I Can Only Be Me

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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. At that point, she was relatively unknown outside her home state, but a recording of her version of Songbird, written by the late Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac fame started to circulate and her reputation grew. The title-‘ Songbird‘-was taken from Eva’s included cover of the Christine McVie classic that has closed many a Fleetwood Mac concert. ‘ Live At Blues Alley‘ and ‘ Eva By Heart‘ were both later released by Blix Street in the summer of 1998. The worldwide recognition for Eva’s music began with ‘ Fields of Gold‘ and ‘ Over the Rainbow‘ (the song played on BBC Radio 2 by Terry Wogan). People Magazine wrote 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”.

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Official Albums Chart Top 100 10 March 2023 - 16 March 2023". Official Charts. March 10, 2023 . Retrieved March 11, 2023. ARIA Charts > ARIA Report > 25 August 2003" (PDF) (705). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-10-06 . Retrieved 2011-07-24. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) Qureshi, Arusa (March 10, 2023). "The Lathums land second Number One album with 'From Nothing To A Little Bit More' ". NME . Retrieved March 11, 2023. In recent years, Eva Cassidy has become the standard for a younger generation of female singers. Her influence is documented in ‘ Eva Cassidy: Timeless Voice‘, a 2013 television program. Adele has been quoted as saying: “ So I used to dress up like a Slipknot fan, and then after school I’d run home and listen to Eva Cassidy.”a b "Eva Cassidy > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard Nielsen Business Media . Retrieved 2011-07-24. a b c d Harrington, Richard (November 17, 1996). "Echoes of a Voice Stilled Too Early". The Washington Post . Retrieved November 2, 2016.

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Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdfed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.52. 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. Burley, Rob; Maitland, Jonathan; Rhodes Byrd, Elana (2003). Eva Cassidy: Songbird: Her Story by Those Who Knew Her. Gotham Books. ISBN 978-1-59240-035-5. Fleming, Michael (December 7, 2007). "Eva Cassidy biopic in the works". Variety. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007 . Retrieved March 6, 2008. Even Straw believes one release shouldn’t have happened – the Wonderful World set from 2004. Still, he said, pressure from the public dictated that release. As to what Cassidy herself would have made of the sheer scale of the attention she has received, Biondo said, “she would have been scared shitless.”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. Cassidy album six-times platinum". The Press Association. November 2, 2009 . Retrieved November 10, 2009. Qureshi, Arusa (10 March 2023). "The Lathums land second Number One album with 'From Nothing To A Little Bit More' ". NME . Retrieved 11 March 2023. In total, nine posthumous albums have been released. The most recent, I Can Only Be Me, a collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra, was released in 2023 and charted at number 9 on the UK album chart. Local Singer's Career Takes Off After Death, Eva Cassidy's Story To Be Told In Hollywood". NBC4.com. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008 . Retrieved March 6, 2008.

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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "British certifications – Eva Cassidy". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 13, 2023. Type Eva Cassidy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. Cassidy had a relationship with Chris Biondo, but this had ended before her cancer diagnosis. [ citation needed] Illness and death [ edit ] Holland, Bill (May 30, 2001). " 'Nightline' Boosts Cassidy". Billboard Bulletin, allbusiness.com . Retrieved March 6, 2008. Scarpone, Amanda (January 26, 2005). "Eva Cassidy Remembered". Broadwayworld.com . Retrieved November 2, 2016. ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008 . Retrieved 2011-07-24.Cassidy remained equally cool when it came to meetings with record companies. “Maybe half a dozen companies came down to talk to her,” Biondo said. “But she never did the kinds of things the people who think they’re going to get a contract do, which is to act all giddy and make fast friends with the A&R people. I don’t think they were too impressed with her enthusiasm level.” Kelly, John (March 6, 2023). "Strings attached: A new Eva Cassidy album features an orchestra". Washington Post . Retrieved March 11, 2023. Those performances in a noisy club with chatter and diners present, would go on to be her first live solo album; Live At Blues Alley. In 2001, Songbird: Eva Cassidy: Her Story By Those Who Knew Her, a book on the life and work of Cassidy based on interviews with close family and associates, was released in the UK. A US edition published by Gotham Books was released in late 2003 and includes two additional chapters on her influences and success in the US. Her life story has also been adapted into a musical [49] and also a Broadway piece for cancer benefit. [50] Kelly, John (6 March 2023). "Strings attached: A new Eva Cassidy album features an orchestra". Washington Post . Retrieved 11 March 2023.