Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - 'Rich Woman'

The musical collaboration of the decade, Raising Sand is the sound of two iconic figures stepping out of their respective comfort zones and letting their instincts lead them across a brave new sonic landscape. Despite hailing from distinctly different backgrounds, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant share a maverick spirit and willingness to extend the boundaries of their respective genres. This spirit, expertly honed by producer T Bone Burnett, has resulted in an album pitched three steps beyond some cosmic collision of early urban blues, spacious West Texas country, and the untapped potential of the folk-rock revolution.

Supported by the unparalleled musicianship of Marc Ribot, Dennis Crouch, Mike Seeger, Jay Bellerose, Norman Blake, Greg Leisz, Patrick Warren, and Riley Baugus, Plant and Krauss -- as both solo and harmony vocalists -- tackle an intriguing selection of songs from such tunesmiths as Tom Waits, Gene Clark, Sam Phillips, Townes Van Zandt, The Everly Brothers, and Mel Tillis. Raising Sand finds Robert Plant and Alison Krauss exploring popular music's elemental roots while still sounding effortlessly, breathtakingly contemporary.

Raising Sand was the 2009 Grammy Award winner for Album of the Year, Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album, Record of the Year (for Raising Sand's "Please Read the Letter," a tune originally recorded for Page-Plant's Walking Into Clarksdale), Best Country Collaboration With Vocals ("Killing the Blues") and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Rich Woman").

Raising Sand track listing
1 Rich Woman
2 Killing The Blues
3 Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
4 Polly Come Home
5 Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
6 Through The Morning, Through The Night
7 Please Read The Letter
8 Trampled Rose
9 Fortune Teller
10 Stick With Me Baby
11 Nothin’
12 Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson
13 Your Long Journey

Additional musicians
Riley Baugus – banjo
Jay Bellerose – drums
Norman Blake – acoustic guitar
T Bone Burnett – acoustic and electric guitars, six-string bass guitar
Dennis Crouch – upright bass
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Marc Ribot – acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, electric guitar
Mike Seeger – autoharp
Patrick Warren – keyboards, pump organ, toy piano

Production
T Bone Burnett – production
Gavin Lurssen – mastering engineering
Stacy Parrish – audio engineering
Mike Piersante – audio engineering, mixing

[kaloyankolev]

Sicario seemed like a stupid action movie but then it turned out to be an absolute masterpiece

[thechicagoriver]

Bar Scene in "Sicario" Careful who you pickup

[vitooiznop]

Can’t believe this is Robert Plant. And I’m really digging that tremolo guitar…..very early 1960s beach style! ☀️🌴 🎸

[tonyt.michaels]

For me this is the best cut off the album. Robert Plant carries the vocals.

[diannedrouillard]

Love this tune. Very jazzy, yet sounds 60s beach tone.

[russeli]

Robert said that while Alison and he were rehearsing, she had to tell him to stop shouting with his singing. So he did and they got to the place of perfect harmony. He developed the upmost respect for her.

[arizonadaveellis]

Sicario brought me here! Good and interesting duet. Zeppelin meets Union Station!

[MultiShitbags]

this is what plant is doing at his age and i aprove

[automan]

Love this tune, Robert and Alison deliver a tour de force. Elegant and sexy on so many levels....what a groove!

[Luanaferreiranyc]

If this is country music, I am here for it. ALL of it...

[Deadwood_Valley]

This tune has got so much swagger it oozes sexiness, all over. Brilliantly done and kudos to all involved in this production. ❤

[--goodbuddy]

Alison... if only you were old enough to have seen what Robert used to look like in the 60's you would've held him hostage in your bedroom... As for me... I will always see Robert as a 25 yr old man in my eyes 😍

[fasthorserider]

Plant & Krauss. Can't get better than this.

[cathysouza]

I heard this song on movie mad money since that day I love this song

[bayurohmantikayamin]

The winner of Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2009 Grammy Award. Such a beautiful and elegant song. Both Robert Plant and Alison Krauss delivered good performance. I love how their vocal combined. Don't forget the third star for this wonderful collaboration: the one and only T Bone Burnett. He produced a lot of blues, country and folk song, including this. No wonder their album, "Raising Sand" won Album Of The Year.

[yadaben-yisrael]

Perdomo Habano cigar with a shot of Pampero Aniversario rum……in my zone rockin to this

[naarabrabo]

This film in Brazil is called: crazy for love, addicted to money. I LOOOVEEE!!!

[guymarion]

"A cosmic collision of early urban blues, spacious West Texas country, and the untapped potential of the folk-rock", Absolutely. I don't think it could be said better. I find myself listening to this song, with goose bumps and all, loving every second of it but struggling to ascribe it a 'genre' or a precedent or whatever you want to call it. It's original... it's simply a fuckin powerful, beautiful, daring masterpiece performed by two incredibly talented artists. I can't stop listening to this song!

[MrGaultier]

Wow hearing this for first time today and gets better every time. What a combination. Perfect!!

[Odessa]

Man, that's one smooth tune. If honey had a sound, this'd be it