Windy_City_(Alison_Krauss_album)

<i>Windy City</i> (album)

Windy City (album)

2017 studio album by Alison Krauss


Windy City is the fourth solo studio album by bluegrass-country artist Alison Krauss. Released on February 17, 2017, the album is Krauss' first solo release since Forget About It in 1999, and includes ten covers of classic songs that she selected with producer Buddy Cannon.[1]

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The deluxe edition adds four live versions of tracks.[2] The Target Exclusive version adds two more tracks to the deluxe edition.[3] The Cracker Barrel Exclusive version adds one more track to the regular edition.[4] The Barnes & Noble Exclusive vinyl LP version has an alternate cover image.[5]

Critical reception

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Windy City received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 69 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Mark Deming of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and calls it "a richly satisfying experience."[7] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Madison Vain rated the album an A− and states Windy City "enforces Krauss' legacy as one of American music's standout talents."[9]

Commercial performance

Windy City debuted at number one on both the country and Americana charts in the US and UK, as well as number nine on the all-genre Billboard 200 with 38,000 album-equivalent units, of which 36,000 were pure album sales.[12] As of March 2018 the album has sold 128,800 copies in the United States.[13]

Track listing

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Personnel

Strings
  • Monisa Angell
  • Zach Casebolt
  • Seanad Chang
  • Janet Darnall
  • David Davidson
  • Conni Ellisor
  • Jim Grosjean
  • Ali Hoffman
  • Anthony LaMarchina
  • Carole Rabinowitz
  • Sari Reist
  • Julia Tanner
  • Wei Tsun Chang
  • Mary Kathryn Van Osdale
  • Vanosdale
  • Katelyn Westergard
  • Kristin Wilkinson
  • Karen Winkelmann

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Release history

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References

  1. Howell, Coti (2017). Alison Krauss Announces New Album of Classic Covers, 'Windy City'. Wide Open Country. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. "Alison Krauss: Windy City: Music". ASIN B01NH3ABQH. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. "Reviews for Windy City by Alison Krauss". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  4. Deming, Mark. "Windy City - Alison Krauss". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  5. Ham, Robert (February 14, 2017). "Alison Krauss – Windy City". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  6. Vain, Madison (February 22, 2017). "Alison Krauss' Windy City: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  7. Côté, Thierry (February 17, 2017). "Alison Krauss: Windy City Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  8. "Review: Windy City by Alison Krauss". Uncut. London: 32. April 2017.
  9. Caulfield, Keith (February 26, 2017). "Future Earns Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  10. Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: March 13, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  11. "ARIA CHART WATCH #409". auspOp. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  12. "ARIA Report: Issue 1411" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  13. "Ultratop.be – Alison Krauss – Windy City" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Alison Krauss – Windy City" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  15. "Irish Albums Chart: 10 March 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  16. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  17. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 11, 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Alison Krauss – Windy City". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  19. "Weekly Top 20 – Five Music Chart 2017/3/17 - 2017/3/23" (in Chinese). Five Music. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  20. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  21. "Americana / Folk Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  22. "Alison Krauss: Windy City: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

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