Songbird

by Eva Cassidy

Songbird cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 31 March 1998
  • Label: Blix Street
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:02
  • Community rating: 3.48/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released two years after the exceptionally talented vocalist's tragic death, this compilation drew from her three previously released, highly obscure independent albums. Highlighting her breathtaking, incredibly pure interpretations of classic jazz and folk standards, the collection gradually became a colossal, word-of-mouth international phenomenon. It eventually reached number one on the UK album chart, securing her a massive posthumous legacy.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Ballad, Folk, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Fields of Gold (4:42)
  2. Wade In The Water (4:02)
  3. Autumn Leaves (4:41)
  4. Wayfaring Stranger (4:26)
  5. Songbird (3:43)
  6. Time Is A Healer (4:16)
  7. I Know You By Heart (4:00)
  8. People Get Ready (3:16)
  9. Oh, Had I A Golden Thread (4:49)
  10. Over The Rainbow (5:02)

Credits

  • Eva Cassidy - primary artist, artwork [tray painting], vocals, acoustic guitar, arranged by, vocals, vocals, backing vocals [background vocals], acoustic guitar, lead guitar [solo], keyboards [keyboard], strings, lead vocals, backing vocals [background vocals], vocals, guitar, keyboards, cello, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Keith Grimes - electric guitar
  • Sting - written-by
  • Bryant Roberts - backing vocals [background vocals]
  • Dontane Lane - backing vocals [background vocals]
  • Eric D. Dorsey - backing vocals [background vocals]
  • Troy W-D Brown, Sr. - backing vocals [background vocals]
  • Larry Melton - bass [upright bass], bass [upright]

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