Track Listing

1. Fields Of Gold
2. Wade In The Water
3. Autumn Leaves
4. Wayfaring Stranger
5. Songbird
6. Time Is A Healer
7. I Know You By Heart
8. People Get Ready
9. Oh, I Had A Golden Thread
10. Over The Rainbow

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #295 in Music
• Released on: 1998-05-19
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
Songbird is a posthumous anthology culled from the album Live At Blues Alley and her other solo release, Eva By Heart, along with one track from her 1992 duet album with Chuck Brown titled The Other Side. Blix label.

Amazon.com
Songbird cherry-picks tracks from the three locally released albums of Eva Cassidy, whose hauntingly beautiful vocals went virtually unheard outside her native Washington, D.C., during her short 33 years with us. Lost to melanoma in 1996, Cassidy sang with an unaffected purity and an astonishing ability to make both classic and contemporary songs sound like they were written just for her. Sting's "Fields of Gold" finally lives up to its title through the alchemy of Cassidy's transcendent rendition, while other tracks on this anthology showcase her ease in the realms of pop (Christine McVie's "Songbird"), soul ("People Get Ready"), gospel ("Wade on the Water"), and traditional standards ("Autumn Leaves" and "Over the Rainbow"). Framed by understated jazz and pop arrangements, Cassidy's clear, soulful voice and exquisite phrasing make her that rarest of vocalists whose interpretations are a complement to any song. A fine introduction to a true talent. --Billy Grenier

People
[T]he CD is rendered hopelessly poignant by the knowledge that Cassidy died two years ago at 33 from melanoma.... Whether in jazz, folk or inspirational music, Cassidy's potential was huge, and this album stands as a testament to popular music's loss.

Customer Reviews

Songbird by Eva Cassidy
The CD is in mint condition, and exactly as I expected. A perfect purchase.

A must have for your collection
If you are looking for music to put on when you need some quiet time or romantic background music this is great. I've been a fan of her stuff for awhile but this album is my favorite especially the song, Songbird. Eva was truly amazing and everyone should have a copy of this.

Looking for CD Songbird
Just what I was looking for. CD is no longer available, so I emailed the Co. & they found me a used one. Thank you.