Windy City (album)

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Windy City
Alison Krauss Windy City cover.jpg
Cover of the album's standard edition
Studio album by
Alison Krauss
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
Recorded2013, 2016
Genre Country, Nashville sound
Length34:14
Label Capitol
Producer Buddy Cannon
Alison Krauss chronology
Paper Airplane
(2011)		Windy City
(2017)

Windy City is the fourth solo studio album by bluegrass-country artist Alison Krauss. Released on February 17, 2017, the album is Krauss' first solo release since Forget About It in 1999, and includes ten covers of classic songs that she selected with producer Buddy Cannon. [1]

Contents

The deluxe edition adds four live versions of tracks. [2] The Target Exclusive version adds two more tracks to the deluxe edition. [3] The Cracker Barrel Exclusive version adds one more track to the regular edition. [4] The Barnes & Noble Exclusive vinyl LP version has an alternate cover image. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Consequence of Sound B [8]
Entertainment Weekly A− [9]
Exclaim! 8/10 [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Windy City received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 69 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]

Mark Deming of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and calls it "a richly satisfying experience." [7] Writing for Entertainment Weekly , Madison Vain rated the album an A− and states Windy City "enforces Krauss' legacy as one of American music's standout talents." [9]

Commercial performance

Windy City debuted at number one on both the country and Americana charts in the US and UK, as well as number nine on the all-genre Billboard 200 with 38,000 album-equivalent units, of which 36,000 were pure album sales. [12] As of March 2018 the album has sold 128,800 copies in the United States. [13]

Track listing

Windy City [14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."Losing You"Pierre Havet, Jean Renard, Carl Sigman Brenda Lee 2:55
2."It's Goodbye and So Long to You"Raymond Couture, Harold J. Breau The Osborne Brothers and Mac Wiseman 3:11
3."Windy City" Bobby Osborne, Pete GobleThe Osborne Brothers3:15
4."I Never Cared for You" Willie Nelson Willie Nelson2:45
5."River in the Rain" Roger Miller Roger Miller3:52
6."Dream of Me"Jimmy Darrell, Raleigh Squires, Buddy Cannon Oak Ridge Boys (Vern Gosdin's subsequent cover was the hit version)4:03
7."Gentle on My Mind" John Hartford John Hartford (Glen Campbell's subsequent cover was the hit version)3:34
8."All Alone Am I" Manos Hadjidakis, Arthur Altman Brenda Lee3:26
9."Poison Love"Elmer Laird Johnnie & Jack 2:55
10."You Don't Know Me" Cindy Walker, Eddy Arnold Eddy Arnold4:18
Total length:34:14
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Windy City" (live)3:18
12."River in the Rain" (live)4:21
13."Losing You" (live)2:52
14."I Never Cared for You" (live)2:53
Total length:47:38
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Till I Gain Control Again"5:21
16."Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground"4:31
Total length:57:29
Cracker Barrel bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Make the World Go Away" (with Jamey Johnson)3:05
Total length:37:19

Personnel

Strings

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United StatesFebruary 17, 2017
 Capitol [2]
United KingdomMarch 3, 2017
  • CD
  • Digital download
 Decca [36]

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