Don't It Drag On
| Don't It Drag On | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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.
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating | 
| Allmusic | |
| 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" (John Dawson, Jerry Garcia, Robert 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
- 1 2 Hartenbach, Brett. "Don't It Drag On > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
 - 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "Don't It Drag On > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
 
