The Best of Eva Cassidy | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | November 6, 2012 | |||
Genre | Easy listening, indie rock | |||
Label | Blix Street Records | |||
Eva Cassidy chronology | ||||
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The Best of Eva Cassidy is a compilation album by American singer Eva Cassidy, released in 2012 sixteen years after her death in 1996. The album has charted in Austria, The Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Steve Leggett of Allmusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 saying, "(Cassidy) was a masterful song interpreter, able to take on almost any song in any style or genre and spin her voice around it, giving it a kind of haunting and sincere freshness. This set makes a great introduction to Cassidy's style and substance ". [2]
Simon Gage of Express gave the album 4 out of 5 saying, "Cassidy's voice is honestly nothing extraordinary but somehow touching and lovely" concluding with "Simple and beautiful." [3]
Lebohang Nthongoa of Times Live gave the album 9 out of 10 saying, "This album is all about beautiful music and pure singing talent, with no frills, bells or whistles! I find very little fault in this album: from the choice of songs to the way they are covered makes for a great album.” [4]
Charts (2012) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart | 26 |
Dutch Albums Chart | 31 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 29 |
UK Albums Chart | 22 [5] |
UK Indie Chart | 1 [6] |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [7] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |