"This space could never be sufficient to tell the Alison Krauss story; I've been fortunate enough to have been involved in her somewhat epic legacy from the beginning. I've been a friend of her and her music, so well tempered for the obstacles it has endured in the proving grounds, and all the while she unselfishly helped me gain respect for my own. I've had time to contemplate her influences and recognize where the music comes from, and being a music purist myself, I understand thedirection she plans to take it. This compilation reveals not only her spectrum of influence, but her repeated overuse of good taste. Some of the cuts are previous releases that I know to be some of her personal favorites, while others keep me assured that a great song can never fall victim to category." --Sidney Cox  A poll-winning fiddler since her teens, Alison Krauss was an established bluegrass star when her label persuaded her to step out from her usual projects with Union Station, her crack band, and sanction this compilation of various band and solo guest performances. The ploy worked, yielding a wonderful, odds-beating crossover hit with Krauss's cover of "Baby, Now That I've Found You", a carousing late 1960s pop chant transformed into a delicate, vulnerable declaration of love. Focusing on Krauss's lovely, yearning soprano, the track elevated the musician above her resolutely democratic role in her quintet, catapulting Krauss to the biggest bluegrass success story in over 30 years. Krauss has stayed true to her roots, as well as to Union Station, but this cross-section of contemporary songs, joyous gospel and canny rock covers testify to the young artist's luminous appeal. --Sam Sutherland