Customer Reviews
Alison is great! - By: Bj Lucas, 03 Nov 2007 
this is a wonderful album from country singer Alison. Of worthy note, & my personal favourite is her cover of the Beatles song 'I will' sung so beautifully & movingly. Just such a beautiful album & highly recommended.
A disappointment - By: , 14 Aug 2003 
Having bought & loved A New Favourite I was keen to hear more of Alison Krauss. There's no doubting the quality of her voice on this album or, indeed, the fine playing. However, as a whole it just seems so middle of the road. Almost bland.
The start of the bluegrass revival - By: Peter Durward Harris, 27 Feb 2003 What makes this so special is the purity of Alison's voice & the quality of the music, some of which features Alison as instrumentalist as well as vocalist. Even though most of the songs are covers, they sound fresh & exciting.
The tracks are taken from various sources, including one from each of her own albums, but also including three previously unreleased tracks, plus other tracks that had not appeared on her albums. Even if you've got all Alison's other albums, you'll need this.
The set begins with a cover of the sixties pop hit, Baby now that I've found you. You may remember the original - a somewhat sad lyric but a very upbeat tune, which was a UK number one hit for the Foundations. Alison slows the song right down,in keeping with the lyrics.
The final track is a cover of When you say nothing at all, recorded for Keith Whitley's tribute album. This is a song that has spawned a number of covers, including Irish versions by Boyzone (who had a big British hit with it) & Frances Black. Even Frances cannot improve on Alison's version.
Between those two tracks are many other brilliant songs, including I will (from the Beatles' white album), Teardrops will kiss the morning dew (even better than the Billie Jo Spears version, which I think was the original) & the Lovin Brothers' I don't believe you've met my baby, later covered by Dolly on her Little sparrow album.
The O brother soundtrack, the various O sister compilations inspired by it & Dolly Parton's recent albums have all helped to increase the popularity of bluegrass, but this compilation pre-dates all of them & it was hugely successful. In any case, Alison herself appears on most of those other albums. So this is an important albumin any collection of bluegrass music.
A precious find - By: Pieter, 18 Dec 2002 
This is a mellow, sophisticated style of bluegrass music, not the famous "high wailing sound." Much of it could easily pass for Adult Contemporary or Easy Listening, like the song Broadway. Alison has a beautiful pure voice that makes every song special. My favourites include Teardrops Will Kiss The Morning Dew, which reminds me of Dolly Parton, & the gospely In The Palm Of Your Hand. But the greatest listening pleasure here is the wonderful dreamy story of I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby with the unexpected twistin its tale & its lilting, hypnotic rhythm. This is one of those rare albums with great tracks throughout, & Alison's voice is a great vehicle for conveying emotion.
Superb - By: , 13 Nov 2002 Having only recently found Alison Krauss, partly thanks to "Oh, brother where art thou", I'm now completly hooked. This collection is great for anyone who wants to try out her music.
There's a great mixture of her bluegrass roots, love songs & goespel types. The last track is truely brilliant & exposes Ronan Keating for the singer he is not. Try listening to "Oh, Atlanta" without tapping your feet - I challenge you!
