Review: Windy City by Alison Krauss

Alison Krauss is well known for her bluegrass work, but in this recording she takes a right turn to classic country music.  By way of introduction, this recording is highly reminiscent of Bobby Bare's Detroit City and other country music from the 1960's that focused on the migration of Southern workers to the industrialist north in the post World War II era.  

Losing You is a gorgeous cover of the song originally done by Brenda Lee.

It's Goodbye and So Long for You carries both a bluegrass and a Western Swing feel 

Windy City is a cheatin' song written to the city of Chicago for taking a woman's man.  It carries a confrontational power that would make Kitty Wells or Loretta Lynn proud.

I Never Cared for You is a rendition of the Willie Nelson song, in which Alison Krauss makes it all her own.

River in the Rain is soulful, sad, and downright folksy.

Dream of Me speaks of the pain and loneliness that comes to relationships, when one of the partners is on the road.

Gentile on My Mind is a cover of the song popularized by Glen Campbell,

All Alone Am I is a cover of the Brenda Lee standard.

Poison Love brings us to the combination of bluegrass and Western Swing that we know and love from Alison.

You Don't Know Me is a heartfelt cover of the song by Cindy Walker and Hank Snow.  

The disc is rounded out by live versions of Windy City, River in the Rain, Losing You, and I Never Cared For You.