She has released eleven 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 the Cold Mountain soundtrack, which led to her performance at the 2004 Academy Awards. During her career she has won 26 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist (and the third most awarded artist overall) in Grammy history.
Krauss made her recording debut in 1985 on the independent album, Different Strokes, featuring her brother Viktor, Swamp Weiss, and Jim Hoiles. From the age of 12 she performed with bassist and songwriter John Pennell in a band called "Silver Rail". Pennell later formed Union Station and Krauss joined at his invitation, replacing their previous fiddler Andrea Zonn. Pennell remains one of her favorite songwriters and wrote some of her early work including the popular "Every Time You Say Goodbye."
Later that year she signed to Rounder Records, and in 1987, at 16, she released her debut album Too Late to Cry with Union Station as her backup band.
Krauss' debut solo album was followed shortly by her first group album with Union Station in 1989 Two Highways. Many traditional bluegrass numbers appeared on the album,[citation needed] along with a bluegrass interpretation of The Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider." Alison Krauss and Union Station would later perform at the 1989 Newport Folk Festival.
Krauss' contract with Rounder required her to alternate between releasing a solo album and an album with Union Station, and she released the solo album I've Got That Old Feeling in 1990. It was her first album to rise onto the Billboard charts, peaking in the top seventy-five on the country chart. The album also was a notable point in her career as she earned her first Grammy Award, the single "Steel Rails" was her first single tracked by Billboard, and the title single "I've Got That Old Feeling" was the first song for which she recorded a music video...
I'm Gone
Alison Krauss and Union Station Lyrics
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You said love could not erase
The ever present memory of another face
I tried to make you love me
How I could I be so blind
To think I'd be the one to change your mind
And if I'm gone before you start
Well you can find me in your heart
Who can say if its right wrong
I've waited for you too long
And if I can't hold on
I'm Gone
When you came to me
I said love will find a way
For every heart that leaves another heart must stay
I guess you couldn't see
As the shadow's in the night
It seems the time for us just wasn't right
[Chorus]
The lyrics of "I'm Gone" by Alison Krauss & Union Station describe a failed romantic relationship where the singer realizes that her love interest is not fully committed to her despite her efforts to make him stay. In the first verse, the singer addresses her love interest, acknowledging that he came to her with emotional baggage from a past relationship. Despite her efforts to make him forget his past love and focus on her, the singer has come to realize that he is not fully invested in their relationship. In the second verse, the singer acknowledges that she is hopeful that love will find a way to make things work, but her love interest cannot see it. They part ways and the singer comes to terms with the fact that she cannot force someone to love her.
The chorus of the song is a statement of resilience and a refusal to wait any longer for her love interest to come around. She acknowledges that she may not be physically present, but she will always linger in his heart. The lyrics suggest that the singer has come to terms with the fact that the relationship was not meant to be, and she is ready to let go and move on with her life.
Line by Line Meaning
When you came to me
At the beginning of our relationship
You said love could not erase
You explained that your love for me could not erase
The ever present memory of another face
The constant memory of a previous lover
I tried to make you love me
I attempted to make you love me
How I could I be so blind
I was ignorant to the reality of the situation
To think I'd be the one to change your mind
To believe that I could alter your thoughts and feelings
And if I'm gone before you start
If I am no longer here when you realize
Well you can find me in your heart
You will still have a piece of me in your heart
Who can say if its right wrong
It is difficult to determine the correctness
I've waited for you too long
I have waited for you for an excessive amount of time
And if I can't hold on
If I am unable to continue
I'm Gone
I will be gone for good
When you came to me
During the beginning of our relationship
I said love will find a way
I claimed that love will find a solution
For every heart that leaves another heart must stay
When one person departs, another person will remain
I guess you couldn't see
I suppose you failed to notice
As the shadow's in the night
Similar to shadows in the evening
It seems the time for us just wasn't right
It appears that the timing was not in our favor
[Chorus]
Repeating the main refrain of the song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRIS WEBBY, ELLIOT GLEAVE, OLIVER DENE JONES
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When will another album with Alison Kraus be released? I've been waiting for it for a long time...and when will there be a tour in Europe. I've been waiting for it for a long time!