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..."
NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU is a collection of new and previously released tracks culled from Alison Krauss's first five albums as well as other artists' albums on which she performed.
Personnel includes: Alison Krauss (vocals, fiddle, viola); Suzanne Cox (vocals); Ron Block (acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, background vocals); Dan Tyminski (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Jerry Douglas (guitar, dobro); Jeff White (guitar, background vocals); Russ Barenberg (guitar); Rob Ickes (dobro); Adam Steffey (mandolin, mandola); Sam Bush, Brent Truitt (mandolin); Tony Furtado, Craig Smith (banjo); Stuart Duncan (fiddle, harp); Pete Wasner (piano); Barry Bales (acoustic & electric bass); Roy Huskey, Jr., Viktor Krauss (acoustic bass); Glen Worf, John Pennell, Todd Phillips, Mark Schatz (bass); Kenny Malone (drums, congas); Harry Stinson, Martin Parker (drums).
Producers: Alison Krauss, Union Station, Bil VornDick, Jerry Douglas, Bil VornDick.
Engineers: Gary Paczosa, Rich Adler, Bil VornDick.
Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and San Francisco, California. Includes liner notes by Jim Macnie.
"Baby, Now That I've Found You" won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
Since her Rounder debut in 1987, Alison Krauss has been praised by critics and country music fans alike. Revitalizing traditional styles of country music including bluegrass, the singer and fiddler is the focus of much public attention. Her unique, yet firmly-rooted approach to country music has won her several Grammys.
Her 1995 release, NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU, showcases her ability to shine in a variety of settings. The title track and "Broadway" find Krauss in a more pop country environment; however even her pop music is unique in its smart harmonic structure, and her ability to avoid pat or stock poetic devices. On "Tonight I'll Be Lonely Too," Krauss and Union Station (her almost constant musical companions) switch to a decidedly bluegrass feel, and on "When God Dips His Pen of Love In My Heart," she plunges into a Southern gospel style with help from the Cox Family. Alison Krauss has the remarkable ability to make these diverse musical directions seem logical and congruent.