Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdfed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.52. That voice and its contours were something Willis has come to know intimately during the making of the new record: “She always seems authentic. She doesn’t seem to be showy, she doesn’t seem to conceive of vanity – she’s completely in the moment.” We didn’t take the plunge before the arranging/engineering team of William Ross and Jochem van der Saag took it for us,” Straw says. The pair had worked with the producer David Foster on a Cassidy duet with Michael Bolton a few years earlier, but now “they appeared out of the blue with their Eva Orchestral ideas in the form of synth demos”.

a b c d Harrington, Richard (November 17, 1996). "Echoes of a Voice Stilled Too Early". The Washington Post . Retrieved November 2, 2016.For Straw and his team, the demos allowed the possibility of imagining Cassidy’s vocals in a new musical setting. Danny Boy”— yes, “Danny Boy.” I know you’ve heard it a million times, but this is Eva’s version, and it’s my favorite song on this album. When Terry Wogan played it on his morning radio show on August 2nd, he said “If that doesn’t turn you to jelly, nothing will,” and “We should quit now — have heard many version of this song — none as beautiful as this one by Eva Cassidy.” Chu, Jeff (April 9, 2001). "Over the Rainbow". Time.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012 . Retrieved March 6, 2008. Two of the songs on IMAGINE are from one-take recordings Eva made as demos for nightclubs where she hoped to play solo engagements. a b c d e Siegel, Joel E. "Liner notes". Eva by Heart. republished online at crosstownarts.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008 . Retrieved March 6, 2008.

Tennessee Waltz” is another studio demo (see “Imagine,” above). Like “Early Morning Rain,” Eva often performed it live. She ended up with a number one album, her songs were used on film and TV, and she built-up a celebrity fanbase, who sang her praises. On the other hand, Biondo said Cassidy “thought that was kinda cool,” an attitude that underscores her focus on the performance rather than its reception. “She just liked to go out and sing,” he said. “She didn’t want anybody to jump up and down.” ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008 . Retrieved 2011-07-24. I don’t know that she would’ve wanted to do these songs with an orchestra,” he says. “But she had the ambition to do that; when she sang these jazz standards, she did so with her band of unimpeachable jazz musicians, but you could imagine them on a bigger scale.”

Popular performances

Wartofsky, Alona (November 20, 1992). "Side by Side". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007 . Retrieved November 2, 2016.

a b c Ward, Alex (August 12, 2002). "In Death, A Shy Singer Finally Grabs The Spotlight; CD's Carry Eva Cassidy's Voice a Wider Audience". The New York Times . Retrieved June 3, 2008. Fever” on this album is very different from the duet version on THE OTHER SIDE. Eva’s brother Dan Cassidy’s fiddle is featured in this recording, which was also part of Dan’s solo album DAN CASSIDY ON THE FIDDLE (available only in Iceland). Bill Straw of Blix Street Records says he especially enjoys this version of “Fever” because it is such a contrast to most recordings of this much-covered song, “more reminiscent of the 1956 Little Willie John original R&B hit than the Peggy Lee pop cover.” Official Albums Chart Top 100 10 March 2023 - 16 March 2023". Official Charts. March 10, 2023 . Retrieved March 11, 2023. Ross and van der Saag’s work led to the first London Symphony Orchestra sessions in 2018 and kindled the thought of investigating others’ approach to orchestral arrangements of the catalogue.

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The way ‘Imagine’ got into her repertoire,” Biondo says, “is that we were out at a club called the Roxy, and a reggae group called Dwata started their set off with ‘Imagine’ in reggae style. She decided that it would be a cool song to do.” Farber, Jim (November 2, 2021). " 'One of the best singers ever': remembering Eva Cassidy, 25 years after her death". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021.

Though many have come to similar conclusions since, Biondo was one of the first to do so. He met Cassidy in the winter of 1986 when, on the recommendation of a mutual friend, she came to visit him at his small home recording studio. “She was afraid to come inside because she had not done any recording like this before,” Biondo said.a b c Huey, Steve. "Eva Cassidy: Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. All Media Guide . Retrieved June 10, 2017. Her skill also meant she could improvise the tunes at will, as well as bend the notes with a sculptor’s care. “She could change the melody to something the band had not heard before on a gig-by-gig basis,” Biondo said.