ALISON KRAUS
| Born | July 23, 1971 Decatur, Illinois, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer, bandleader |
| Instruments | Vocals, fiddle, piano, mandolin |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Rounder |
| Associated acts | Dan Tyminski, Robert Plant, John Waite, Rhonda Vincent, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Jerry Douglas, Ron Block, Nickel Creek, James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, The Cox Family, Barry Bales, Yo-Yo Ma |
Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-
ustry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for
the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and
released her first solo album in 1987. She was invited to join the band with
which she still performs, Alison Krauss and Union Station (AKUS), and later
released her first album with them as a group in 1989.[2]
She has released fourteen albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and
helped renew interest in bluegrass music in the United States. Her soundtrack
performances have led to further popularity, including the
O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, an album also credited with raising
American interest in bluegrass, and theCold Mountain soundtrack, which led to her performance at the
As of 2012, she has won 27 Grammy Awards from 41 nominations, tying her with
Quincy Jones as the most awarded living recipient, second only to the late
classical conductor Sir George Solti who holds the record for most wins of all
time with 31. She is the most award singer and the most awarded female artist
in Grammy history.At the time of her first,
the 1991 Grammy Awards, she was the second youngest winner (currently tied
as the ninth youngest)
1. IF I GIVE MY HEART
If I give my heart to you tonight
Will you still be by my side?
Or will you be gone with the morning sun
Like a restless bird in flight?
Take me in your arms
Let the love you seek
Wash away your sorrow,
Let the morning be ours to keep.
And if I should tell you of the love that I feel
Will you still be there for me
Or will I awake to a faded love searching for freedoms gain
Take me in your arms
Let the love you seek
Wash away your sorrow,
Let the morning be ours to keep.
Take me in your arms
Let the love you seek
Wash away your sorrow,
Let the morning be ours to keep.
If I give my heart to you tonight
Will you still be by my side?
Or will you be gone with the morning sun
Like a bird who yearns to fly?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha5-v81YSGA
2. REMIND ME DEAR LORD.
The things that I love
I hold dear to my heart
They are borrowed and
Not mine at all
Jesus only let me use them
To brighten my life
So remind me, remind me dear Lord
Roll back the curtain of memory now and then
Show me where you brought me from and
Where i could have been
Just remember I'm a human and human's forget
So remind me, remind me dear Lord
Nothing good have i done
To deserve God's own Son
I'm not worthy of the scars
In His hands
Yet he chose the road to Calvary
To die in my stead
Why He loved me i can't understand
Roll back the curtain of memory now and then
Show me where you brought me from and
Where i could have been
Just remember I'm a human and human's forget
So remind me, remind me dear Lord
Just remember I'm a human and human's forget
So remind me, remind me dear Lord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdT5BK-eqVY
3. AS LOVELY AS YOU
The big moon is risin' so bright in the sky
But it won't shine brighter than the stars in your eyes
It rises above me so bright and so blue
And I won't see anyone, as lovely as you
Take me into the night,
Past these lonely dreams in my heart
I love you, more than I could show you
More than I could know, in my heart
So lay down beside me and hold me tonight
For your love has found me and it feels so right
These thoughts in my mind are so scattered and few
And I won't see anyone as lovely as you
Take me into the night,
Past these lonely dreams in my heart
I love you, more than I could show you
More than I could know
Take me into the night,
Past these lonely dreams in my heart
I love you, more than I could show you
More than I could know, in my heart
In my heart
Alt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvKtxTsVoMo&list=PL18AE4B9907D08D00
4. LAY DOWN BESIDE ME
(feat. John Waite)
[John Waite:]
I've spent my life
Lookin for you
Findin' my way
Wasn't easy to do
But I knew there was you
All the while
And it's been worth
Every mile
So lay down beside me
Love me and hide me
And kiss all the hurtin'
Of this world away
Hold me so close
That I feel your heart beat
And don't ever wander away
[Alison Krauss:]
Mornings and evenings
All were the same
There was no music
Til I heard your name
I knew when I saw you smile
And now I can rest for a while
[Together:]
So lay down beside me
Love me and hide me
Kiss all the hurtin'
Of this world away
Hold me so close
That I feel your heart beat
And don't ever wander away
And hold me so close
That I feel your heart beat
And don't ever wander away
[she hums]
he sings
Love me and hide me
[both hum]
he sings
'Til I feel your heart beat
[both hum]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOeqHuPkuws
5. STARS
Stood out in the rain.
Let it soak me down,
Before I called you...
