No Boundaries [Original recording reissued]

Eva Cassidy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Renata
• ASIN: B00004Y6WR
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,761 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Emotional Step

2. The Waiting Is Over

3. You Are

4. Natural Woman

5. Little Children

6. I've Got This Feeling

7. When It's Too Late

8. On The Inside

9. Emotional Step - radio edit

10. Natural Woman - traditional

11. Little Children - reflection

Editorial Reviews

Ed Loman - Baltimore, Maryland

For those who have come to love and appreciate the incredible artistic ability of Eva Cassidy, No Boundaries will allow you to hear the awesome versatility of one of the greatest voices ever.

Product Description

HDCD pressing of 2000 album from the passionate Washington D.C. Singer who died of cancer in 1996 at the age of 33. 11 tracks. Renata.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

109 of 115 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Voice muffled in the tribute, December 31, 2000

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Craig Radden Henderson (Mesa, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Boundaries (Audio CD)

As a dedicated fan of Eva Cassidy's music (my wife and I own all of her CD's), it is amazing to me that this batch of songs was released at all, especially under the title "No Boundaries." This tribute saddened me. The recordings on the CD (not a single good track) place her spiraling voice against a wall in an overcrowded room. Her "boundless" talent is treated as a secondary instrument; she deserved so much better. I implore people who have never experienced Eva's amazing vocal abilities to leave this CD alone and purchase one that puts Eva on center stage. For example, this CD has none of the intimacy, energy and improvisational surprise of "Live at Blue's Alley." If the uninitiatied find Eva through another avenue, they'll fall in love with her spirit, and with jazz.

105 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Different Facet of a Diamond of a Voice, April 28, 2001

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Tonya Pletz (Allentown, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Boundaries (Audio CD)

No Boundaries has been the CD of Eva Cassidy's collection to have seemingly received the most mixed reviews, but I would highly recommend it as a must have for Eva enthusiasts who love the beauty of her voice. I think what upsets most people is the sharp contrast in vocal delivery from a CD such as Songbird. On several of the tracks, Cassidy's voice shows a grittier edge, but I don't think it's vocal postering. (ala Whitney, Mariah or Celine...if Eva was placed on the same stage with those divas, she could have easily outshined them all...including the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin! Cassidy does a rendition of "A Natural Woman" that would have even impressed Franklin!) On No Boundaries, Cassidy is merely showing a different side of herself as an artist. To confine such a broad vocal talent to only being capable of doing ballads, classics, and folksy tunes is doing Cassidy a terrible disservice. Yes, the tunes on No Boundaries are more pop and rhythm and blues orientated than on some of her other CDs, but forget the useless musical genres. No Boundaries is aptly titled because that's exactly what Cassidy was able to create with the power of her voice. Had she lived to be able to give us more music, she could have easily crossed any musical boundary. Without No Boundaries, the scope of what Cassidy was able to achieve with her voice would remain incomplete, so it's a must have.

58 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pure [junk], March 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: No Boundaries (Audio CD)

Eva is the greatest singer ever, but vocal abilities alone can't do poorly written, poorly produced, and poorly arranged songs justice. Eva did a lot of studio work for songwriters while she was alive. They would pay her to sing their songs, so they could shop them around. At least one of the songs is from an album released in 1988 by a band called `Method Actor'. Now that Eva's name is popular, the songs have resurfaced under the name Eva Cassidy of course (cashing in!). I have been told by a source that Eva's parents did not want this released. The sleeve on this CD thanks her parents and the Eva Cassidy foundation for their support, so that is misleading. Take it from a friend of Eva's...she would never have released this under her name. It should have been released under the songwriter or band's name, NOT Eva's. I would also say not to trust all the reviews regarding this album. I would surmise that people involved in releasing this CD posted a lot of the reviews. NOTE: This is a completely different record company than the other CD's. All the CD's released by Blix Street are of quality material. Although, be aware that `Songbird' is a `best of' type of album, with no new tracks.