Over the Rainbow quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' He played and sang, one take, and it was over." Eva Cassidy recorded a version of the song for "The Other Side" (1992). After her death in 1996, it was included on the posthumous compilation "Songbird" (1998) and released as a single in 2001. It debuted at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart in February 2001 and climbed to number 42 in May, becoming Cassidy's first single to chart in the United Kingdom. In Scotland, it reached number 36, giving Cassidy her first
Over the Rainbow (Mai Kuraki album) reception from different sites. EmbraceYou, a web magazine (webzine) based in New York City, stated that "every track (in this album) sells in its own unique way." FM 139.7, a blogsite dedicated to East Asian pop culture, described "Over the Rainbow" as "the final stage of Kuraki's evolution from R&B to J-pop, while maintaining some of her earlier youthful R&B momentum." !scope="row"|Japan (RIAJ) Over the Rainbow (Mai Kuraki album) Over the Rainbow (stylized as "OVER THE RAINBOW") is the tenth studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Mai Kuraki. It was released on January 11, 2012, by Northern Music. Some