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The impact of Eva Cassidy's Songbird album 20 years after its surprise Number 1 success

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20 years ago today (March 18), Eva Cassidy’s Songbird album climbed to Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart. It was a bittersweet moment; the US jazz-folk musician had died of cancer just over four years earlier aged 33, and its 133-week journey to the summit from its original 1998 release - a UK chart record - had turned her into an unlikely superstar.

The album was a ten-track compilation of the best moments of her short career, including songs from her album Eva By Heart and covers such as Fields Of Gold by Sting and Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready from her live album Live At Blues Alley.

The title track is a cover Fleetwood Mac's track from Rumours, written by solely by Christine McVie. Credit: Shutterstock First released by the

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