[ Decca Music Group / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 23 March 2009
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Rivaling its Grammy-winning predecessor 'I've Got That Old Feeling', 1992's 'Every Time You Say Goodbye' features Alison Krauss's band Union Station in a transitional, but no less proficient, lineup.
The group's tight, sympathetic backing provides the perfect counterpoint to Krauss's sweet, aching vocals and fiddle leads, offering harmonies and the occasional vocal lead (guitarist Tim Stafford on "It Won't Work This Time", mandolin player Adam Steffey on "Cloudy Days", banjoist Ron Block on "Shield of Faith").
There is an understated grace and ease here that distinguishes the album from Krauss's previous releases. This is most apparent on the gentle, melancholic ballads "Heartstrings" and "Who Can Blame You", but even on the up-tempo numbers, the ensemble's chemistry issuch that the blazing instrumental lines seem effortless (see "I Don't Know Why"), and the overall sound is utterly relaxed, yet focused and intense.
1. Every Time You Say Goodbye
2. Another Night
3. Last Love Letter
4. Cluck Old Hen
5. Who Can Blame You
6. It Won't Work This Time
7. Heartstrings
8. I Don't Know Why
9. Cloudy Days
10. New Fool
11. Shield Of Faith
12. Lose Again
13. Another Day, Another Dollar
14. Jesus Help Me To Stand