I called you.
You did not see me there,
Hidden by the dark,
Beneath your window,
But I saw you.
When putting on a face for the mirror on the wall.
Dreaming that the looking glass is you.
Catching my fondest gazes;
Living through my fickle phases.
I love you.
Spend my time on 'phones,
Tryin' just to talk,
But you didn't answer...
You let it ring.
Spend my nights alone,
Catching fallin' stars,
To give to you, love.
They're just for you.
Stars fall every time a lover has to face the truth.
And far too many stars have fell on me.
And as they trail the skies,
And burn their paths upon my eyes,
I cry.
And it's getting easier, each day, to weep about you.
Harder, every night, to sleep without you.
How many years must I be,
Driven by this dream of love with you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_D26WduX7U
6. FAR AWAY LAND
When years seem like days to me
No time on my hands
I run away to a place in me to a faraway land
When home seems so far from me
Heaven's lights grow dim
It's just as far as my deepest heart
Where my heart's father lives
His quiet voice speaking in silence every day
If I will only listen to the words he has to say
I'll walk in his spirit and see him in my face
I will live, 'cause he will live in my place
When life seem so hard to bear
When shadows look real
The circumstance is your father's care
Don't find faith by what you feel
If you have been running to
Stop now in your tracks
Turn again to the one in you
And put your burdens on his back
His quiet voice speaking in silence every day
If I will only listen to the words he has to say
I'll walk in his spirit and see him in your face
I will live, 'cause he will live in my place
When years seem like days to me
No time on my hands
I run away to a place in me to a faraway land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPn-qpXbW_0
7. BLUE & LONESOME
The lonesome sound of a train going by,
Make me wanna stop and cry.
I recall the day he took you a way,
I'm blue, I'm lonesome, too.
When I'm hear that whistle blow,
I wanna pack my suitcase and go,
The lonesome sound of a train going by,
Make me wanna stop and cry.
In the still of the night, in the pale moonlight,
The wind it moans and sighs.
There awful blues, I just can't lose.
I'm blue, I'm lonesome, too.
When I'm hear that whistle blow,
I wanna pack my suitcase and go,
The lonesome sound of a train going by,
Make me wanna stop and cry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7wENPLoRT0
8. HERE COMES GOODBYE
I can hear those lonesome midnight sighs in your sleep
I can hear the freight train's whistle cry, it's tellin' me
It's telling me, oh darlin' can't you see
Here comes that same old line, here comes goodbye
Here comes goodbye, tonight
Put a hold on all your lies, it's just not right
It comes as no surprise, this time
Any fool would realize, here comes goodbye
Better take some time to talk it over again with me
Better get all your things together now if you leave
It's killin' me, oh darlin' can't you see
Here comes that same old line, here comes goodbye
Here comes goodbye, tonight
Put a hold on all your lies, it's just not right
It comes as no surprise, this time
Any fool would realize, here comes goodbye
I can hear your footsteps movin' slowly across my floor
I can see your shadow look back at me outside my door
What'cha waitin' for? Oh darlin' I know for sure
Here comes that same old line, here comes goodbye
Here comes goodbye, tonight
Put a hold on all your lies, it's just not right
It comes as no surprise, this time
Any fool would realize, here comes goodbye
Any fool would realize, here comes goodbye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZbN_nmxAGk&list=PLxXk5Eb6RujkVMfvn2nCiwOV2yEjVMz-A
9. A LIVING PRAYER
In this world I walk alone with no place to call my home
But there's One who holds my hand
The rugged road through barren lands
The way is dark, the road is steep
But He's become my eyes to see
The strength to climb, my griefs to bear
This Savior lives inside me there
In Your love I find release
A haven from my unbelief
Take my life and let me be
A living prayer my God to thee
In these trials of life I find
Another Voice inside my mind
He comforts me and bids me live
Inside the love the Father gives
In your love I find release
A haven from my unbelief
Take my life and let me be
A living prayer my God to thee
take my life and let me be
A living prayer my God to thee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9upE_PGJVq8
10. I'D RATHER HAVE JESUS
I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold
I'd rather be his than have riches untold
I'd rather have Jesus than houses or land
I'd rather be led by his nail-scarred hands
Than to be a king of a vast domain
Or be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today
I'd rather have Jesus than men's applause
I'd rather be faithful to his dear cause
I'd rather have Jesus then worldlwide fame
I'd rather be true to his holy name
Than to be a king of a vast domain
Or be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1PYaP8FxQ
