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	Best Price! - A Hundred Miles Or More... A Collection   A Hundred Miles or More carries the subtitle A Collection, and what a curious collection it is--cuts from soundtracks, side projects, and tribute albums, plus guest duets on other artists' albums and five previously unreleased tracks. In other words, this is a collection of Alison Krauss performances that have never appeared on an Alison Krauss album, though it holds together better than such a grab-bag approach might suggest. Highlights such as her duet with Brad Paisley on "Whiskey Lullaby" and her a cappella rendition of "Down to the River to Pray" from O Brother, Where Art Thou? will be familiar to most Krauss fans, though it's doubtful that many share her infatuation with retro rocker John Waite (with whom she revives his "Missing You" and duets on a cover of Don Williams's "Lay Down Beside Me."). Other projects represented range from Disney to the Chieftains to the Louvin Brothers (she duets with James Taylor on their "How's the World Treating You." There's minimal contribution from her Union Station band--making this a solo release by default--and little information to indicate whether the previously unreleased tracks were outtakes from earlier releases or recently recorded for this one. --Don McLeese	£9.98	Amazon.co.uk

A Hundred Miles Or More... A Collection Reviews

Reviews from Amazon.co.uk

Alison at her best

Alison Krauss I guess is one of those singers you either love or hate. She has a tonal quality that for me epitomises the very best in Bluegrass. This album is no exception. The sheer quality of her voice is at time unbelievable
and whilst it is true she veers away from pure bluegrass - her strength is that she can carry this off with huge credibility. I bought this album not only because I love Alison Krauss - but I heard her wonderful duet with James Taylor of "hows the world treating you?"- and simply had to have it! This is an old song recorded by Elvis in his early days - and hearing Alison and James brought back all those memories of wonderful songs, and meaningful lyrics. I also adore her version of "I'm just a country boy/girl" formerly recorded by Don Williams - but for me Alison nails it!

Very enjoyable. Good music.

This is not a bluegrass album. Whilst Krauss does sing bluegrass especially when with Union Station, she does not restrict herself to bluegrass. This is a collection of songs from different project with some previously unreleased. There are songs from Cold Mountain and O Brother. Her vocals are beautiful. The songs are excellent and varied in style. Highlights include the incredibly sad Jacobs dream. The deserved CMA award winning song with brad Paisley 'Whiskey Lullaby' is powerful. The Duet with Waite on MIssing You works very well. I am not a big fan of Krauss but after this album and the one with Palmer, I am becoming one. This is a very good collection. Recommended.

Update your collection of Alison's music with this great compilation.

This is a lovely album, though quite different from what we normally get from Alison Krauss. Do not expect a bluegrass album, though one or more members of the superb Union Station appear on 10 of the 16 tracks. The lively hoedown 'Sawing on The Strings' is the nearest we get to a bluegrass song, with twin fiddles from Alison and Stuart Duncan. The brilliant Jerry Douglas appears on 6 of the tracks, and I was particularly taken by his lap steel sound on tracks 2 and 16. None of the songs here have appeared on any of Alison's own albums. Some will be familiar to many, however, particularly 'Down To The Valley To Pray' from 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', sung a cappella with a choir of mostly well-known names billed as the First Baptist Church Choir Of White House, Tennessee. There's also 'Molly Ban (Bawn)' from The Chieftains' album 'Down The Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions', the atmospheric 'The Scarlet Tide' and 'You Will Be My Ain True Love' from the film 'Cold Mountain', and 'How's The World Treating You', a duet with James Taylor I first heard on a tribute album to the Louvin Brothers. Also perhaps familiar to some will be Alison's duet with Brad Paisley on 'Whiskey Lullaby', a country hit for Jon Randall, who co-wrote the song with veteran legendary songwriter Bill Anderson. This is one of those typical stone country songs that seem rather maudlin to my UK ears. It has a strong melody and is here sung sincerely and without irony. There are 5 new songs, tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 16, all extremely good, which to me make an otherwise very good album into an essential one for any fan of Alison's music. The album starts and ends with 2 songs associated with Don Williams, here given a beautiful, slower reading. Alison's distinctive, expressive voice makes them sound as if they are brand new. The latter, 'Lay Down Beside Me', is the second of 2 duets with John Waite, which work very well. With this song, and the duet with JT you'll be able to sing the harmony lines, as they are so distinctive. In addition to the Don Williams covers, my own favourite track is the wonderful 'Get Me Through December' with some lovely fiddle playing from Natalie MacMaster. A real treat. The accompanying 16-page booklet is very informative and gives all track details.
A worthy collection, in my view, which though quite varied, hangs together well. With 16 tracks totalling over 67 minutes, it's very good value too.

Disappointing

I am probably at odds with most AK fans but this to me is a disappointing album. AK continually tries to straddle bluegrass with mainstream country. She has a divine voice and is an accomplished fiddle player and when teamed with Union Station, is there really a better group of musicians on the planet? But this album is another attempt to project her into mainstream country or even crossover and like previous solo projects is neither fish nor fowl. I find her solo output forced and cloying. She deserves to be recognised as a leading lady of country music but I have listened to this album once and am unlikely to do so again.

wonderful

If you are already a fan of Alison Krauss this album is a must have. It includes songs which cannot be found on her other albums and comprises of duets with other artists and songs off soundtracks. Soft and melodious for the most part this is a wonderful album to just sit back and relax to.
That said, you don't need to be a fan of hers to enjoy this! As long as you have some appreciation for country music and the various themes they tackle this album will appeal to you.