''Drag It Up'' is a studio album by

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country/ rock band Old 97's, released in 2004 (see

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). The album's title comes from the fourth track, "Smokers." The album peaked at #120 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Critical reception

'' No Depression'' wrote that "at least half the record is subdued in tone and tempo. If the overall result isn’t quite as rawk, well, the sound suits the songs, and that makes all the difference." The ''

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'' wrote that "the songwriting is only fair, and the murky songs sound like they were recorded in a tin shed during a heavy downpour." The ''

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'' called the album "joyous alt-country."

Track listing

All tracks by Rhett Miller, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond and Philip Peeples. #"Won't Be Home" - 4:48 #"Moonlight" - 3:40 #"Borrowed Bride" - 2:08 #"Smokers" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 3:52 #"Coahuila" (vocals by Ken Bethea) - 2:27 #"Blinding Sheets Of Rain" - 3:20 #"Valium Waltz" - 4:39 #"In The Satellite Rides A Star" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 4:40 #"The New Kid" - 3:41 #"Bloomington" - 3:27 #"Adelaide" - 3:29 #"Friends Forever" - 3:08 #"No Mother" - 4:59

Personnel

Old 97's *

Rhett Miller Stewart Ransom "Rhett" Miller II (born September 1970) is the lead singer of the country rock band Old 97's. He also records and performs as a solo musician, and has been published as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction. Early life Mille ...

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, backup vocals on "Smokers" and "Satellite," additional backup vocals on "Coahulia" *Murry Hammond -

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, backing vocals, harmonium on "No Mother," electric guitar on "New Kid," lead guitar and tambourine on "Bloomington," lead vocals on "Smokers," vocals,

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and

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on "Satellite" *Ken Bethea - lead guitar,

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, no. 2 plectrum on "No Mother," lead vocals on "Coahulia" *Philip Peeples -

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, tambourines *Ken, Murry, Rhett and Philip - group backup vocals on "No Mother," "Friends Forever" and "Smokers" Additional Musicians *Craig Packham - tambourine on "New Kid" *Archie Thompson - piano on "Borrowed Bride" *Mitch Manker - trumpet on "Adelaide," appears courtesy of the Ray Charles Orchestra *Sarah Neill - age 2, backward piano on "Valium Waltz" *Chris Lawrence -

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on "Moonlight" and "Blinding Sheets of Rain"

References

External links

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