| A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection | 
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Sales Rank: 578
Category: Music
Artist: Alison Krauss
Publisher: Rounder / UMGD
Studio: Rounder / UMGD
Manufacturer: Rounder / UMGD
Label: Rounder / UMGD
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 610555
UPC: 011661055520
EAN: 0011661055520
ASIN: B000ND91SG
Release Date: April 3, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | You're Just a Country Boy | | • | Simple Love | | • | Jacob's Dream | | • | Away Down the River | | • | Sawing on the Strings | | • | Down to the River to Pray | | • | Baby Mine | | • | Molly BAn | | • | How's the World Treating You (duet with James Taylor) | | • | The Scarlet Tide | | • | Whiskey Lullaby (duet with Brad Paisley) | | • | You Will Be My Ain True Love | | • | I Give You to His Heart | | • | Get Me Through December | | • | Missing You (duet with John Waite) | | • | Lay Down Beside Me (previously unreleased duet with John Waite) |
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Album Description
"A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection" is comprised of 16 tracks, highlighting Alison Krauss's career outside of her traditional releases with longtime band Union Station. The album features Krauss's collaboration with John Waite on the single "Missing You," as well as Krauss's contributions to film soundtracks, including the Oscar-nominated songs "The Scarlet Tide" and "You Will Be My Ain True Love," written for the motion picture "Cold Mountain," and "Down to the River to Pray" from the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Known for her collaborations, Krauss also includes several duets in the collection such as the 2003 hit with Brad Paisley, "Whiskey Lullaby," and her duet with James Taylor for the tribute album "Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers," "How's the World Treating You." The collection debuts five new songs: "You're Just a Country Boy," "Jacob's Dream," "Simple Love," "Lay Down Beside Me," and "Away Down the River," all of which feature Krauss as a producer.
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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 More Alison Krauss
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 Very Peaceful June 10, 2009
Love listening to Alison Krauss while on the computor. This has some sad songs that will bring tears to your eyes but it's also beautiful.
Something old, something new, all excellent June 2, 2009
Alison recorded some tracks specially for this album, while other tracks had previously appeared on other people's albums. It provides a great way to round up tracks that fans might otherwise miss out on, but this part-compilation certainly doesn't round up all such tracks. I would have liked Alison's incredible cover of 9 to 5 to be included here. Anybody who wishes to buy it must but the album for which it was originally recorded (Just because I'm a woman - the songs of Dolly Parton). I'm sure that there are plenty of other tracks that could have been included but weren't. Maybe more of them will be rounded up one day.
Of the previously released tracks, I was already familiar with Down to the river to pray (from the O brother soundtrack), Baby mine (from Best of country sing the best of Disney) and I give you his heart (from the Prince of Egypt Nashville soundtrack). I'd certainly have been familiar with some of the others had I remained gainfully employed and had money to spend. These include Molly Ban (from the Chieftains album, Down the old plank road), How's the world treating you (a duet with James Taylor from Livin', lovin', losin' - songs of the Louvin brothers), Whiskey mountain (a duet with Brad Paisley from his album, Mud on the tires) and the two Cold mountain tacks (Scarlet tide, You will be my ain true love). Of course, there's no knowing exactly which of those albums I would have bought, but I expect I'll buy some of them eventually, especially as I have this album to remind me that these are desirable albums.
The song that immediately stands out is Sawing on the strings, if only because it is the only up-tempo track It's brilliant and it would be nice to see Alison do more such tracks, but she loves those ballads that make up the rest of the album, including the two covers of Don Williams songs that bookend the album. You're just a country boy (the opener) is a gender-adaptation of I'm just a country boy. Lay down beside me (the closer) actually appeared first on a Kenny Rogers album on his eponymous 1977 album featuring Lucille. Don's own version didn't appear on album until 1978, when it was included on his Expressions album. Here, Alison sings it as a duet with John Waite. He is famous for Missing you, a song that he and Alison also recorded as a duet for this album.
There is plenty of great music here, although a little more variation in tempo might have made it even better.
A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection May 16, 2009
This is an excellent example of how Alison Krauss keeps "fresh". She is so good, as usual, and yet this CD is different from most she has done. She is amazing!
Allison Krause, A Hundred Miles or More April 19, 2009
Loved this variety of music. One of the best song selections on a single CD I have purchased in a long time. I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves Allison.
 Another great one for Allison Krauss March 21, 2009
I have just about all of her C.D.s. This is another really great one. I really like most of the songs on this album. (There is only about 2 - 3 songs that I am not crazy about.)
Allsion Krauss is a rare talent and only seems to get better with time. I have always loved her and I suppose I always will.
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