Eva Cassidy - American Tune
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COMPILATION
Eva Cassidy – guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Eva Cassidy]
Chris Biondo – bass
Jimmy Campbell – drums
Dan Cassidy – violin
Keith Grimes – electric guitar
Marcy Marxer – bouzouki, guitar, tin whistle
Raice McLeod – drums
Bruno Nasta – violin
Lenny Williams – organ, piano
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio (A4 & B4) & Live (A1-3, A5, B1-3, B5)
Record Press : Optimal Media
Label : Blix Street
Original Label : Blix Street
Produced by Chris Biondo
Mastered by Robert Vosgien
Originally released in 2003
Reissued in 2014
Tracks:
Side A
- Drowning In The Sea Of Love
- Dark Eyed Molly
- The Water Is Wide
- Hallelujah I Love Him So
- God Bless The Child
Side B
- True Colors
- It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
- American Tune
- Yesterday
- You Take My Breath Away
Reviews:
“The saga of Eva Cassidy, the late Washington, D.C., singer who gained fame long after her early passing from melanoma, continues vibrantly on American Tune, a collection of ten more "leftovers" that former bandmates discovered in the past year -- similarly as they did on Imagine, the previous release of great cuts. While she never achieved much more than local recognition in her lifetime, her inspirational legacy is not only rooted in her own story of personal courage but her ability to take songs that have been heard thousands of times and make them sound fresh, exciting, even better than the original. Just as Sting marveled at her heartbreaking rendition of "Fields of Gold," you can imagine Cyndi Lauper finding joy in the singer's take on "True Colors," which begins softly, with an angelic vocal before the full power of Cassidy's blues-rock vocals and her band take over (that slow build is a Cassidy trademark as well). The fun part of any new Cassidy hodgepodge is pegging the many genres she draws from, almost as if she's thumbing her nose at the record execs who wouldn't sign her because she refused to limit herself to any one style. There's the soul-funk drama of "Drowning in the Sea of Love," the gentle acoustic guitar hymn "The Water Is Wide," and a lively rendition of Ray Charles' "Hallelujah I Love (Him) So." The introspective Paul Simon tune the album is named for is given a gently powerful reading but lacks the eye-popping emotional power she gives to "God Bless the Child" and "Yesterday," songs you might think you'd heard quite enough versions of. The set closes with the plaintive love song "You Take My Breath Away," well known to folks nowadays from Tuck & Patti's version. Based on the ongoing discovery of more tunes Cassidy no doubt never thought would see the light of day, you can only hope that there are more trunks full of tapes waiting to be mastered and released.” American Tune Review by Jonathan Widran
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4,09 / 5