Windy City is the fourth solo studio album by
bluegrass-
country artist
Alison Krauss. Released on February 17, 2017, the album is Krauss' first solo release since Forget About It in 1999, and includes ten covers of classic songs that she selected with producer
Buddy Cannon.[1]
The deluxe edition adds four live versions of tracks.[2] The
Target Exclusive version adds two more tracks to the deluxe edition.[3] The
Cracker Barrel Exclusive version adds one more track to the regular edition.[4] The
Barnes & Noble Exclusive vinyl LP version has an alternate cover image.[5]
Windy City received generally positive reviews from music critics. At
Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 69 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Mark Deming of
AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and calls it "a richly satisfying experience."[7] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Madison Vain rated the album an A− and states Windy City "enforces Krauss' legacy as one of American music's standout talents."[9]
Commercial performance
Windy City debuted at number one on both the country and Americana charts in the US and UK, as well as number nine on the all-genre
Billboard 200 with 38,000
album-equivalent units, of which 36,000 were pure album sales.[12] As of March 2018 the album has sold 128,800 copies in the United States.[13]
Windy City is the fourth solo studio album by
bluegrass-
country artist
Alison Krauss. Released on February 17, 2017, the album is Krauss' first solo release since Forget About It in 1999, and includes ten covers of classic songs that she selected with producer
Buddy Cannon.[1]
The deluxe edition adds four live versions of tracks.[2] The
Target Exclusive version adds two more tracks to the deluxe edition.[3] The
Cracker Barrel Exclusive version adds one more track to the regular edition.[4] The
Barnes & Noble Exclusive vinyl LP version has an alternate cover image.[5]
Windy City received generally positive reviews from music critics. At
Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 69 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Mark Deming of
AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and calls it "a richly satisfying experience."[7] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Madison Vain rated the album an A− and states Windy City "enforces Krauss' legacy as one of American music's standout talents."[9]
Commercial performance
Windy City debuted at number one on both the country and Americana charts in the US and UK, as well as number nine on the all-genre
Billboard 200 with 38,000
album-equivalent units, of which 36,000 were pure album sales.[12] As of March 2018 the album has sold 128,800 copies in the United States.[13]