"Songbird" | Eva Cassidy & London Symphony Orchestra

'Songbird' is the first single heralding Eva Cassidy's orchestral album with the London Symphony Orchestra.

The album titled 'I Can Only Be Me' will be released on February 3, 2023, on the 60th anniversary of the artist's birth.

Originally released in 1998, the song 'Songbird' instantly became a Christmas hit when it appeared in the iconic 2003 Richard Curtis film 'Love Actually'. Available today in a completely new version!

One of the greatest voices of the generation in a version you have never heard before!

'Songbird' is the first single heralding the album 'I Can Only Be Me' with songs interpreted by Eva Cassidy accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Originally released in 1998, two years after Eva's tragic death at the age of just 33, the title track from the iconic album, which sold over 6 million copies, has received a new sound. The studio recording of Eva's vocals has been isolated and mixed with music newly arranged by Oscar-nominated composer Christopher Willis (Twilight Saga, X-Men, The Death of Stalin). Thanks to the latest advancements in machine learning technology, the existing vocal track has been meticulously restored and cleaned, revealing an unprecedented level of clarity in the recording and the emotional depth of the artist's voice. A similar technology was used in last year's film 'The Beatles: Get Back' and the recent reissue of the album 'Revolver'.

While the original version of the song 'Songbird' performed by Eva Cassidy is beloved worldwide (played over 120 million times, featured on the holiday release of the soundtrack from the film 'Love Actually'), this new orchestral version frames it with a truly fitting accompaniment. Now audiences can finally listen to the song as it was meant to sound.

Arranger Christopher Willis on the song 'Songbird': The first track from the new album that will be released is the iconic version of the song 'Songbird' (the singing bird) as interpreted by Eva. The wonderful truth about this song is that it is truly Eva who is the singing bird. Her singing flows naturally, straight from the heart. There is no ego in it. The orchestral version complements Eva's pure, essential singing with a simple yet more extensive instrumental arrangement. It will create a rich musical landscape with Eva's voice at the center.

The first fan of the new version of the song is the screenwriter and director of the film 'Love Actually', Richard Curtis: 'Songbird' in Eva's original performance – one of my favorite songs – has now gained a beautifully, exquisitely different version.

Eva Cassidy's orchestral album with the London Symphony Orchestra titled 'I Can Only Be Me' will be released on February 3, 2023, on the 60th anniversary of the artist's birth.

This is the latest chapter in the extraordinary posthumous career of an artist whose global album sales have exceeded 12 million copies, and among her loyal fans are Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Adele, and the author of Songbird – Christine McVie. Eva Cassidy's songs have been used in countless films and television shows.