''Raise the Roof'' is the second collaborative

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by British singer-songwriter

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and American bluegrass- country singer and violinist Alison Krauss. The album was released on November 19, 2021, by

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and Concord Records in the United States and Warner Music for the rest of the world. The album was nominated for three

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at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, including

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, Best American Roots Song for "High and Lonesome," and

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for "Going Where the Lonely Go".

Critical reception

''Raise the Roof'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 83, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 14 reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

* Alison Krauss – Vocals,

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– Vocals

Additional musicians

* Bill Frisell – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar * David Hidalgo – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, jarana * Marc Ribot – Acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, electric guitar, bass guitar * Colin Linden -

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* Buddy Miller – Electric mandolin, guitar *Russ Pahl - Pedal steel guitar, guitar, bass guitar *

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–

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, cello, fiddle, mandolin * T Bone Burnett - Six-string bass, composer, acoustic and electric guitars,

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, producer, vocal harmony, backing vocals * Dennis Crouch – Upright bass *

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- Upright bass, Mellotron *Jeff Taylor - Bass accordion,

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, Marxophone, piano * Lucinda Williams - Background vocals * Jay Bellerose – Drums

Production

* T Bone Burnett – Production * Michael Piersante – Recording and Mixing * Richard Evans – Design & Art

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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