This album has sold over two million copies and went to the top 15 of the pop music charts and number 2 on the country charts--which demonstrates that her music has wide appeal yet is hard to pigeonhole into one category. Alison and her band Union Station have won a total of nine Grammy awards (so far) in at least three categories (country, bluegrass, and gospel)--and they're still going strong. Yet, putting her into just those three categories still doesn't adequately describe her music: she is truly a unique perform! er.

Part of her uniqueness is that she's achieved her success just by being herself and doing it her way--rather than the usual commercialized way. She is so down to earth in concert you feel like you are listening to her in a park with some friends or could ask her out for coffee afterwards without reservations. She has not bought into the hype and commercialism of the modern music scene; I almost think she wouldn't care about the money, as long as she could still make the music she enjoys--and does SO well.

She has the most angelic, passionate, and achingly lovely voice I've ever heard. I frequently suffer from deep major depression, and Alison's singing is one of the few things that can still touch me in the midst of that. Sometimes I will just play this album or a few special songs over and over and over again when I'm really down in the pit of despair and let Alison remind me there IS still beauty and joy in this world.

This is an album I have giv! en many times as a gift, and it's always been well apprecia! ted. One friend wrote, "I just received nine other CDs from BMG, but "Now That I've Found You" is the one I play all the time." Another friend wrote a thank you note saying, "...I don't think I've ever received a birthday gift that I have enjoyed more. I mean it."

Alison's music is wonderful, and I know of no better album to start sampling it than "Now That I've Found You".


Stop here, this is the Alison Krauss album you want   September 25, 2001
 26 out of 27 found this review helpful

If you're just now reading a review of this six-year-old album you're probably a non-bluegrass fan like me who has just stumbled on Alison Krauss' amazing voice (thank you Coen brothers). So you're clicking through reviews to get a feel for an album that might appeal to you, well stop here - this is the one you're after.
As the title says this is a collection. It's perfectly paced from song to song and gives a full view of the range of AK's talent. There's bluegrass and standards and even gospel. For me the highlight of the album is the relatively obscure and simple Beatles song "I Will", AK's treatment of this just breaks your heart. The title song never sounded better anywhere, in fact I never cared for it until I heard it here. And Alison's classic "Every time you say Goodbye" makes bluegrass fans out of us non-believers. It's hard to leave a song out of the review, I find myself humming the pure bluegrass "Teardrops Will Kiss the Morning Dew" as I type.
Not a dull moment on this CD, not a song not to like. Alison's confident yet sweet soprano puts life and warmth in every song and she's backed on most songs by the talented Union Station and by her own incredible fiddle.
So you can stop sifting through the reviews, this is the Alison Krauss ablum you're looking for. This album may help you, like it has me, discover a delightful slice of American music you've been missing.


A Pure Delight!   July 3, 2001
 22 out of 24 found this review helpful

I can't describe how wonderful this recording is, but I'll try. Whether you like bluegrass or not, if you appreciate good singing, good playing, and wonderful melodies, this CD is for you. Many people have talked about how relaxing, soothing and peaceful (not to mention fun!) this collection is. It's that and more. These are songs that you will find yourself singing, humming, and thinking about after just a few listens. Alison does a wide range of covers, including the title track from the Foundations, a song by Bad Company ("Oh Atlanta"), and a wonderful version of the Beatles' "I Will." Now about Alison Krauss...

You can read here and in many other places about the enormous talent Alison has been blessed with. That is obvious in the initial hearing of the CD. I appreciate the talent, but even more I appreciate the love that she has for music. I've seen and heard many performers in several different genres of music, but it is becoming a true rarity to encounter artists who really, truly love what they do. You can tell that Alison Krauss (and Union Station) has a geniune joy in doing what she does. It comes across in the music. That joy of singing, performing, communicating with an audience is sadly lacking with most artists today. Too many artists (some who once had this joy and lost it somewhere along the way) are in music for all the wrong reasons...money, fame, you name it. Krauss will have none of it. She still records for Rounder Records, a relatively small label, even though she's had offers from the big labels. She refuses to perform in big arena concerts because she would lose the close connection she has with her audience. I admire her for her decisions and for her love of her craft. Take one listen to this CD and I think you'll agree.