Alison Krauss - Now That I've Found You: Collection
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Free Music Review: Angel with a fiddle
Hit: 5 Stars
This compilation is a good starting point if you aren't familiar with bluegrass singer/fiddler Alison Krauss and her band, Union Station. It includes tracks from 5 of Krauss's albums, plus some new material and cuts from other musicians' albums on which Krauss performs.And if you are new to Krauss: how lucky for you. You will have the pleasure of getting to know this young, very talented performer, who is an accomplished fiddler and a singer with a voice as clear as a bell and as smooth as satin. Krauss cut her first album at the tender age of 16, and has gotten even better with time.
This collection will give you an education in musicianship. Listen for the excellent legato phrasing of "Sleep On," the arrangements (check out the steel drums) and styling of "I Will" (yes, the Lennon-McCartney one). Or, just settle in and savor the sounds of a charmed ensemble and its gifted front woman. Move over, Charlotte Church--this is the *real* voice of an angel.
Free Music Review: Essential Listening
Hit: 5 Stars
Alison Krauss is definately a classy lady. I think this compilation is a well rounded effort which shows the multidimensional artist that is Alison Krauss. Whether she's on a tribute album, with Union Station, solo, producing, there always seems to be magic in the studio. NOW THAT I FOUND YOU: A COLLECTION gives listeners 3 new songs, 4 songs from tribute albums, and the rest from her past albums. First new song is "Now That I Found You", featuring as usual stunning vocals and beautiful instrumentation. We also have "Oh, Atlanta" and "Broadway" which are also new, and great songs. Probably one of her best known tribute songs was for the Keith Whitley tribute album, her and Union Station's cover of "When You Say Nothing At All". Keith would be proud. Elsewhere on this cd we have "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby", "Tonight I'll Be Lonely Too", "Every Time You Say Goodbye", "Sleep On", "I Will", and many more. Overall this compilation should satisfy the biggest fans, and the ones who are just introducing themselves to Alison's music.Free Music Review: Alison is great!
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought the tape of Now That I Found You after seeing Alison Krauss and her Union Station bandmates in concert in Branson, Missouri, a number of years ago. Alison's hits "Baby, Now That I Found You", a '60s pop song, and "When You Say Nothing At All", the classic Keith Whitley song, are on here. I also liked Alison's remake of the old Beatles song "I Will", featuring some fine work by Tony Furtado on banjo. Not only does Alison do a beautiful job of singing and fiddling, but her Union Station bandmates, who accompany her on most of the songs on this record, are talented musicians as well. Up until '95, when Now That I Found You was released, Alison was recognized mainly when she sang background vocals on other artists' records, and her music, though it is stellar, didn't get noticed very much except by bluegrass and folk music fans. This album, which went platinum, was Alison's breakthrough because it got a lot more people interested in her music. If you haven't heard Alison Krauss's music before, I recommend that you check out Now That I Found You. It's a great introduction.Free Music Review: I'm glad that it found me!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a....very good CD! If you truly appretiate music you will love this.The obvious comparisons have already been made so I'll just say that she sings as if she is singing to Me.This music and in particularly the way she sings just makes me want to get to know Ms. Krauss.I would swear that she made this music for me.I read in another review where there was no melodramatics and that is sure true.She sings from the heart...and Union Station is a great blugrass band and the harmonies are great but Alison Krauss is the true star here(no pun intended)!I am a huge Beatles fan but I like her version of "I Will" far and away better than The Beatles and I heard their version long before I ever heard of Alison Krauss!The same is true of every other cover on this CD;her version is better than the originals'! It's just a soothing,listenable CD that goes beyond the normal blugrass boundaries.Its hard to even classify it as bluegrass...It's more like Sarah McLachlan meets Patsy Cline or something similar.I love it.Get it..you won't be disapointed!Free Music Review: First Rate Introduction to Alison Krauss
Hit: 5 Stars
Even back in 1995, Alison Krauss's star was shining brightly and this Rounder anthology showcases her talents as vocalist, fiddler, interpreter and band leader. The collection opens with three then previously unreleased tracks, including the gorgeous "Baby, Now That I've Found You." [Her voice simply melts in you ears!] The other two new tracks include "Oh, Atlanta" (not to be confused with the Little Feat song of the same name) and the ballad "Broadway" written by Sidney and Suzanne Cox.
Six of the remaining songs come from albums done with Union Station, the Cox Family and her 1987 solo album. However, what makes this collection especially enjoyable is that it also includes "When You Say Nothing at All," AKUS's contribution to KEITH WHITLEY: A TRIBUTE ALBUM, along with "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" from Jerry Douglas's abum SLIDE RULE and a moving rendition of the Beatles' I Will" from Tony Furtado's album WITHIN REACH.
You won't find a better introduction to this amazingly gifted artist. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED