Too Late to Cry (Alison Krauss album)

Too Late to Cry
Studio album by
Released1987
StudioCowboy Arms (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreBluegrass
Length35:47
LabelRounder
ProducerKen Irwin
Alison Krauss chronology
Different Strokes
(1985)
Too Late to Cry
(1987)
Two Highways
(1989)

Too Late to Cry is the debut solo album by American violinist/singer Alison Krauss, released in 1987.[1][2] It was her first album for Rounder Records.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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AllMusic[3]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "Unlike most young fiddle players, who tend to be stiff and earnest, Krauss has a loose, jazzy swing to her playing; unlike most young country singers, who tend to be loose in their phrasing, Krauss is rather stiff and earnest."[4] The Washington Post stated that Krauss's "piercing, country-bred soprano occasionally recall Emmylou Harris at her best, and her fiddle breathes gales of life into tunes like 'Dusty Miller'."[5]

Track listing

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All songs by John Pennell unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Too Late to Cry" – 2:51
  2. "Foolish Heart" – 3:27
  3. "Song for Life" (Rodney Crowell) – 2:54
  4. "Dusty Miller" (Traditional) – 3:40
  5. "If I Give My Heart" – 4:05
  6. "In Your Eyes" – 3:15
  7. "Don't Follow Me" – 2:44
  8. "Gentle River" (Todd Rakestraw) – 4:26
  9. "On the Borderline" – 3:40
  10. "Forgotten Pictures" (Tony Trischka) – 2:22
  11. "Sleep On" (Nelson Mandrell) – 2:23

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Album info and review Retrieved March 2010.
  2. ^ Boehm, Mike (4 Sep 1987). "A Festival Fit for Fiddles". The Providence Journal. p. D1.
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ Tucker, Ken (8 Nov 1987). "Alison Krauss Too Late to Cry". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G9.
  5. ^ Joyce, Mike (6 Nov 1987). "Songs of Note from 6 Women". The Washington Post. p. N19.