| So Long So Wrong | ||||
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| Released | March 25, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass, country | |||
| Length | 47:47 | |||
| Label | Rounder | |||
| Producer | Alison Krauss & Union Station | |||
| Alison Krauss chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
So Long So Wrong is the third album by the bluegrass group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released in 1997, and the first to feature guitar player Dan Tyminski who would replace Tim Stafford.[2] The album reached number 4 on Billboard's Country Albums chart.
In 1998 So Long So Wrong won three Grammys: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Looking in the Eyes of Love", Best Country Instrumental Performance for "Little Liza Jane", and Best Bluegrass Album.
Critical reception
[edit]Country Standard Time called the album "a beautiful, delicate recording," writing that "at its best, this CD shows a great band's instrumental luster and virtuosity."[3] Rolling Stone wrote: "Music this subtle and self-effacing is rare in any category; Union Station shun both the hot-licks showboating of conventional bluegrass and the soft-rock suburbanization of contemporary country."[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "So Long So Wrong" (Patrick Brayer, Walden Dahl) – 3:22
- "No Place to Hide" (Bob Lucas) – 3:28
- "Deeper Than Crying" (Mark Simos) – 3:07
- "I Can Let Go Now" (Michael McDonald) – 2:27
- "The Road Is a Lover" (Lucas) – 3:11
- "Little Liza Jane" (Public Domain) – 1:43
- "It Doesn't Matter" (Harley Allen) – 3:52
- "Find My Way Back to My Heart" (Simos) – 3:33
- "I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers" (Public Domain) – 3:02
- "Looking in the Eyes of Love" (Kostas Lazarides, Tricia Walker) – 4:19
- "Pain of a Troubled Life" (Ron Block) – 2:54
- "Happiness" (Michael McDonald, Viktor Krauss) – 3:55
- "Blue Trail of Sorrow" (Jeff White) – 3:39
- "There Is a Reason" (Block) – 5:35
Personnel
[edit]- Alison Krauss – vocal, fiddle
- Dan Tyminski – guitar, bass, vocals
- Ron Block – guitar, banjo, vocals
- Barry Bales – bass, vocals
- Adam Steffey – mandolin, mandola, vocals
Charts
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "So Long So Wrong - Alison Krauss & Union Station | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ↑ "Alison Krauss & Union Station Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Alison Krauss - So Long So Wrong". www.countrystandardtime.com.
- ↑ McLeese, Don (May 1, 1997). "So Long So Wrong". Rolling Stone (759): 54.
- ↑ "Alison Krauss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Alison Krauss Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Alison Krauss – So Long, So Wrong". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
