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Chris Smither – Don’t Drag It On
Chris Smither
Don't Drag It On
Style: Folk
Label: Poppy
Catalog Number: PYS 5704
Released: 1972, 70's
Born into New Orleans blues and raised on Cambridge folk, Chris “Smither is an American original – a product of the musical melting pot and one of the absolute best singer-songwriters in the world.” He was once called “my Eric Clapton” by country blues legend and lifelong friend Bonnie Raitt who recorded his songs “Love You Like A Man” and “I Feel the Same.” Don’t Drag It On is an underrated folk-blues classic that showcases Smither’s masterful acoustic guitar playing and gorgeous melancholic tone. Released on Poppy (home of kindred spirit Townes Van Zandt), the album features a mix of originals and choice covers of songs by Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, and Blind Willie McTell. Not on streaming!
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Country / Cult Classic
Tracklist:
A1 Lonesome Georgia Brown
A2 Down In The Flood
A3 I’ve Got Mine
A4 Statesboro Blues
A5 Another Way To Find You
A6 No Expectations
B1 Friend Of The Devil
B2 Don’t It Drag On
B3 Every Mother’s Son
B4 Mail Order Mystics
B5 I Feel The Same
Credits:
Arranged By [All Basic Arrangements], Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals – Chris Smither
Art Direction, Design – Milton Glaser
Backing Vocals – Bonnie Raitt, Kathy Rose, Maria Muldaur
Banjo – Happy Traum
Bass Guitar – Rod Hicks
Drums – Roy Markowitz
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Autoharp – John Bailey
Engineer – Nick Jameson
Management – Young/Hunter Management
Mastered By – RL*
Photography By – Duane Michaels*
Piano – Eric Kaz
Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Resonator Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – Ben Keith
Violin, Fiddle – Stu Schulman
Written-By – Chris Smither (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2 to B5)
