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This article is a discography of Eva Cassidy, an American vocalist known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. Kelly, John (6 March 2023). "Strings attached: A new Eva Cassidy album features an orchestra". Washington Post . Retrieved 11 March 2023. 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. ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008 . Retrieved 2011-07-24.

Eva Cassidy with the London Symphony Songbird (orchestral) - Eva Cassidy with the London Symphony

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) Now famed around the world for her moving interpretations of classics such as ‘ Over the Rainbow‘, ‘ Fields of Gold‘ and ‘ Time After Time‘, Eva Cassidy’s music has featured in films such as Love Actually and Maid in Manhattan as well as the current Netflix hit drama Firefly Lane. 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.”

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a b "Eva Cassidy > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard Nielsen Business Media . Retrieved 2011-07-24. Biondo believes that skill is what freed her to bring so much emotion to the songs. “There are a lot of components to someone trying to pull off a tune,” he said. “They have to think about the technical parts, about what the next note is and what the phrasing will be. But because those things were so natural to Eva, it allowed her to go right to the next level, which was to go inside the song and feel the lyrics.”

Eva Cassidy and the London Symphony Orchestra Eva Cassidy and the London Symphony Orchestra

a b "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008 . Retrieved 2011-07-24. ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008 . Retrieved 2011-07-24.a b c Peaks in Australia: "Australian Charts > Eva Cassidy". australian-charts.com Hung Medien . Retrieved 2011-07-24. Every year brings countless new uses of her music in films, television and beyond–from USA Ladies Figure Skating Champion Michelle Kwan skating to Eva’s ‘ Fields of Gold‘ during the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City to the inclusion of her ‘ Songbird‘ performance in the film Love Actually (2003) to a 2007 BBC poll ranking Eva Cassidy 21st on a list of “100 Voices of the 20th Century” to the 67th Annual Emmy Awards using her signature version of ‘ Over the Rainbow‘ to underscore the 2015 award show’s In Memoriam tribute honoring the passing of major television industry figures during the prior year to the continuing use of her arrangements and recordings on talent shows such as The X Factor, The Voice, American Idol, America’s Got Talent and Dancing With The Stars. On the other hand, Biondo said Cassidy “thought that was kinda cool,” an attitude that underscores her focus on the performance rather than its reception. “She just liked to go out and sing,” he said. “She didn’t want anybody to jump up and down.” 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. As soon as her vocal came on, I felt it was extraordinary,” he said. “By the time I finished the album, I came to the conclusion that this was one of the best singers ever.”