I Can Only Be Me

Description

Eva was an American singer and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz, folk, and blues with a soprano voice. She passed away at 33 in 1996 but gained a massive fan base in the years that followed. Thanks to artificial intelligence, this orchestral album features archived vocal recordings. 'I Can Only Be Me' is a new historic collaborative album with the London Symphony Orchestra. The original vocal parts of Eva Cassidy have been isolated and accompanied by new arrangements written by Oscar-nominated Christopher Willis and Emmy-winning William Ross. Using recent advances in machine learning technologies, the existing vocal part has been meticulously restored and enhanced to reveal unprecedented levels of clarity and depth. The result is an emotional and atmospheric album, familiar yet different, with lush soundscapes perfectly accompanying pristine voices. The original vocal parts of Eva Cassidy have been isolated and accompanied by new arrangements written by Oscar-nominated Christopher Willis and Grammy-winning William Ross. Originally released in 1998, two years after the tragic death of Eva Cassidy at just 33 years old, the title track of her groundbreaking album, which sold six million copies, features new arrangements by classical composer Christopher Willis and beautifully restored and enhanced vocals. The majestic and immersive accompaniment of the London Symphony Orchestra elevates this song - which became a Christmas staple when it appeared in Richard Curtis's blockbuster, "Love Actually," in 2003 - to new spectacular heights. Incredibly, Eva sounds as present and hypnotic in the radical orchestration as she did in her original acoustic version of the Fleetwood Mac favorite that she fully made her own. As painfully intimate as the original, now with the grandeur of a big screen thanks to the London Symphony Orchestra, the new version offers a fresh interpretation of a song beloved worldwide.