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| ARTIST: | Eva Cassidy |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Blix Street |
| TYPE: | Folk & Traditional, Pop |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Guess It Doesn't Matter, Fever, Who Knows Where the Time Goes, You've Changed, Imagine, Still Not Ready, Early Morning Rain, Tennesee Waltz, I Can Only Be Me, Danny Boy |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 739341007521 |
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Customer Reviews of Imagine
I Can Only Be Me. For all the Eva Cassidy fans out there who haven't yet bought this CD . . . don't hesitate. There are some great new favorites here that will intoxicate as you listen. The title track, "Imagine" is a beautiful rendition of John Lennon's original . . . and Cassidy leaves her own indelible finger prints on this gorgeous song. My favorite song on this album is "I Can Only Be Me". Stevie Wonder wrote this and it's only been recorded by one or two other singers. It's a complex song that takes several listens . . . but it's worth it. Fabulous words with Cassidy's equally fabulous voice. ~~~~ For those listeners who are new to Eva Cassidy . . . also buy her CD "Songbird". It's (in my opinion) her best and I have listened to it over and over and over again!
A Jewel Sparkles
I remember loving Eva's "Songbird" CD. I was visting with my sister-in-law from Quebec who also loves music. She told me how much she loved a CD by Eva Cassidy. "Oh! I have that too!" "It's so sad that she's dead," my sister-in-law said. "You're kidding!" I said in disbelief. Here I thought I'd found this vibrant new talent, not realizing that she'd already passed away. What planet was I on? No listener LIKES posthumous releases. We'd rather have the singer live; and able to see them in concert, particularly when they're good. In 2001, Laura Nyro's "Angel in the Dark" was a fond farewell. And last year, George Harrison's "Brainwashed" was another. All 3 singers suffered from cancer. If Eva were alive, would she have released this collection? Maybe not. But what a wonderful collection this is.
Buddy Holly recorded Paul Anka's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," but Eva gets to its emotional heart. Likewise, as much as I love Peggy Lee's hit version of "Fever," Eva also discovers the wonderful fun it holds. I'm so glad she recorded "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" because Judy Collins' voice is one I might compare to Eva. As I see Judy's later career and the wonderful clarity of voice she still possesses, it helps me project how Eva might have grown had time been on her side. "You've Changed" is a delightfully smoky lounge version of this great classic tune. I love Joan Baez's version of John Lennon's "Imagine." Blues Traveller also did it on a Lennon tribute album; and I love Neil Young's version from the "America: A Tribute to Heroes" CD/telecast. But Eva's simple version with acoustic guitar shows how she reinvents the material she adopts. For this title track alone, this CD is worth the purchase. "Still Not Ready" shows Eva's range with this moody blues. Ian & Sylvia are one of my VERY favorite folk acts; so for me to say how much I love Eva's version is high praise. The fact that Eva can make "Tennessee Waltz" sound fresh speaks to the great potential she had. Stevie Wonder wrote "I Can Only Be Me" for Spike Lee's "School Daze" but never recorded it according to a professional review. In Eva's hands, it is a wistful & soaring emotional theme. The CD concludes with the quintessential farewell song, "Danny Boy" that Eva embodies beautifully.
Looking back, how we wish she had the follow-up check-ups to that cancerous mole she had removed. Her passing has proved to be a great loss. These recordings are beautiful time pieces, stunning in their simplicity, a jewel that sparkles.
Imagine Mott
Obviously Mott the Dog does not know how Angels sound like, but he would not be disappointed if Angels sounded like Eva Cassidy. Without doubt, she is the female vocalist of our time.
It is one of the cruelest tragedies that Eva Cassidy never lived to enjoy her success. In fact, with Cassidy's natural shy personality (yet strong character) that kept her from rocketing to superstardom in her short life, she was never sure of her stage presence. She shunned the spotlight till it was nearly too late, or preferred to sing backup vocals or duets as she did on Chuck Brown's wonderful album 'The Other Side', released in 1995, which although is a Brown album, it is the wonderful voice of Eva Cassidy that grabs your attention. Eva Cassidy refused to limit herself to one style, taking on jazz, funk, blues, rock, pop, and folk, all with that ethereal voice, turning each song into something magical.
Eva Cassidy released only one solo album in her lifetime, the wonderful 'Live at Blues Alley' (1996). It was recorded in Washington's most famous blues club after which it was named, and then it only got a local release.
It was one of the cruelest blows that by the end of that year the dreaded cancer had whisked this beautiful girl with the heavenly voice away from us. Fortunately for those of us left here on our very mortal planet, Eva Cassidy left many recordings behind which are now being released to great critical and commercial acclaim internationally. All of Eva Cassidy's recordings are lovingly managed by the Eva Cassidy estate. So far we had 'Eva By Heart' (1998); 'Songbird' (1998); 'Time After Time' (2000); 'Imagine' (2002); and 'American Tune' (2003). These albums have sold over three million copies worldwide and still counting.
It has to be remembered that Eva Cassidy did not write songs herself, but was able to take other people's great skills and twist them into something even greater. At the moment (although I admit it does vary) 'Imagine' is my favorite Eva Cassidy collection.
The album opens with a solo version of 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' by Paul Anka (who also wrote 'My Way', made famous by Frank Sinatra, Sid Vicious, and then Nigel of the Bastards). This is followed by a version of Little Willie John's 'Fever', not done as Peggy Lee did it in 1958, but as it was originally intended to be, when written in 1956, with Eva's brother joining her, adding violin to Eva's scratch vocal.
You also get a track that has been salvaged from the Blues Alley sessions 'You've Changed', and when you hear this, you realize how high the quality of music was on that particular album. Eva Cassidy's voice sends shivers up and down your spine. She would surely get a nod of approval from the person who first recorded this song, the great Billie Holiday.
Sandy Denny's 'Who Knows Where The Time Goes' gets redefined here, giving the song a whole new lease of life. Eva even gets a little bit country with her true to the roots version of Patti Page's hit 'Tennessee Waltz', which in its days in the 1950's was one of the first cross over country/pop hits.
To finish the album is one of those "enough to make a grown man cry" moments as Eva Cassidy breaks into an emotional solo version of 'Danny Boy'. Still, with all these moments of magic, I think the stand-out track is the title track, a tribute to John Lennon in a touching version of his masterpiece 'Imagine'. Play this song in any room and in seconds it will reduce people to silence as they listen to Eva Cassidy's voice caress the air.
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