On September 23, 1997, “Blix Street” label released “Eva by Heart”, the third Eva Cassidy album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Chris Biondo. The album was released year after her death (Cassidy died in November 1996).
Personnel:
- Eva Cassidy – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and wah wah guitar, strings, cello, keyboards, arrangements
- Chris Biondo – acoustic guitar, bass
- Keith Grimes – electric guitar
- Mark Carson – piano, backing vocals
- Anthony Flowers – organ
- John Gillespie – organ, backing vocals
- Lenny Williams – organ, strings, keyboards, string arrangements
- Kent Wood – piano
- Larry Melton – bass
- Raice McLeod – drums
- William “JuJu” House – drums
- Leigh Pilzer – tenor and baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
- Chris Walker – trumpet
- Doug Elliot – trombone
- Dan Haverstock – trombone
- Dan Cassidy – violin
- Mike Stein – violin
- Karen Van Sant – violin
- Chuck Brown – backing vocals
- Chris Biondo – drums programming
- Chris Biondo, Lenny Williams, Kent Wood – engineer
- Robert Vosgien – mastering
- Eilen White – design
- Joel Siegel – liner notes
Track listing:
- I Know You by Heart – Eve Nelson, Diane Scanlon
- Time Is a Healer – Diane Scanlon, Greg Smith
- Wayfaring Stranger – traditional
- Wade in the Water – traditional
- Blues in the Night – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- Songbird – Christine McVie
- Need Your Love So Bad – Little Willie John, Mertis John Jr.
- Say Goodbye – Steven Digman, Andrew Hernandez
- Nightbird – Doug MacLeod
- Waly, Waly – traditional
- The Dark End of the Street – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
