ALISON KRAUSS - NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU A COLLECTION

This album marks my first exposure to Alison Krauss and her music.  One of my sisters had this disc and it was always in one of the bathrooms at my parents' house.  I'd see it all the time and one day, I just decided to listen to it.  I put it in and when I heard the first tune, I was completely hooked.  Her angelic voice, delicate delivery and sentiment just swept me up.  Maybe I was in love at the time or infatuated or whatever, but that song made perfect sense to me.  The other songs on the cd don't affect me as dramatically as the first one.  'Baby, Now That I've Found You' came along at just the right time.

I got a copy of this disc and over time I picked out other songs that became favorites.  I'm drawn to different tunes as I mature.  I've found myself singing along loudly to 'Oh, Atlanta' from time to time; and although I hated it when I heard Keith Whitley sing it, I love Alison's version of 'When You Say Nothing At All'.  

She is a rare performer for someone like me.  I almost never follow bands or artists based on singing ability or the sound of their voice.  I certainly enjoy unique sounding vocalists, but I'm rarely prompted to buy something just because someone is singing it.  I'm more into song writers, musicians and stuff like that.  Yet, here I am listening to Alison for all the reasons I normally avoid singers.

I'm not partial to her earlier material.  She was slack-jowled yokel yodeling when she first started out.  But over time, she pulled a Sade and her singing style found footing.  She's moved away from shrill vocalizing and made her home in the warmth, comfort and healing touch of a songbird's song.  It's steady, strong, rising and falling, but always delicate and fragile.  She has a voice that emotes.

I think this record is a double whammy of sorts.  It certainly contains older material that is cringe-worthy.  But it simultaneously showcases some of her lovelier numbers.  I've grown to love more songs over time, but there are still a couple I manage to avoid every time I put this disc in to play.  It doesn't change the fact I love her and her voice.  My final words: SPOTTY, BUT WORTH THE PURCHASE. 

ALISON KRAUSS - NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU A COLLECTION
01. Baby, Now That I've Found You
02. Oh, Atlanta
03. Broadway
04. Every Time You Say Goodbye
05. Tonight I'll Be Lonely Too
06. Teardrops Will Kiss The Morning Dew
07. Sleep On
08. When God Dips His Pen Of Love In My Heart
09. I Will
10. I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby
11. In The Palm Of Your Hand
12. When You Say Nothing At All