Eva Cassidy - People Get Ready download song

Diagnosed with recurrent melanoma in July 1996, Eva passed in November. A great talent, who never reached her full potential. I will always find it ironic that she didn't think people would like her voice. Imagine. She hated being recorded because of self-consciousness. So many recordings were often done without her knowing it was happening, to keep her at ease. I'm grateful for it.

THANK YOU for this!!  50 years ago this week Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions hit the charts with People Get Ready.  Nobody ever did it better... until Eva.  One take.  Live.  As close to perfect as a song can be.

I mourned for Eva ,when I discovered her and discovered she had died. Her story really touched me. She is the best emotive female vocalist ever !

Some lucky people stumbled into this supper club and were treated to one of the best voices ever.

I played this for my mom when she was in a coma with multiple myloma. I would hold her hand and hope she could hear it. Eva has the most beautiful voice ever.

One of the best singers of all time and she’s still so underrated

My God, she was incredible.

She is now with our Lord celebrating a Heaven...

This is mesmerizing. I remember the first time i heard this i was floored. One if the best voices I've heard if not the best.

I listened to at least 5 other versions of this song by artists Alicia Keys, Joss Stone, Al Green and more. Your rendition is BY FAR the BEST!

I love it when newbies first hear Eva.get ready for a lot of late nights and tears,you can't stop listening to her voice once you start.

People get ready There's a train a-coming You don't need no baggage You just get on board All you need is faith To hear the diesels humming Don't need no ticket You just thank the Lord People get ready For the train to Jordan Picking up passengers From coast to coast Faith is the key Open the doors and board them There's room for all among the loved the most There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner Who would hurt all mankind just To save his own Have pity on those whose chances are thinner Cause there's no hiding place From the Kingdom's Throne So people get ready for the train a-comin' You don't need no baggage you just get on board ! All you need is faith to hear the diesels humming Don't need no ticket you just thank, you just thank the Lord Yeah Ooh Yeah Ooh I'm getting ready I'm getting ready this time I'm ready this time I'm ready

Eva puts so much passion into every song she sings. If she sings about a train, you find yourself on that train. When she sings about fields of gold, you're walking through fields of gold. This can't be taught. It's a God given talent. And when it comes to the few people who have this talent, Eva Cassidy is far ahead of them all. RIP Eva. 

MY wife and I were there at Blues Alley for her CD release concert, and had a very brief chat with her about the time we had seen her with Chuck Brown. What a sweet, lovely woman with the voice of an angel.

I've seen many injustices ... but this one, eva cassidy not being recognized in life, is crazy, one of the most beautiful and expressive voices in the world.

There's a special room in hell for the people who gave this a thumb's down. Very nice rendition.

I don't think I've ever heard anything more breathtaking.

She had seemingly effortless control over her voice. Even when singing calm and quiet, she sounded so powerful.

The real test of any artist is just to get up and perform live without any studio drop ins and digital wizardry....Eva shines like the true star she is. R..I.P beautiful woman. Without a doubt the Angels will rejoice at your coming.