Don't It Drag On

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
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." Village Voice 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."

Track listing
All songs by Chris Smither unless otherwise noted.
 * 1) "Lonesome Georgia Brown"
 * 2) "Down in the Flood" (Bob Dylan)
 * 3) "I've Got Mine"
 * 4) "Statesboro Blues" (Blind Willie McTell)
 * 5) "Another Way to Find You"
 * 6) "No Expectations" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
 * 7) "Friend of the Devil" (John Dawson, Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
 * 8) "Don't It Drag On"
 * 9) "Every Mother's Son"
 * 10) "Mail Order Mystics"
 * 11) "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
 * Milton Glaser - art direction, design
 * Duane Michals - photography
 * Bill Wasserzieher - reissue liner notes