Cassendre Xavier: Nothing Is All I Need

A featured CD Baby artist, the editors write, “Cassendre Xavier is a soulful singer, songwriter, and guitarist described as ‘a cross between Tracy Chapman, Sade, & Enya’ (Borders Music Expert Steven M. Wilson). The founding director of the Black Women’s Arts Festival (University of Pennsylvania 2003–2006) and the Women’s Writing & Spoken Word Series (Robin’s Bookstore 2002–2006), she is now focusing on a full-time music career. Click on Beautiful, Cassendre’s latest and bestselling CD, to hear why she’s one of Philadelphia's most promising artists, and the recipient of the $15,000 Leeway Foundation’s 2005 Transformation Award.”

Our selections of Cassendre Xavier’s work are taken from The Whittenberg Sessions and Live at Café Improv. Please see credits below for details.

credits

name role
Cassendre Xavier guitar, vocals, composition
Nina Simone “Four Women” composition
Darnell Hawkins “Thrill is Gone” composition
Gerry Goffin/Carole King “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” composition
Mike Chapman/Holly Knight “Love Is a Battlefield” composition
Rodney Whittenberg Sound Engineering, The Whittenberg Sessions
Thomas Florek Sound Engineering, Live at Café Improv
Bryan Wilhite archival research