"Simply Eva" is the kind of CD many loyal Eva Cassidy fans have been waiting for. This CD brings us much closer to Eva and her music. Here we can enjoy just Eva and her guitar. No band, no additional instruments. Simply Eva and her guitar..

The result is a most moving CD which might take you by surprise.

There are 12 tracks. All have been previously unreleased although some of the songs have been released from different recording sessions and performances. However as the sleeve notes rightly indicate:

"you may have heard most of these classic Eva songs before but, as sure as less is more, you have not experienced anything like this collection of previously unreleased Eva - only, guitar/vocal performances. It's like hearing Eva Cassidy for the first time, again."

If you have ever wondered what it was like to sit with Eva, just listening to her playing her guitar and singing for you, well then play this CD, close your eyes and you will know.

Don't be surprised to be unexpectedly moved by this CD even if you know Eva's music and have other Eva CDs. This CD is quite different. Its intimate, personal and yes unexpectedly moving.

The CD includes several tracks taken from Eva's performance at Pearl's, a now defunct Supper Club in Annapolis. Many fans will have heard rumors over the years that recordings of this concert existed. Now you can be there and enjoy them yourself. This CD also beams the spotlight on Eva's superb guitar work which, like her singing, was masterful and can be fully appreciated.

When the sound of the last track fades, which is Eva singing just capella 'I know you by heart' which carries quite an emotional punch, you may be forgiven for thinking you have just listened to the most moving Eva CD yet.