New Favorite
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New Favorite is the ninth album
by bluegrass music
group Alison Krauss & Union Station
, released August 14, 2001. The album peaked in the top 50 of the Billboard 200
and within the top 5 of the Billboard charts for both Country and Bluegrass and was certified gold
. This album was released in the same year as the O Brother, Where Art Thou?
soundtrack, which Krauss appeared on, that had a large effect on bluegrass in the United States. At the 44th Grammy Awards, New Favorite would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
and the single "The Lucky One
" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
as well as Best Country Song
.
". After the release of "Sitting In The Window Of My Room", Alison Krauss & Union Station released their final single, "New Favorite".
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by bluegrass music
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
group Alison Krauss & Union Station
Alison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
, released August 14, 2001. The album peaked in the top 50 of the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and within the top 5 of the Billboard charts for both Country and Bluegrass and was certified gold
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
. This album was released in the same year as the O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack of music from the 2000 American film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Goodman....
soundtrack, which Krauss appeared on, that had a large effect on bluegrass in the United States. At the 44th Grammy Awards, New Favorite would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the bluegrass music genre...
and the single "The Lucky One
The Lucky One (Alison Krauss song)
"The Lucky One" is the first single from bluegrass artist, Alison Krauss' album, New Favorite. The first of three singles released, this song was the only one to chart. It peaked at #46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart; her biggest chart hit since "When You Say Nothing at All" hit #3...
" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded from 1970 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1970 the award was known as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group...
as well as Best Country Song
Grammy Award for Best Country Song
The Grammy Award for Best Country Song has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the writer of the song.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
.
Track listing
- "Let Me Touch You for Awhile" (Robert Lee CastlemanRobert Lee CastlemanRobert Lee Castleman is an American country singer and songwriter.His debut album, "Crazy as Me" was released on Rounder Records in 2000.He has won a Grammy Award in 2002 in the Best Country Song category for writing "The Lucky One" performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station.Other songs he wrote or...
) – 3:21 - "The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn" (Traditional) – 4:40
- "The Lucky OneThe Lucky One (Alison Krauss song)"The Lucky One" is the first single from bluegrass artist, Alison Krauss' album, New Favorite. The first of three singles released, this song was the only one to chart. It peaked at #46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart; her biggest chart hit since "When You Say Nothing at All" hit #3...
" (Castleman) – 3:10 - "Choctaw Hayride" (Jerry DouglasJerry DouglasJerry Douglas may refer to:*Jerry Douglas , actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years*Jerry Douglas, country/bluegrass musician*Jerry Douglas , director and writer of adult films such as, Score...
) – 3:10 - "Crazy Faith" (Mark Simos) – 3:47
- "Momma Cried" (Bob Lucas) – 3:20
- "I'm Gone" (Eric KazEric KazEric Kaz, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1947, is a singer-songwriter active mainly in the late 1960s and the 1970s.-Biography:He first appeared on the popular music scene in the mid-60s playing piano in a band called Children of Paradise with Happy and Artie Traum...
, Wendy Waldman) – 3:28 - "Daylight" (Lucas) – 4:03
- "Bright Sunny South" (Traditional) – 3:00
- "Stars" (Dan FogelbergDan FogelbergDaniel Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, whose music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass music...
) – 2:54 - "It All Comes Down to You" (Ron BlockRon BlockRonald Frankin "Ron" Block is an American bluegrass and alternative country musician, mainly playing the banjo and the guitar, singing, and writing gospel music.-Biography:...
) – 2:44 - "Take Me for Longing" (Simos) – 2:51
- "New Favorite" (David RawlingsDavid RawlingsDavid Todd Rawlings is a professional guitarist and singer. He is best known as the longtime musical partner of bluegrass singer-songwriter Gillian Welch.David attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with guitar professor Lauren Passarelli....
, Gillian WelchGillian WelchGillian Welch is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and Americana, is described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely...
) – 4:34
Singles
A total of four singles were released from the "New Favorite" era. The single "Sitting In The Window Of My Room", was taken from the original motion picture soundtrack, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a novel written by Rebecca Wells. Is follows the novel Little Altars Everywhere. In 2005, Wells wrote Ya-Yas in Bloom and then The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder...
". After the release of "Sitting In The Window Of My Room", Alison Krauss & Union Station released their final single, "New Favorite".
Album
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
35 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums | 2 |