Essential Alison Krauss

Essential Alison Krauss is the first official greatest hits album by American country music and bluegrass music artist Alison Krauss. The album, which was released on July 7, 2009, was only released outside North America. It was issued by Decca Records UK. The album is composed of songs that Krauss handpicked herself.[1]

Essential Alison Krauss
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 2009 (2009-07-21)
GenreBluegrass, country
Length48:23
LabelDecca
ProducerVarious original producers
Alison Krauss chronology
Raising Sand
(2007)
Essential Alison Krauss
(2009)
Paper Airplane
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Simple Love" (Sarah Siskind) — 4:44
  2. "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us" (Sam Phillips) — 3:23
  3. "Let Me Touch You For a While" (Robert Lee Castleman) — 3:20
  4. "The Lucky One" (Castleman) — 3:10
  5. "So Long, So Wrong" (Patrick Brayer, Walden Dahl) — 3:26
  6. "Empty Hearts" (Michael Johnson, Michael McDonald) — 3:23
  7. "Every Time You Say Goodbye" (John Pennell) — 3:16
  8. "Wish I Still Had You" (Sidney Cox) — 4:58
    • live version
  9. "Broadway" (Cox, Suzanne Cox) — 3:58
  10. "Baby, Now That I've Found You" (Tony Macaulay, John MacLeod) — 3:54
    • live version
  11. "Sawing on the Strings" (Lewis Compton) — 3:02
  12. "Restless" (Castleman) — 2:57
  13. "When You Say Nothing at All" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) — 3:53
    • live version
  14. "A Living Prayer" (Ron Block) — 3:35

Chart performance

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Charts 25
Swedish Albums Chart 37
UK Albums Chart 13

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[2] Silver 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b James Christopher Monger. "Essential Alison Krauss" (Review). Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  2. ^ "British album certifications – Alison Krauss – Essential". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 February 2022.