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This is Eva Cassidy's one and only solo studio album. Before her untimely death in 1996 she made a live album (Live At Blues Alley) and a duet album with Chuck Brown (The Other Side), and these, together with the posthumous compilation Songbird, represent the sum total of her output. Every album, every track is therefore doubly precious. For Eva Cassidy's voice is of the very rarest hue: the kind of voice that only comes along once in a generation, the kind of voice that grabs your heartstrings and just won't let go. Whether she is singing blues and jazz numbers, evergreen standards or folk ballads, her vocal expression, her range, note-perfect accuracy and sense of passionate immersion in the music are all palpable. If there's a problem it's that she is so supremely confident an interpreter of all these styles that the album lacks a single focus: Fleetwood Mac's touching ballad "Songbird" is bookended by the Arlen/Mercer standard "Blues In The Night" (a swinging blues) and "Need Your Love So Bad" (a duet with jazzman Chuck Brown). Sometimes Eva is Aretha Franklin, sometimes she's Sandy Denny. But it scarcely matters for anyone captivated by her voice. And anyone who listens to this album is certain to be captivated. --Mark Walker
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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Just through the simple act of intoducing Eva Cassidy to the nation, Terry Wogan deserves to be made the Head of State. Eva Cassidy is, quite simply, a revelation. Her voice is as pure as a mountain stream, her intonation on a par with any of the greats. She has the ability to move from soft ballads to gravelly blues without her voice ever seeming out of place, contrived or strained. This album contains gem after gem of such beauty that they make you marvel at her talent. For me, the highlight is the achingly beautiful 'I Know You By Heart', which demonstrates a perfect combination of lyric, melody, arrangement and delivery. This is a song with a lyric so deep that it contains within it a best selling novel waiting to be written. Her music is all the more poignant because of Eva's early death from cancer. The world has been robbed of a shining star and we can only wonder at what she could have gone on to achieve. Our only consolation is that while her music is appreciated , her memory and talent will never die.
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
I purchased this CD on the strength of my first Eva Cassidy experience, "Songbird". This album just consolidates my opinion that she is one of the finest vocalist/performers of our time. It is very sad for us all that she is no longer with us. Give your ear's a treat and buy this album.
59 of 61 people found the following review helpful
I could listen to this album non-stop for days. It's wonderful. I love all the songs here, especially "I Know You By Heart", "Blues in the Night" and "Waly Waly".
Eva had a voice with such fantastic range. In "I Know You By Heart", her voice is so soft, absolutely beautiful on the lower, quieter notes. Then you listen to "Blues in the Night" and you're bowled over! Here was this gentle, soft singer then suddenly she's belting out this great song - very loud - and you can hardly believe it's the same woman.
Fantastic singer. Fantastic album.
Eva had a voice with such fantastic range. In "I Know You By Heart", her voice is so soft, absolutely beautiful on the lower, quieter notes. Then you listen to "Blues in the Night" and you're bowled over! Here was this gentle, soft singer then suddenly she's belting out this great song - very loud - and you can hardly believe it's the same woman.
Fantastic singer. Fantastic album.
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Inspirational
I really like this disc it is very relaxing and nice to have as a background sound, as usual Eva is as good as ever
Published 2 months ago by Barbara Bedford
Eva Cassidy. Eva by Heart
What can be said about this young lady that has not been said before. A must for all Eva fans
Published 11 months ago by stuart hill
Very disappointing as it is too much like the CD "Songbird"
I was disappointed when I received this CD - not because the content wasn't any good (the songs and her voice were exceptional) but because I already have Eva Cassidy's CD... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Kath W.
unusual mix
Eva has that unusual mix of potency and style which is so rarely found these days in popular music.
Published 21 months ago by IM
Eva Cassidy - Eva by Heart
I have just read a book about Eva Cassidy called Songbird put together from quotes from her friends and family, it was a really moving emotional account of her short life from the... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2009 by J. Guymer
Incredable Eva
Eva Cassidy is one of the most amazing talents of the music world,and the love she shows in her music and with her voice leave me breathless. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2009 by Alex C. Watt
Home is where the heart is
What can I do buy copy the review I wrote of Eva's Songbird? So here I go again.
Once again: don't buy this record. Please, no money. Read more
Once again: don't buy this record. Please, no money. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2008 by Christian Spriet
eva by heart
As I read the reviews from not only this wonderful CD but Eva's other ones I am struck by how unanimous the praise is for her. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2008 by the prior
Eva Cassidy had the voice of an angel
What a voice! This is my favourite of the Eva Cassidy albums (although we were left with so few). She had a crystal clear voice with so much poignancy - so very, very rare. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2001 by "staygold82"
Tragically rare voice
Over Christmas, a good friend of mine said to me: "You've just got to listen to this singer, Eva Cassidy; she's got such a rare voice. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2000
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