Drag It Up

Drag It Up is a studio album by American country/rock band Old 97's, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).[8][9] The album's title comes from the fourth track, "Smokers."

Drag It Up
Studio album by
Old 97's
ReleasedJuly 27, 2004
RecordedSoil of the South Productions, San Diego CA and Dreamland Studios, Woodstock NY
GenreCountry rock, alternative country
Length48:19
LabelNew West Records[1]
ProducerMark Neill[2]
Old 97's chronology
Satellite Rides
(2001)		 Drag It Up
(2004)		 Alive & Wired
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert Christgau[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Pitchfork7/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

The album peaked at #120 on the Billboard 200.[10]

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."[11] The Hartford Courant wrote that "the songwriting is only fair, and the murky songs sound like they were recorded in a tin shed during a heavy downpour."[12] The Cleveland Scene called the album "joyous alt-country."[13]

Track listing

All tracks by Rhett Miller, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond and Philip Peeples.

  1. "Won't Be Home" - 4:48
  2. "Moonlight" - 3:40
  3. "Borrowed Bride" - 2:08
  4. "Smokers" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 3:52
  5. "Coahuila" (vocals by Ken Bethea) - 2:27
  6. "Blinding Sheets Of Rain" - 3:20
  7. "Valium Waltz" - 4:39
  8. "In The Satellite Rides A Star" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 4:40
  9. "The New Kid" - 3:41
  10. "Bloomington" - 3:27
  11. "Adelaide" - 3:29
  12. "Friends Forever" - 3:08
  13. "No Mother" - 4:59

Personnel

Old 97's

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 - pedal steel guitar on "Moonlight" and "Blinding Sheets of Rain"

References
  1. "Old 97's - Drag It Up [CD/DVD]". New West Records.
  2. "Mr. Record Man: Old 97's". May 1, 2014.
  3. "Drag It Up - Old 97's | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Old 97's". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 297.CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. "Old 97's: Drag It Up". Pitchfork.
  7. "Rolling Stone Review".
  8. "Old 97s: Drag It Up Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
  9. "Old 97's | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. "Old 97's". Billboard.
  11. "Old 97's - Drag It Up". No Depression.
  12. "OLD 97'S BETTER STICK WITH OLD". courant.com.
  13. Byrne, Steve. "Old 97's". Cleveland Scene.
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