A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection (CD - 2007)

Personnel: Alison Krauss (background vocals); James Taylor (vocals); Gordie Sampson, Tony Rice (guitar); Tom Bukovac (guitars); Dan Tyminski, Jeff White, Michael Spriggs, B. James Lowry, Brad Paisley, Carl Jackson (acoustic guitar); Mike Johnson (steel guitar); Bill Piburn (classical guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Béla Fleck (banjo); David Schnaufer, Steve Buckingham (dulcimer); Adam Steffey (mandola); Bryan Sutton (mandolin); Stuart Duncan (baritone ukulele); Natalie MacMaster, Justin Williamson (fiddle); Martin Tillman, Chris Carmichael (cello); Nashville String Machine (strings); Matt Rollins, Catherine Marx, Keefus Ciancia (piano); Gordon Mote (Fender Rhodes piano); Patrick Warren (harmonium); Jim Cox (Hammond b-3 organ); Scott Baggett (keyboards); Kevin Grantt (bass instrument, upright bass); Abraham Laboriel, Sr. (bass instrument, drums); John Waite, Viktor Krauss, Dennis Crouch (bass instrument); Barry Bales (acoustic bass); Greg Morrow, Larry Atamanuik, Tony Creasman, Andy Peake, Ben Sesar, Shannon Forrest (drums); Harry Stinson (drum set); Eric Darken, Kenny Malone (percussion); Cheryl White, First Baptist Church Choir Of White House, TN, Porter McLister, Dub Cornett, David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, Kenny Lewis, Maura O'Connell, Norman Blake, Ron Block, Sam Bush, Sam Phillips , Sting, Tim O'Brien, Pat Enright (background vocals).

Although the subtitle suggests that A HUNDRED MILES OR MORE is just a standard greatest hits set, this anthology is actually something far more useful. The career-spanning 16-track set gathers nearly all of Alison Krauss's soundtrack appearances, guest shots on other folks' albums, tribute songs, and a handful of other rarities. By gathering all this material in one place, it's a hugely useful album for fans, but on its own musical merits, A HUNDRED MILES OR MORE contains some of Alison Krauss's best work. Highlights include "Down to the River to Pray," her haunting a cappella addition to the Grammy winning O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU soundtrack, and her version of Elvis Costello's "The Scarlet Tide" from the soundtrack to the Civil War romance COLD MOUNTAIN. minimize