''Two Highways'' is an album by the American musician

Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of 8 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with ...

, released in 1989. It is the first album where Krauss is accompanied by her group,

Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...

. It was nominated for a

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

, in the "

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" category. Krauss and the album also received several

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nominations. "

Midnight Rider "Midnight Rider" is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. It was the second single from their second studio album, ''Idlewild South'' (1970), released on Capricorn Records. The song was primarily written by vocalist Gregg Al ...

" is a cover of

the Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guita ...

song.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' noted that "things manage to get cluttered enough that Krauss' voice, which has the charm and power of vintage Dolly Parton, sometimes gets lost." ''

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'' wrote that Krauss "has a Brill Building-calibre ear when it comes to finding new songwriters."

Track listing

# "Two Highways" (

Larry Cordle Larry Cordle (born November 16, 1948) is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter . Cordle is most famous for his song "Murder on Music Row", which was recorded by George Strait and Alan Jackson and received the Country Music Asso ...

) – 3:31 # "I'm Alone Again" (Todd Rakestraw) – 2:53 # "Wild Bill Jones" (Traditional) – 3:20 # "Beaumont Rag" (Traditional) – 2:27 # "Heaven's Bright Shore" (A. Kennedy) – 3:01 # "Love You In Vain" (John Pennell) – 2:18 # "Here Comes Goodbye" (John Pennell) – 3:47 # "As Lovely As You" (John Pennell) – 3:56 # "Windy City Rag" (Kenny Baker) – 2:25 # "Lord Don't Forsake Me" (Todd Rakestraw) – 4:02 # "Teardrops Will Kiss the Morning Dew" (

Paul Craft Paul Charles Craft (August 12, 1938 – October 18, 2014) was an American country singer-songwriter. The Memphis-born Craft was known as the songwriter for Mark Chesnutt's single "Brother Jukebox", and the novelty song "It's Me Again, Margaret", ...

) – 3:38 # "

" (

Gregg Allman Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Br ...

, Robert Payne) – 2:47

Personnel

– fiddle, vocals * Jeff White – guitar, vocals * Mike Harman – banjo, vocals * John Pennell – bass with *

Jerry Douglas Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. Career In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he has ...

– dobro * Brent Truitt – mandolin

References

{{Authority control Alison Krauss & Union Station albums 1989 albums Rounder Records albums