2001年最新作が今でもカントリー・チャート上位キープ~人気の凄さが伺えるアリソンの88~94年作品をコンパイル。ブルーグラス伝統スタイルに固執する事なくアメリカン・ルーツ全般を取り込み消化したサウンド&胸キュンのメロディー・センス。ヴォーカルのチャーミングさは(若き頃の)マリア・マルダー並み!
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Rolling Stone (4/20/95, p.80) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...A crystalline soprano, [Alison Krauss] sings with riveting emotion--and no melodrama whatsoever. This set--her six albums' best cuts plus collaborations with other new-grass luminaries--gives up delicate wonders..."
Q (9/95, p.131) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...a leisurely stroll through her back catalogue, a catalogue so eclectic it contains startling re-workings of almost everything from the Beatles' `I Will' to The Foundations' `Baby, Now That I've Found You,' all done in a Smokey Mountain style with affection and much TLC..."
Journal Of Country Music (Vol.18, No.1, pp.52-54) - "...The summation-to-date of Krauss's most accessible bluegrass sides....[has] taken rock & roll material by widely varied acts...and rather than play them as novelty items, Krauss wrings every bit of emotion out of them..."
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