Eva by Heart explained

Eva by Heart
Type:	studio
Artist:	Eva Cassidy
Cover:	Eva Cassidy - Eva by Heart.jpg
Length:	47:30
Label:	Blix Street
Producer:	Chris Biondo
Prev Title:	Live at Blues Alley
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Songbird
Next Year:	1998

Eva by Heart is the first solo studio album (third overall) by American singer Eva Cassidy. It was released in 1997, a year after Cassidy's death.

Track listing

1. "I Know You by Heart" (Eve Nelson, Diane Scanlon) – 3:57
2. "Time Is a Healer" (Diane Scanlon, Greg Smith) – 4:14
3. "Wayfaring Stranger" (Traditional) – 4:26
4. "Wade in the Water" (Traditional) – 4:00
5. "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:05
6. "Songbird" (Christine McVie) – 3:41
7. "Need Your Love So Bad" (Little Willie John, Mertis John Jr.) – 4:36 (duet with Chuck Brown)
8. "Say Goodbye" (Steven Digman, Andrew Hernandez) – 3:55
9. "Nightbird" (Doug MacLeod) – 5:27
10. "Waly, Waly" (Traditional) – 4:45
11. "How Can I Keep from Singing?" (Traditional) – 4:24

Personnel

Musicians

• Eva Cassidy – acoustic guitar, guitar, strings, cello, keyboards, vocals, background vocals, wah wah guitar
• Chris Biondo – acoustic guitar, bass
• Keith Grimes – electric guitar
• Raice McLeod – drums
• Chuck Brown – background vocals
• Mark Carson – piano, background vocals
• Dan Cassidy – violin
• Doug Elliot – trombone
• Anthony Flowers – organ
• John Gillespie – organ, background vocals
• Dan Haverstock – trombone
• William "JuJu" House – drums
• Larry Melton – bass
• Leigh Pilzer – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Mike Stein – violin
• Karen Van Sant – violin
• Chris Walker – trumpet
• Lenny Williams – organ, strings, keyboards
• Kent Wood – piano

Production

• Producer: Chris Biondo
• Engineers: Chris Biondo, Lenny Williams, Kent Wood
• Remastering: Robert Vosgien
• Arranger: Eva Cassidy
• Horn arrangements: Leigh Pilzer
• String arrangements: Lenny Williams
• Drum programming: Chris Biondo
• Liner notes: Joel Siegel
• Design: Eileen White

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart	53
UK Albums Chart	95^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Charts – Search: albums Eva Cassidy. officialcharts.com. October 23, 2015.