''So Long So Wrong'' is an album by the bluegrass group

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, released in 1997, and the first to feature guitar and mandolin player

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who would replace

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. The album reached number 4 on '' Billboard's'' Country Albums chart. In 1998 ''So Long So Wrong'' won three Grammys:

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for "Looking in the Eyes of Love", Best Country Instrumental Performance for "

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Critical reception

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'' called the album "a beautiful, delicate recording," writing that "at its best, this CD shows a great band's instrumental luster and virtuosity." ''

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'' wrote: "Music this subtle and self-effacing is rare in any category; Union Station shun both the hot-licks showboating of conventional bluegrass and the soft-rock suburbanization of contemporary country."

Track listing

# "So Long So Wrong" (Patrick Brayer, Walden Dahl) – 3:22 # "No Place to Hide" (Bob Lucas) – 3:28 # "Deeper Than Crying" (Mark Simos) – 3:07 # "I Can Let Go Now" ( Michael McDonald) – 2:27 # "The Road Is a Lover" (Lucas) – 3:11 # "

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) – 1:43 # "It Doesn't Matter" (

Harley Allen Harley Lee Allen (January 23, 1956March 30, 2011) was an American bluegrass and country singer and songwriter. Early life Allen was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of bluegrass performer Red Allen. Discography Studio albums Singles Mu ...

) – 3:52 # "Find My Way Back to My Heart" (Simos) – 3:33 # "I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers" (Public Domain) – 3:02 # "Looking in the Eyes of Love" (

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, Tricia Walker) – 4:19 # "Pain of a Troubled Life" ( Ron Block) – 2:54 # "Happiness" (Michael McDonald,

Viktor Krauss Viktor Krauss is an American musician who plays acoustic and electric bass. He has released solo albums and has worked as a sideman with many musicians, including his sister, singer and fiddler Alison Krauss. Music career Krauss was born to Fre ...

) – 3:55 # "Blue Trail of Sorrow" ( Jeff White) – 3:39 # "There Is a Reason" (Block) – 5:35

Personnel

Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass- country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of 8 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed wit ...

– vocal, fiddle *

– guitar, bass, vocals * Ron Block – guitar, banjo, vocals * Barry Bales – bass, vocals *

– mandolin, mandola, vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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