| Windy City | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Alison Krauss |
| Cover: | Alison Krauss Windy City cover.jpg |
| Caption: | Cover of the album's standard edition |
| Recorded: | 2013, 2016 |
| Genre: | Country, Nashville sound |
| Length: | 34:14 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Buddy Cannon |
| Prev Title: | Paper Airplane |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
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." 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."
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.[7] As of March 2018 the album has sold 128,800 copies in the United States.[8]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 70 |
| Australia Country Albums (ARIA)[10] | 9 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 40 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 29 |
| Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[13] | 8 |
| Chart (2017) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] | 49 | |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[15] | 17 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | February 17, 2017 | Capitol | |||
| United Kingdom | March 3, 2017 | Decca | [16] |