Oct 18
“Raising Sand” - Rising Anticipation
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant photo by Pamela SpringsteenBurlington, MA - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss‘ upcoming “Raising Sand,” set for an October 23 release on the Rounder label, is quickly becoming one of the most highly anticipated releases for the fall 2007 season.
“Raising Sand” was recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning’s fall music preview. Exclusive appearances are scheduled for the Today Show on October 24th and Charlie Rose as well as major feature articles that are set to run in select publications across the nation.
Already showing major signs of sales success, the album has been on Amazon’s top sellers charts for over two months, and is currently in the Top 5. The album’s first single “Gone, Gone, Gone” is currently in the Top 10 on the AAA charts in its 3rd week of release. Robert and Alison are currently working on a music video for “Gone, Gone, Gone” to debut in the coming weeks, as well as taping an episode of CMT’s Crossroads to air in January. A tour to support the album is being planned now for 2008.
The album was produced by T Bone Burnett and recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with a stellar cast of supporting musicians, including guitarists Marc Ribot and Norman Blake, multi-instrumentalist Mike Seeger, drummer Jay Bellerose, and bassist Dennis Crouch.
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