Essential Alison Krauss

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Essential Alison Krauss
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 2009 (2009-07-21)
Genre Bluegrass, country
Length48:23
Label Decca
Producer Various original producers
Alison Krauss chronology
Raising Sand
(2007)
Essential Alison Krauss
(2009)
Paper Airplane
(2011)
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Essential Alison Krauss is the first official greatest hits album by American country music and bluegrass music artist Alison Krauss. The album, which was released on July 7, 2009, was only released outside North America. It was issued by Decca Records UK. The album is composed of songs that Krauss handpicked herself. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Simple Love" (Sarah Siskind) — 4:44
  2. "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us" (Sam Phillips) — 3:23
  3. "Let Me Touch You For a While" (Robert Lee Castleman) — 3:20
  4. "The Lucky One" (Castleman) — 3:10
  5. "So Long, So Wrong" (Patrick Brayer, Walden Dahl) — 3:26
  6. "Empty Hearts" (Michael Johnson, Michael McDonald) — 3:23
  7. "Every Time You Say Goodbye" (John Pennell) — 3:16
  8. "Wish I Still Had You" (Sidney Cox) — 4:58
    • live version
  9. "Broadway" (Cox, Suzanne Cox) — 3:58
  10. "Baby, Now That I've Found You" (Tony Macaulay, John MacLeod) — 3:54
    • live version
  11. "Sawing on the Strings" (Lewis Compton) — 3:02
  12. "Restless" (Castleman) — 2:57
  13. "When You Say Nothing at All" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) — 3:53
    • live version
  14. "A Living Prayer" (Ron Block) — 3:35

Chart performance

Chart (2009)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Charts25
Swedish Albums Chart37
UK Albums Chart13

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [2] Silver60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 James Christopher Monger. "Essential Alison Krauss" (Review). Allmusic . Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  2. "British album certifications – Alison Krauss – Essential". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 12 February 2022.