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Simply Eva

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{{Infobox album

| name = Simply Eva

| type = studio

| artist = Eva Cassidy

| cover = ECassidy_Simply.jpg

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| released = January 25, 2011

| recorded = 1994–96

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| label = Blix Street

| producer = Chris Biondo, Eva Cassidy

| prev_title = Somewhere

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = The Best of Eva Cassidy

| next_year = 2012

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Simply Eva is the eighth posthumous album by Eva Cassidy, released on 25 January 2011, fifteen years after her death in 1996. It's a collection of 11 acoustic tracks with Cassidy herself on the guitar and an a cappella version of "I Know You By Heart". The Blues Alley version of "Over the Rainbow", which was not included in the Live at Blues Alley album, is on this album. Digital downloads include the Christmas single "Silent Night" as a bonus track. Simply Eva hit #4 on the UK Charts on February 13, 2011, and was certified silver and gold on February 18, 2011. The album debuted at #52 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

Critical reception

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|rev1= AllMusic

|rev1score= {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/simply-eva-mw0002086471|title=Eva Cassidy - Simply Eva|author=Jurek, Thom|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=December 21, 2024}}

|rev2= Daily Express

|rev2score= (4/5){{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/225653/Album-review-Eva-Cassidy-Simply-Eva-Blix-Street-Records/amp|title=Album review: Eva Cassidy: Simply Eva (Blix Street Records)|author=Gage, Simon|date=January 28, 2011|publisher=Daily Express|access-date=December 21, 2024}}

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Simon Gage of the Daily Express noted "we have this celebration of the beautiful folk singer on a collection that is stripped back so that all there is left is the voice and a guitar."

Thom Jurek of AllMusic praised the album saying "If you're a fan, you need this; if you've been wondering what all the fuss is about, the naked intimacy of Simply Eva is among the most convincing arguments yet for her posthumous reputation."

Andy Gill of The Independent wrote "On previous releases, Cassidy has usually been accompanied by small ensembles, but here she's presented completely solo, with only her own acoustic guitar supporting her on such material as "Kathy's Song" and "Autumn Leaves", the intimacy of the latter leaving one feeling like an intruder on private reverie."{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-eva-cassidy-simply-eva-blix-street-2196275.html|title=Album: Eva Cassidy, Simply Eva (Blix Street)|author=Gill, Andy|date=January 28, 2011|publisher=The Independent|access-date=December 21, 2024}}

Track listing

  1. "Song"bird" (Christine McVie)
  2. "Wayfaring Stranger" (Traditional; arranged by Eva Cassidy)
  3. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield)
  4. "True Colors" (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly)
  5. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" (Sandy Denny)
  6. "Over the Rainbow" (E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen)
  7. "Kathy’s Song" (Paul Simon)
  8. "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller)
  9. "Wade in the Water" (Traditional; arranged by Eva Cassidy)
  10. "Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman)
  11. "Autumn Leaves" (Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma)
  12. "I Know You By Heart" (a cappella) (Diane Scanlon, Eve Nelson)

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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{{album chart|Denmark|8|artist=Eva Cassidy|album=Simply Eva|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2021}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|42|artist=Eva Cassidy|album=Simply Eva|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2021}}
{{album chart|Ireland2|14|artist=Eva Cassidy|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2021}}
{{album chart|Norway|13|artist=Eva Cassidy|album=Simply Eva|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2021}}
{{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20110213|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2021}}
{{album chart|Sweden|25|artist=Eva Cassidy|album=Simply Eva|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2021}}
{{album chart|UK2|4|date=20110213|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardFolk|5|artist=Eva Cassidy|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20110109/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=March 31, 2021}}

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References

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  • [http://simply-eva.com/ Official Eva Cassidy "Simply Eva" Album Website] Blix Street
  • [http://evacassidy.org/eva/ Eva Cassidy Website] Managed by Laura Bligh, Eva's cousin
  • [http://www.evacassidy.com/ Eva Cassidy Artwork Website] Includes Artwork, Albums, Songbooks, Biography "Songbird"
  • [https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/rainbow--10170062 ABC Nightline Feature on Eva Cassidy]
  • [http://www.blixstreet.com/eva.html Blix Street Records Eva Cassidy Page]
  • [http://musicnews.npr.org/article/04iD4t26BJb6p?q=rock+OR+folk+OR+pop Eva Cassidy "Simply Eva" NPR News] NPR
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8xcg BBC Music Review] BBC
  • [http://www.muruch.com/2011/01/eva-cassidy-simply-eva.html "Simply Eva" Review] Muruch
  • [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/Simply_Eva/42515/p1/ The late singing star Eva Cassidy showcased on new acoustic album] Crossrhythms
  • [http://glasswerk.co.uk/news/national/11735/Simply+Eva+To+Be+Released+In+2011 Eva Cassidy is the voice that has enchanted listeners worldwide] Glasswerk UK
  • [http://cdinsight.com/news.php?readmore=8105 Blix Street to release "Simply Eva" by Eva Cassidy] CD Insight
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8xcg Eva Cassidy's "Simply Eva" is BBC's Album of the Week]
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101214181511/http://www.directcurrentmusic.com/music-news-new-music/2010/12/9/eva-cassidy-simply-eva.html Eva Cassidy - Simply Eva]}} Direct Current
  • [http://www.famemagazine.co.uk/2010/12/08/eva-cassidy-new-album-simply-eva/ Eva Cassidy: New album "Simply Eva"] Fame Magazine

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