a b "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008 . Retrieved 2011-07-24. Though many have come to similar conclusions since, Biondo was one of the first to do so. He met Cassidy in the winter of 1986 when, on the recommendation of a mutual friend, she came to visit him at his small home recording studio. “She was afraid to come inside because she had not done any recording like this before,” Biondo said.

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Her skill also meant she could improvise the tunes at will, as well as bend the notes with a sculptor’s care. “She could change the melody to something the band had not heard before on a gig-by-gig basis,” Biondo said. a b c Peaks in Australia: "Australian Charts > Eva Cassidy". australian-charts.com Hung Medien . Retrieved 2011-07-24. As soon as her vocal came on, I felt it was extraordinary,” he said. “By the time I finished the album, I came to the conclusion that this was one of the best singers ever.” Even Straw believes one release shouldn’t have happened – the Wonderful World set from 2004. Still, he said, pressure from the public dictated that release. As to what Cassidy herself would have made of the sheer scale of the attention she has received, Biondo said, “she would have been scared shitless.” Cassidy remained equally cool when it came to meetings with record companies. “Maybe half a dozen companies came down to talk to her,” Biondo said. “But she never did the kinds of things the people who think they’re going to get a contract do, which is to act all giddy and make fast friends with the A&R people. I don’t think they were too impressed with her enthusiasm level.”

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At times, however, the subtlety of her approach, and the quiet intensity of it, could fly over the heads of some audiences. “We never played loud which was a problem for us,” Biondo said. “One time, we played this club in southern Maryland and we were doing ballads, country tunes and the clientele was into Lynyrd Skynyrd, so people were leaving. The guy who had hired us to play said, ‘How about I pay you and you guys go home?’ It’s never a good thing when someone pays you to leave.”

ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008 . Retrieved 2011-07-24. On the other hand, Biondo said Cassidy “thought that was kinda cool,” an attitude that underscores her focus on the performance rather than its reception. “She just liked to go out and sing,” he said. “She didn’t want anybody to jump up and down.” a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "British certifications – Eva Cassidy". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 13, 2023. Type Eva Cassidy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. Farber, Jim (1 March 2023). " 'A séance in song': How a new album fulfils one of Eva Cassidy's musical dreams". The Independent . Retrieved 11 March 2023.