"A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection" is comprised of 16 tracks, highlighting Alison Krauss's career outside of her traditional releases with longtime band Union Station. The album features Krauss's collaboration with John Waite on the single "Missing You," as well as Krauss's contributions to film soundtracks, including the Oscar-nominated songs "The Scarlet Tide" and "You Will Be My Ain True Love," written for the motion picture "Cold Mountain," and "Down to the River to Pray" from the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Known for her collaborations, Krauss also includes several duets in the collection such as the 2003 hit with Brad Paisley, "Whiskey Lullaby," and her duet with James Taylor for the tribute album "Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers," "How's the World Treating You." The collection debuts five new songs: "You're Just a Country Boy," "Jacob's Dream," "Simple Love," "Lay Down Beside Me," and "Away Down the River," all of which feature Krauss as a producer.

2009-06-10 -- 5/5:: Very Peaceful
Love listening to Alison Krauss while on the computor. This has some sad songs that will bring tears to your eyes but it's also beautiful.

2009-06-02 -- 5/5:: Something old, something new, all excellent
Alison recorded some tracks specially for this album, while other tracks had previously appeared on other people's albums. It provides a great way to round up tracks that fans might otherwise miss out on, but this part-compilation certainly doesn't round up all such tracks. I would have liked Alison's incredible cover of 9 to 5 to be included here. Anybody who wishes to buy it must but the album for which it was originally recorded (Just because I'm a woman - the songs of Dolly Parton). I'm sure that there are plenty of other tracks that could have been included but weren't. Maybe more of them will be rounded up one day.

Of the previously released tracks, I was already familiar with Down to the river to pray (from the O brother soundtrack), Baby mine (from Best of country sing the best of Disney) and I give you his heart (from the Prince of Egypt Nashville soundtrack). I'd certainly have been familiar with some of the others had I remained gainfully employed and had money to spend. These include Molly Ban (from the Chieftains album, Down the old plank road), How's the world treating you (a duet with James Taylor from Livin', lovin', losin' - songs of the Louvin brothers), Whiskey mountain (a duet with Brad Paisley from his album, Mud on the tires) and the two Cold mountain tacks (Scarlet tide, You will be my ain true love). Of course, there's no knowing exactly which of those albums I would have bought, but I expect I'll buy some of them eventually, especially as I have this album to remind me that these are desirable albums.

The song that immediately stands out is Sawing on the strings, if only because it is the only up-tempo track It's brilliant and it would be nice to see Alison do more such tracks, but she loves those ballads that make up the rest of the album, including the two covers of Don Williams songs that bookend the album. You're just a country boy (the opener) is a gender-adaptation of I'm just a country boy. Lay down beside me (the closer) actually appeared first on a Kenny Rogers album on his eponymous 1977 album featuring Lucille. Don's own version didn't appear on album until 1978, when it was included on his Expressions album. Here, Alison sings it as a duet with John Waite. He is famous for Missing you, a song that he and Alison also recorded as a duet for this album.

There is plenty of great music here, although a little more variation in tempo might have made it even better.

2009-05-16 -- 5/5:: A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection
This is an excellent example of how Alison Krauss keeps "fresh". She is so good, as usual, and yet this CD is different from most she has done. She is amazing!

2009-04-19 -- 5/5:: Allison Krause, A Hundred Miles or More
Loved this variety of music. One of the best song selections on a single CD I have purchased in a long time. I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves Allison.

2009-03-21 -- 4/5:: Another great one for Allison Krauss
I have just about all of her C.D.s. This is another really great one. I really like most of the songs on this album. (There is only about 2 - 3 songs that I am not crazy about.)

Allsion Krauss is a rare talent and only seems to get better with time. I have always loved her and I suppose I always will.