EVA CASSIDY - Eva by Heart (1998) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

An album both haunting and inspiring, tragic and mesmerizing, Eva by Heart was the singer's only true studio album, and hints at the promise which was never to materialize due to her early demise from cancer. Five of the songs on this set ("I Know You by Heart," "Time Is a Healer," "Wayfaring Stranger," "Wade in the Water," and "Songbird") appear on her Songbird collection. The import version of Eva by Heart contains an extra track, "Dark End of the Street," which does not appear on the American version, or on any of her albums for that matter. The styles range from folksy (the sweet "I Know You by Heart"), to soulful ("Time Is a Healer"), to introspective ("Say Goodbye," "Waly Waly"), to downright rousing ("Wayfaring Stranger," "How Can I Keep From Singing?") and bluesy ("Blues in the Night."). Eva's voice always sounds crystalline, and her interpretive skills are unmatched (as evidenced on her lovely take of Christine McVie's "Songbird"). The woman had the power to transform a standard or a traditional into her own song, and she could belt out the blues just as good as anybody else (take one listen to "Blues in the Night" or her duet with Chuck Brown, "Need Your Love So Bad"). This disc, as with any of her works, and the posthumous fame she achieved but never sought, stand as testimony as to how true artistry, despite whatever circumstances, has the capacity to transcend, and her story should prove inspiring to any truly talented and struggling musician out in the world. by Jose F. Promis  
Tracklist :
1    I Know You By Heart 3:57
Bass – Chris Biondo
Violin – Dan Cassidy
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards [Cellos] – Eva Cassidy
2    Time Is A Healer 4:14
Drum Programming – Chris Biondo
Electric Upright Bass – Larry Melton
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Eva Cassidy
Organ [Hammond] – John Gillespie
Piano, Backing Vocals – Mark Carson
Violin – Mike Stein
3    Wayfaring Stranger 4:26
Bass, Acoustic Guitar – Chris Biondo
Drums – William "JuJu" House
Electric Guitar – Keith Grimes
Electric Piano – Kent Wood
Organ – Lenny Williams
Vocals – Eva Cassidy
4    Wade In The Water 4:00
Backing Vocals – Bryant Roberts, Dontane Lane, Eric D. Dorsey, Troy W-D Brown, Sr.
Drums, Congas – William "JuJu" House
Electric Guitar – Keith Grimes
Electric Upright Bass – Larry Melton
Organ – Kent Wood
Trumpet – Chris Walker
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Eva Cassidy
5    Blues In The Night 4:05
Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Horn [Arrangement] – Leigh Pilzer
Drums – Raice McLeod
Electric Guitar – Keith Grimes
Electric Upright Bass – Larry Melton
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Eva Cassidy
Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Strings, Strings [Arrangement] – Lenny Williams
Trombone – Doug Elliott
Trumpet – Chris Walker
Violin – Karen Van Sant
6    Songbird 3:41
Bass, Drum Programming – Chris Biondo
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar [Solo], Keyboards [Strings] – Eva Cassidy
7    Need Your Love So Bad
Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Horn [Arrangement] – Leigh Pilzer
Bass – Chris Biondo
Drums – William "JuJu" House
Electric Piano – Kent Wood
Guitar, Guitar [Solo] – Keith Grimes
Organ – Lenny Williams
Trombone – Dan Haverstock
Trumpet – Chris Walker
Vocals [Duet] – Chuck Brown
Vocals, Guitar [Wah-Wah] – Eva Cassidy
8    Say Goodbye 3:55
Bass – Chris Biondo
Drums – Raice McLeod
Electric Guitar – Keith Grimes
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Eva Cassidy
9    Nightbird 5:27
Dobro – Dave Geigerich
Drums – Raice McLeod
Electric Guitar – Keith Grimes
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Eva Cassidy
Organ – Lenny Williams
Vibraphone – John Gillespie
10    Waly Waly 4:45
Sequenced By, Score [Music] – Lenny Williams
Vocals – Eva Cassidy
11    How Can I Keep From Singing? 4:24
Backing Vocals – Chuck Brown
Bass, Drum Programming, Electric Guitar – Chris Biondo
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Eva Cassidy
Organ [Hammond] – Anthony Flowers
Piano – Mark Carson
Violin – Dan Cassidy