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Leave the Light On
(2006)
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Chris Smither doesn't do much here that he hasn't done throughout his long career, but there's no crime in consistent excellence. That career, launched during the Boston folk revival of the late '60s, has now encompassed a dozen albums, with a lengthy hiatus throughout most of the '70s and '80s as Smither battled the demons of alcoholism and ...
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Drive You Home Again
(1999)
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Veteran Texas singer/songwriter Chris Smither sounds a bit like a Tim Hardin for the '90s, so it's no surprise to come upon a cover of Hardin's "Don't Make Promises" halfway through this excellent album. Smither's gravelly, instantly recognizable voice is a perfect fit for his pensive, sharply honed lyrics and his blues and folk-based music. ...
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Train Home
(2003)
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Chris Smither settles into his distinctive combination of folk and blues with this excellent release. Although not pushing established boundaries, his rich, velvety voice and mature spoken-sung vocals convey a sense of truth and add depth to these introspective compositions. A bit of early Tom Waits creeps into his leathery vocals on a jaunty ...
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It Ain't Easy
(1984)
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Following two releases for Poppy Records in the early '70s, as well as a third recording that never saw the light of day, Chris Smither finally returned in 1984 with It Ain't Easy. Armed simply with guitar and voice, Smither delivers a dozen tunes (14 on the CD reissue) that embody the best tradition of blues and folk. Whether it's his originals, ...
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Happier Blue
(1993)
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Chris Smither
All the elements of Chris Smither's distinctive style are here: passionate vocals, his cool songs, and some covers. This is a NAIRD award winning album. ~ Richard Meyer, All Music Guide
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Small Revelations
(1997)
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Up on the Lowdown
(1995)
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Honeysuckle Dog
(2004)
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Another Way to Find You
(1991)
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This captures folk-blues guitarist-singer-songwriter Smither playing live in the studio for a hand-picked audience over the Christmas holidays in 1989. Smither presents 17 songs of his own derivation and others, blasting it all out in a couple of sharp sets in the time-honored folk music club tradition. His guitar work is clean and well played, ...
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Every Road I Take: The Best of Contemporary Acoustic Blues
(1999)
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Every Road I Take: The Best of Contemporary Acoustic Blues doesn't do a bad job of living up to its title, sampling tracks from some of the most acclaimed blues artists of the late '90s. There is material from artists like R.L. Burnside, Keb' Mo', Rory Block, Tab Benoit, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and more, painting a rich and diverse portrait of the ...
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Blues Live from Mountain Stage
(1995)
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The Blues Live from Mountain Stage series continues documenting contemporary roots music's finest performers with this fine collection of blues performances, featuring artists including Charles Brown ("Quicksand Blues"), Charlie Musselwhite ("Blues Why Do You Worry Me?"), and Tracy Nelson ("It Hurts Me Too"). ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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I'm a Stranger Too!
(1970)
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Chris Smither left New Orleans in the mid-'60s for Boston, and quickly became part of a booming Cambridge folk scene that also included Bonnie Raitt, who went on to make his "Love (Me) Like a Man" a folk-blues standard. He eventually signed a deal with Poppy Records, which led to the release of I'm a Stranger Too! in 1970. Although he was just ...
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Life in the Folk Lane, Vol. 2
(1995)
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Time Stands Still
(2009)
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Global Gumbo
(1995)
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Turn of the Decade 1989-90: Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival
(1997)
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Turn of the Decade 1989-90: Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival contains highlights from two sequential Newport Folk Festivals, which featured a wide variety of folk, country, and rock artists. Among the best moments are Richard Thompson's "She Moves Through the Fair," and Shawn Colvin's "Cry like an Angel," Michelle Shocked's "Ballad of Penny ...
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