Windy City (album)

Windy City
Cover of the album's standard edition
Studio album by
Alison Krauss
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
Recorded2013, 2016
Studio
  • Big Gassed (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Budro Music Repair Shop (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Grand Victor (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Ocean Way (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Sound Stage (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • The Doghouse (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry, Nashville sound
Length34:14
LabelCapitol
ProducerBuddy Cannon
Alison Krauss chronology
Paper Airplane
(2011) 		Windy City
(2017)

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]

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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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Consequence of SoundB[8]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[9]
Exclaim!8/10[10]
Uncut[11]

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

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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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Windy City[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."Losing You"Pierre Havet, Jean Renard, Carl SigmanBrenda Lee2:55
2."It's Goodbye and So Long to You"Raymond Couture, Harold J. BreauThe Osborne Brothers and Mac Wiseman3:11
3."Windy City"Bobby Osborne, Pete GobleThe Osborne Brothers3:15
4."I Never Cared for You"Willie NelsonWillie Nelson2:45
5."River in the Rain"Roger MillerRoger Miller3:52
6."Dream of Me"Jimmy Darrell, Raleigh Squires, Buddy CannonOak Ridge Boys (Vern Gosdin's subsequent cover was the hit version)4:03
7."Gentle on My Mind"John HartfordJohn Hartford (Glen Campbell's subsequent cover was the hit version)3:34
8."All Alone Am I"Manos Hadjidakis, Arthur AltmanBrenda Lee3:26
9."Poison Love"Elmer LairdJohnnie & Jack2:55
10."You Don't Know Me"Cindy Walker, Eddy ArnoldEddy Arnold4:18
Total length:34:14
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Windy City" (live)3:18
12."River in the Rain" (live)4:21
13."Losing You" (live)2:52
14."I Never Cared for You" (live)2:53
Total length:47:38
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Till I Gain Control Again"5:21
16."Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground"4:31
Total length:57:29
Cracker Barrel bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Make the World Go Away" (with Jamey Johnson)3:05
Total length:37:19

Personnel

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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

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States February 17, 2017
Capitol [2]
United Kingdom March 3, 2017
  • CD
  • Digital download
 Decca [36]

References

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  3. ^ "Alison Krauss - Windy City (Target Exclusive)". Target. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Alison Krauss - Windy City CD". Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Windy City [B&N Exclusive] [Alternate Cover] by Alison Krauss". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Reviews for Windy City by Alison Krauss". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Windy City - Alison Krauss". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Ham, Robert (February 14, 2017). "Alison Krauss – Windy City". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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  10. ^ Côté, Thierry (February 17, 2017). "Alison Krauss: Windy City Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "Review: Windy City by Alison Krauss". Uncut. London: 32. April 2017.
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  13. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: March 13, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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  35. ^ "Americana / Folk Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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