Songbird (Eva Cassidy album)

Songbird
Compilation album by Eva Cassidy
Released	May 19, 1998
Genre	Adult Alternative
Length	42:51
Label	Blix Street
Producer	Eva Cassidy, Chris Biondo
Eva Cassidy chronology
Eva by Heart (1997) Songbird (1998) Time After Time (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Songbird is a compilation album of songs by the late American singer Eva Cassidy, released in 1998, two years after her death in 1996.

Five tracks ("Wade in the Water", "Wayfaring Stranger", "Songbird", "Time is a Healer" and "I Know You by Heart") are from Cassidy's album, Eva by Heart. Four tracks ("Fields Of Gold", "Autumn Leaves", "People Get Ready" and "Oh Had I a Golden Thread") are from her album, Live at Blues Alley. The remaining track, "Over the Rainbow", is from the album The Other Side. The compilation album was certified Gold by the CRIA (50,000 units) in 2003.^[3] It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2001 and Platinum in 2008 for shipments in excess of one million copies. ^[4]

Track listing

#	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"Fields of Gold"	Sting	4:42
2.	"Wade in the Water"	Traditional	4:02
3.	"Autumn Leaves"	Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert	4:41
4.	"Wayfaring Stranger"	Traditional	4:26
5.	"Songbird"	Christine McVie	3:43
6.	"Time Is a Healer"	Diane Scanlon, Greg Smith	4:16
7.	"I Know You By Heart"	Eve Nelson, Scanlon	3:59
8.	"People Get Ready"	Curtis Mayfield	3:16
9.	"Oh, Had I a Golden Thread"	Pete Seeger	4:49
10.	"Over the Rainbow"	Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg	4:57

The tracks from Live at Blues Alley sound like studio cuts because Cassidy's stage patter and the audience applause have been removed.

Chart positions

Country	Peak[5][6][7] position
United Kingdom	1
United States (Top Pop Catalog)	1
Ireland	1
Switzerland	2
Netherlands	52
Sweden	2
Norway	7
Denmark	9
Australia	42
New Zealand	25

Personnel

Eva Cassidy	guitar, keyboards, vocals
Chris Biondo	bass, rhythm guitar
Dan Cassidy*	violin
Hilton Felton	organ
John Gillespie	organ
Keith Grimes	lead electric guitar
Raice McLeod	drums
Larry Melton	upright bass
Mike Stein	violin
Chris Walker	trumpet
Lenny Williams	piano
Kent Wood	organ

• Dan Cassidy is the younger brother of Eva.

Keith Grimes/Chris Biondo/Lenny Williams/Raice McLeod were the official "Eva Cassidy Band."

Production

Producers	Eva Cassidy, Chris Biondo
Engineer	Kent Wood, Chris Biondo
Arranger	Eva Cassidy with help from "Eva Cassidy Band" members
Drum programming	Chris Biondo

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Rolling Stone review
3. "Gold & Platinum Certification – September 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
4. "Gold & Platinum Certification". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
5. No. 1 albums The Official UK Charts Company
6. RIAA Gives Thanks For Strong Gold and Platinum Numbers In November RIAA News Room. Retrieved on March 6, 2008.
7. Songbird swedishcharts.com