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New Favorite
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 14, 2001 (2001-08-14)
Genre Bluegrass, country
Length45:28
Label Rounder
ProducerAlison Krauss & Union Station
Alison Krauss chronology
Forget About It
(1999)
New Favorite
(2001)
Live
(2002)
Singles from New Favorite
  1. " The Lucky One"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Let Me Touch You for a While"
    Released: 2002
  3. "New Favorite"
    Released: 2002
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New Favorite is the fourth album by bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released August 14, 2001. The album peaked in the top 50 of the Billboard 200 and within the top 5 of the Billboard charts for both Country and Bluegrass and was certified gold. This album was released in the same year as the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which Krauss appeared on, that had a large effect on bluegrass in the United States. At the 44th Grammy Awards, New Favorite would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album and the single " The Lucky One" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal as well as Best Country Song. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Let Me Touch You for Awhile" ( Robert Lee Castleman) – 3:21
  2. "The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn" (Traditional) – 4:40
  3. " The Lucky One" (Castleman) – 3:10
  4. "Choctaw Hayride" ( Jerry Douglas) – 3:10
  5. "Crazy Faith" (Mark Simos) – 3:47
  6. "Momma Cried" (Bob Lucas) – 3:20
  7. "I'm Gone" ( Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman) – 3:28
  8. "Daylight" (Lucas) – 4:03
  9. "Bright Sunny South" (Traditional) – 3:00
  10. " Stars" ( Dan Fogelberg) – 2:54
  11. "It All Comes Down to You" ( Ron Block) – 2:44
  12. "Take Me for Longing" (Simos) – 2:51
  13. "New Favorite" ( David Rawlings, Gillian Welch) – 4:34

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ "2001 Grammy Winners". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. n.d. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Alison Krauss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Alison Krauss Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Alison Krauss Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.