American Tune (album)

American Tune
American Tune
Live album by Eva Cassidy
Released	August 12, 2003
Genre	Adult Alternative
Length	40:04
Label	Blix Street
Producer	Chris Biondo
Eva Cassidy chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

American Tune is an album of rehearsal tapes and live recordings by American singer Eva Cassidy, released in 2003, seven years after her death in 1996. It was her second album of mainly live material and her third posthumous album. American Tune spent five weeks on the U.S. Billboard Top 200, and was a UK number one album.^[2]^[3]

Reception

Writing for Sing Out! magazine, Jamie Anderson calls every song on the album "a gem...either remaining true to the original song or presenting the piece in a new way without syrupy trappings".^[4]

Track listing

"Drowning in the Sea of Love" [live] (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) – 4:19
"True Colors" [live] (Thomas Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 4:50
"The Water Is Wide" [live] (Traditional) – 4:20
"Hallelujah I Love Him So" (Ray Charles) – 2:33
"God Bless the Child" [live] (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 5:17
"Dark Eyed Molly" [live] (Archie Fisher) – 3:28
"American Tune" [live] (Paul Simon) – 4:06
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" [live] (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 2:23
"Yesterday" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:09
"You Take My Breath Away" [live] (Claire Hamill) – 5:39

Personnel

Eva Cassidy – guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
Chris Biondo – bass
Jimmy Campbell – drums
Dan Cassidy – violin
Keith Grimes – electric guitar
Marcy Marxer – bouzouki, guitar, tin whistle
Raice McLeod – drums
Bruno Nasta – violin
Lenny Williams – organ, piano

Production

Producer: Chris Biondo
Engineers: Chris Biondo, Cathy Fink, Bryan McCulley
Mastering: Robert Vosgien
Technical assistance: Brian Grant
Arranger: Eva Cassidy
Overdubs: Marcy Marxer, Geoff Gillette
Sequencing: Bill Straw
Design: Eileen White
Photography: Chris Biondo
Drawing: Eva Cassidy
Liner notes: Martin Jennings
Compilation: Bill Straw

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	16
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[6]	39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	90
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	85
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[9]	15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[11]	17
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[12]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	75
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	1
US Billboard 200^[16]	112

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	73

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ No. 1 albums Archived November 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine The Official UK Charts CompanyJamie
^ "Eva Cassidy". Billboard.
^ Anderson, Jamie. "Eva Cassidy American Tune." Sing Out! Spring 2004: 140.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eva Cassidy – American Tune" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eva Cassidy – American Tune" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Eva Cassidy". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Eva Cassidy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] No. 1 albums Archived November 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine The Official UK Charts CompanyJamie

[3] "Eva Cassidy". Billboard.

[4] Anderson, Jamie. "Eva Cassidy American Tune." Sing Out! Spring 2004: 140.

[ac_Australia_Eva_Cassidy-5] "Australiancharts.com – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_Denmark_Eva_Cassidy-6] "Danishcharts.dk – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Eva_Cassidy-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Eva Cassidy – American Tune" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Eva_Cassidy-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Eva Cassidy – American Tune" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_Ireland2_Eva_Cassidy-9] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Eva Cassidy". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Eva_Cassidy-10] "Charts.nz – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_Norway_Eva_Cassidy-11] "Norwegiancharts.com – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-12] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Eva_Cassidy-13] "Swedishcharts.com – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Eva_Cassidy-14] "Swisscharts.com – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_UK2_-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Eva_Cassidy-16] "Eva Cassidy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[17] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[United_KingdomEva_CassidyAmerican_TunealbumCertRef-18] "British album certifications – Eva Cassidy – American Tune". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

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v t e Eva Cassidy
Studio albums	The Other Side (1992) Eva by Heart (1997) Time After Time (2000) Imagine (2002) American Tune (2003) Somewhere (2008) Simply Eva (2011) Acoustic (2017)
Live albums	Live at Blues Alley (1996) Nightbird (2015)
Compilations	Songbird (1998) No Boundaries (2000) Wonderful World (2004) The Best of Eva Cassidy (2012) I Can Only Be Me (2023)
Singles	"People Get Ready" "Over the Rainbow" "Fields of Gold" "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" "Imagine" "Songbird" "What a Wonderful World" (with Katie Melua)
Related	Discography