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Somewhere (Eva Cassidy album)

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Somewhere
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 2008
LabelBlix Street
ProducerChris Biondo,
Steve Lima (Track 4)
Eva Cassidy chronology
Wonderful World
(2004)
Somewhere
(2008)
Simply Eva
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Detroit Free Press[1]
NY Daily News[2]
The Trades(favorable)[3]
Salt Lake Tribune(B)[4]

Somewhere is the title of Eva Cassidy's seventh posthumous album and the fourth studio album, twelve years after her death in 1996. For the first time, it includes two songs written by Eva Cassidy herself.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Coat of Many Colors"Dolly PartonDolly Parton3:17
2."My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose"-Traditional3:43
3."Ain't Doin' Too Bad"Don D. RobeyJames Cotton3:41
4."Chain of Fools"Donald CovayAretha Franklin4:10
5."Won't Be Long"J. Leslie McFarlandAretha Franklin3:47
6."Walkin' After Midnight"Don Hecht, Alan BlockPatsy Cline2:38
7."Early One Morning"Eva Cassidy, Rob Cooper-2:20
8."A Bold Young Farmer"-Traditional3:44
9."If I Give My Heart"John PennellAlison Krauss3:59
10."Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"Fred RoseRoy Acuff2:50
11."Summertime"George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira GershwinBillie Holiday3:04
12."Somewhere"Eva Cassidy, Chris Biondo-4:54

Personnel

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  • Eva Cassidy – vocals, backup vocals, guitar
  • Chris Biondo – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, percussion
  • Keith Grimes – electric guitar
  • Lenny Williams – piano, organ, synthesizers, orchestra
  • Raice McLeod – drums, percussion
  • Dan Cassidy – violin
  • Blues Webb – drums, percussion
  • William "JuJu" House – drums
  • Chris Walker – trumpet
  • Jen Krupa – trombone
  • Leonie & Amba Tremain – backup vocals
  • Steve Lima – guitar, bass guitar, drums, Hammond organ
  • Rob Cooper – Dobro and electric lap steel guitar

Charts

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Charts Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[5] 78
UK Albums Chart 4[6]
Swedish Albums Chart 12[7]
Norwegian Albums Chart 11[7]
Irish Albums Chart 15
U.S. Billboard Top 200 136 [8]

The album been certified Gold in the UK.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Detroit Free Press review
  2. ^ NY Daily News review
  3. ^ The Trades review
  4. ^ Salt Lake Tribune review
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 52.
  6. ^ CHART WEEK ENDING DATE 06/09/08
  7. ^ a b Eva Cassidy - Somewhere Swedishcharts.com
  8. ^ "Eva Cassidy". Billboard.
  9. ^ "British certification for Somewhere". British Phonographic Industry. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
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