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New Favorite

2001 studio album by Alison Krauss & Union Station

New Favorite

Studio album by

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Released

August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14)

Genre

Bluegrass, country

Length

45:28

Label

Rounder

Producer

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Alison Krauss chronology

Forget About It
(1999)

New Favorite
(2001)

Live
(2002)

Singles from New Favorite

"The Lucky One"
Released: 2001
"Let Me Touch You for a While"
Released: 2002
"New Favorite"
Released: 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Country Standard Time	Not rated link
Rolling Stone	favorable link

New Favorite is the fourth album by bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released August 14, 2001. The album peaked in the top 50 of the Billboard 200 and within the top 5 of the Billboard charts for both Country and Bluegrass and was certified gold. This album was released in the same year as the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which Krauss appeared on, that had a large effect on bluegrass in the United States. At the 44th Grammy Awards, New Favorite would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album and the single "The Lucky One" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal as well as Best Country Song.^[1]

Track listing

"Let Me Touch You for Awhile" (Robert Lee Castleman) – 3:21
"The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn" (Traditional) – 4:40
"The Lucky One" (Castleman) – 3:10
"Choctaw Hayride" (Jerry Douglas) – 3:10
"Crazy Faith" (Mark Simos) – 3:47
"Momma Cried" (Bob Lucas) – 3:20
"I'm Gone" (Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman) – 3:28
"Daylight" (Lucas) – 4:03
"Bright Sunny South" (Traditional) – 3:00
"Stars" (Dan Fogelberg) – 2:54
"It All Comes Down to You" (Ron Block) – 2:44
"Take Me for Longing" (Simos) – 2:51
"New Favorite" (David Rawlings, Gillian Welch) – 4:34

Personnel

Alison Krauss – lead vocals, fiddle, viola
Dan Tyminski – background vocals, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Ron Block – background vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
Jerry Douglas – dobro, lap steel guitar
Barry Bales – background vocals, upright bass
Larry Atamanuik – drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	35
US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard)^[3]	2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[5]	42
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[6]	50
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	21
Chart (2003)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	59

References

^ "2001 Grammy Winners". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. n.d. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
^ "Alison Krauss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Alison Krauss Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Alison Krauss Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.