I Can Only Be Me

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It's a posthumous collaboration like no other, sure to delight fans who always dreamed of where else Cassidy's music might have taken her if she hadn't died so young. However I would strongly recommend and no doubt will become a demo disc for any system and hifi show! Two-time Emmy-winning producer/arranger William Ross, who created the album's "Autumn Leaves" track, said: "I can't possibly find the words to adequately express my thoughts and feelings about Eva, one of the most unique, hypnotic, and powerful singers of all time. For an artist like Cassidy, who was well known for being introverted and quiet, the collaboration with one of the world’s leading orchestras seems almost antithetical to what she stood for as an artist. I Can Only Be Me features redefining orchestral versions of classic repertoire including ‘Songbird’, ‘Time After Time’, ‘Autumn Leaves’ and ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’.

There has also been continuing use of her arrangements and recordings on television talent shows such as The X Factor, The Voice, Masked Singer, American Idol, America’s Got Talent and Dancing With The Stars. The goal with the orchestral version was to complement her pure vocal essence with a simple, yet broader instrumental arrangement - a lush musical landscape with Eva's voice at the center. The wonderful, resonant truth about this song is that Eva is the Songbird, singing naturally from the heart – no ego,” says Christopher Willis. Perhaps her hometown paper, the Washington Post said it best: “The saddest part of the mostly heartwarming story of singer Eva Cassidy is that she had to die to get the renown she deserved.In the edit page, go to the 'Metadata' tab and add your Juno artist, label or release page for listeners to purchase your release / releases. Of the “Songbird” track, Christopher Willis commented: “The wonderful, resonant truth about this song is that Eva is the Songbird, singing naturally from the heart. Of the "Songbird" track, Christopher Willis commented: "The wonderful, resonant truth about this song is that Eva is the Songbird, singing naturally from the heart. William Ross, who created the album's “Autumn Leaves” track, said: "I can't possibly find the words to adequately express my thoughts and feelings about Eva, one of the most unique, hypnotic, and powerful singers of all time.

The album "I Can Only Be Me" pairs the vocals of the late Eva Cassidy with music performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. With her bright expressive soprano, the diversified singer with a varied repertoire was simply wonderful in everything she sang. Eva worked in a plant nursery by day and played in local clubs around her native Washington, DC by night, developing a loyal following for her intensely personal, highly eclectic musical style. Back in 2001, it was the BBC playing Cassidy’s rendition of “Over the Rainbow” that introduced her to British audiences and ignited a media storm on both sides of the Atlantic. Eva's lovely voice is veiled, this has lost the aliveness of her original recordings and the vinyl is quite noisy.

To commemorate what would have been her 60th birthday (on February 2), Blix Street Records will release a landmark new album, which pairs Cassidy’s impeccable voice with the backing of the legendary London Symphony Orchestra. Iconic Eva Cassidy tracks like Songbird and Autumn Leaves, once a seamless combination of folk, blues, jazz and gospel, now stand as beautiful, larger-than-life compositions, deeply rich in texture; so grand that they wouldn’t feel misplaced on a classic Bond soundtrack. All album tracks are available in hi-res 48kHz​/​24bit stereo along with Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 immersive audio formats, a first for Eva Cassidy recordings. Really don't understand the 45rpm issuing of this, as I find there is no sound stage, literally Eva is center and orchestra is coming directly out of left and right speakers. On a gloomy day in late May 1996, Eva Cassidy and her bandmate Chris Biondo were on the road to a remote factory in rural Virginia with the goal of collecting copies of her new record Live At Blues Alley.

The album’s title track is a radical reworking of a little-known Stevie Wonder penned song, Eva Cassidy’s musical idol. Records that aren't in picture sleeves will either be in a company sleeve or a generic plain sleeve. The album’s title track is a radical reworking of a Stevie Wonder penned song, Eva Cassidy’s musical idol. Like everyone who listens to Eva’s voice, I’ve felt like I’ve gotten to know her as I’ve worked on the album,” explains Willis.That album would spawn her now iconic version of “Over the Rainbow,” which has been compared to Judy Garland’s as a definitive performance of that treasured American classic. People Magazine wrote of SONGBIRD at the time: “Whether in jazz, folk, or inspirational music, Cassidy’s potential was huge, and this album stands as a testament to popular music’s loss. I CAN ONLY BE ME, the album's title track, is a radical reworking of a little-known song by Eva Cassidy's musical hero, Stevie Wonder, while the album's eight other tracks receive their own special reimagining. But as I went deeper into Eva's life story and catalogue, I came to understand the extent to which she herself had experimented in the studio and had been looking for new ways to record her songs. In an interview with The Independent, Cassidy's former bandmate and arranger Chris Biondo shared, "Eva had a fantasy of one day having a full orchestra back her up .

Nobody could have imagined that the audio and video recordings captured that night would prove to be the foundation of Eva Cassidy's posthumous superstardom.All album tracks are available in hi-res 48kHz/24bit stereo along with Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 immersive audio formats, a first for Eva Cassidy recordings. In the original live recording, the only accompaniment is Eva herself playing the guitar, lightly brushing the strings in a continuous tremolo.