums The Official UK Charts Company
  6. RIAA Gives Thanks For Strong Gold and Platinum Numbers In November RIAA News Room. Retrieved on March 6, 2008.
  7. Songbird swedishcharts.com
Preceded by UK number one album
March 24, 2001 – April 6, 2001
Succeeded by
Popstars by Hear'Say