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Don't It Drag On Studio album by Chris Smither Released 1972 Recorded November 30 - December 4, 1971 Genre Blues, folk Length 34:56 Label Poppy, Tomato Producer Michael Cuscuna Chris Smither chronology I'm a Stranger Too!
(1970)Don't It Drag On
(1972)It Ain't Easy
(1984)Don't It Drag On is an album by American singer/songwriter Chris Smither, released in 1972. It was re-released on CD along with I'm a Stranger Too! in 2002.
Contents
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Robert Christgau (A-) [2] Writing for Allmusic, critic Brett Hartenbach called Smither "a great writer who knows when to look elsewhere for material, a masterful guitarist who understands simplicity and a powerful singer with restraint.": and wrote of the album "while the bulk of Smither's material has a ruminative, melancholic tone, don't expect typical singer/songwriter fare."[1] Music critic Robert Christgau also praised the album, writing "Smither writes tough-minded yet numinous post-folk songs that do justice to his adventurous taste in other people's... A smart record."[2]
Track listing
All songs by Chris Smither unless otherwise noted.
- "Lonesome Georgia Brown"
- "Down in the Flood" (Bob Dylan)
- "I've Got Mine"
- "Statesboro Blues" (Willie McTell)
- "Another Way to Find You"
- "No Expectations" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
- "Friend of the Devil" (Dawson, Garcia, Hunter)
- "Don't It Drag On"
- "Every Mother's Son"
- "Mail Order Mystics"
- "I Feel the Same"
Personnel
- Chris Smither – vocals, guitar
- John Bailey - guitar, autoharp
- Rod Hicks - bass
- Happy Traum - banjo
- Bonnie Raitt - background vocals
- Maria Muldaur - background vocals
- Kathryn Rose - background vocals
- Roy Markowitz - drums
- Eric Kaz - piano
- Ben Keith - dobro, pedal steel guitar
- Stuart Schulman - violin
Production
- Produced by Michael Cuscuna
- Engineered by Nick Jameson
References
- ^ a b Hartenbach, Brett. "Don't It Drag On > Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r89521. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Don't It Drag On > Review". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=256. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
Categories:- 1972 albums
- Chris Smither albums
- Albums produced by Michael Cuscuna
- Tomato Records albums
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