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.