I'm a Stranger Too!

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{{Infobox album

| name = I'm a Stranger Too!

| type = album

| artist = Chris Smither

| cover = Im_A_Stranger_Too.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1970

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| genre = Blues, folk

| length = 36:13

| label = Poppy, Tomato

| producer = Michael Cuscuna, Ron Frangipane

| chronology = Chris Smither

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| prev_year =

| next_title = Don't It Drag On

| next_year = 1972

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative Cover

| type = album

| cover = Golden_Classics_Smither.jpg

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| caption = Re-issue CD cover of I'm a Stranger Too! and Don't It Drag On

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I'm a Stranger Too! is the title of the debut recording of Chris Smither. It was re-released on CD along with Don't It Drag On in 2002. Bonnie Raitt covered "Love (Me) Like a Man" on her second album Give It Up.

{{Music ratings

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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{cite web |first=|last= |title= I'm a Stranger Too! > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id= r217059 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=July 2, 2011}}

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Track listing

All songs by Chris Smither unless otherwise noted.

  1. "A Short While Ago"
  2. "A Song for Susan"
  3. "I Am a Child" (Neil Young)
  4. "Have You Seen My Baby?" (Randy Newman)
  5. "Devil Got Your Woman"
  6. "Homunculus"
  7. "Love You Like a Man"
  8. "Lonely Time"
  9. "Look Down the Road"
  10. "Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine)" (Randy Newman)
  11. "Time to Go Home"

Personnel

  • Chris Smither – vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • John Bailey - acoustic and rhythm guitar, background vocals, arrangements
  • Richard Davis - electric bass
  • Russell George - acoustic bass, fiddle
  • Al Rogers - drums, tambourine

Production

  • Produced by Michael Cuscuna and Ron Frangipane
  • Engineered by Jay Tropp & Brooks Arthur
  • Milton Glaser - graphic design
  • Jim Bogin - photography

References