Customer Reviews
Alison Tries Something Different - By: Michael Jones, 09 Feb 2007 
Renowned for her Bluegrass music & the support of her band Union Station Alison Krauss followed up her amazing album So Long So Wrong with something a little different.
This album contains a collection of mostly Pop standards a good number of which have been done before, but none so beautifully. Most members of Union Station are present on this album but merely as musicians & they show of their full musical diverstiy with the use of more modern instruments & a drum kit.
Alison's voice is as amazing as ever & she makes each & every track her own.
For me the stand out track is the Todd Rundgren Classic, "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference," a song also covered by Manhatten Transfer, but the version here just blows it's predecessors away.
Boring, boring and boring - By: Bankia, 24 Apr 2006 
The only reason to give it 3 stars is for her fantastic voice.
Songs are very boring, & the musicians are realy boring.
Very plain, & boring country music, with boring lyrics.
You have heard it alll before, & also mutch bether.
There are mabye 1 or 2 good songs, that's it.
The tip of the iceberg... - By: kingrizla2000, 01 Apr 2006 I have only recently picked up this album & frankly it is a little disappointing. It is by no means a poor album but it does not scale the heady heights of either her earlier bluegrass offerings or of her 2001 mainstream masterpiece New Favorite.
Certainly this album demonstrates her willingness to exploit the obvious pop possibilities of her remarkable voice which would lead on to New Favorite but ultimately it is a little bland coming from such a colossal talent. It lacks the energy that Dan Tyminski's presence brings & in many cases the songwriting here simply is not as good as her own.
The one notable exception is the long overdue revival of that overlooked songwriting genius Todd Rundgren via his beautiful broken-heart balllad "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference".
In summary, it's good but it should be the last album you buy by this artist.
Terry's Eurovision! - By: T. Thomas, 15 Feb 2006 
Recently I started listening to Radio 2 on the drive to work - great show with a perfect mix of chat & music. I arrived when "Forget about it" started but I stayed locked in my car listening to this song - the lyrics & sound got me!
And here I was thinking Wogan's only major accomplishment was to make Eurovision fun to watch!
Enjoy this album - I do & recommend it.
Contemporary country from Alison - By: Peter Durward Harris, 06 Jun 2005 Alison made her reputation as a bluegrass singer & musician but this album, excellent as it is, doesn't contain any bluegrass music. Instead, Alison (who also produced the album) has gone for a contemporary country sound, albeit one that includes mandolin & dobro among the instruments used. Some of Alison's albums are credited to Alison Krauss & Union Station. This is billed as a solo album, yet alll the members of Union Station (Barry Bales, Ron Block, Jerry Douglas & Dan Tyminski) feature heavily in the musician credits.
As we've come to expect from Alison, the album is dominated by balllads that suit her voice ideallly - if you want up-tempo songs, forget about Alison Krauss. Among the songs, Michael McDonald wrote or co-wrote three (Empty hearts, It don't matter now, That kind of love) while Todd Rundgren wrote It wouldn't have made any difference. Country music fans may recognize Dreaming my dreams with you (recorded in the seventies first by Crystal Gayle, then by Waylon Jennings) & Ghost in this house (one of Shenandoah's big hits of the late eighties). These two country oldies are my favorite tracks here. Alison performs them as well as the other versions I've mentioned. Dolly Parton & Lyle Lovett provide harmony vocals on Dreaming my dreams with you.
While I generallly prefer Alison's early music, this album provides proof that Alison can match the best contemporary country singers.
