Songbird is a compilation album of songs by 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.
Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American singer and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz and blues. In 1992, she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by the 1996 live solo album titled Live at Blues Alley She died of melanoma in 1996 at the age of 33.
Various - Eva Cassidy, Songbird. Album: Eva By Heart, 2011. From the album Songbird. Has been played on. United Kingdom 153.
Bonus Tracks: 11. Songbird (acoustic) 12. Wade In the Water (acoustic) 13. People Get Ready (acoustic) 14. Autumn Leaves (acoustic). Listen to the acoustic version of Songbird.
The compilation album was certified Gold by the CRIA (50,000 units) in 2003. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2001 and Platinum in 2008 for shipments in excess of one million copies.
Songbird is a compilation album of songs by singer Eva Cassidy, released in 1998, two years after her death in 1996. Five of the original album's 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
For you, there'll be no crying For you, the sun will be shining 'Cause I feel that when I'm with you It's alright I know it's right. And the songbirds keep singing like they know the score And I love you, I love you, I love you Like never before. To you, I would give the world To you, I'd never be cold 'Cause I feel that when I'm with you It's alright I know it's right.