2001 single by Whiskeytown
"Don't Be Sad " is a song by alt-country band Whiskeytown , from their album, Pneumonia . It was co-written by Ryan Adams , Mike Daly , and James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins ),[1] and issued as a single to radio in 2001.[2]
Ryan Adams says this about the track: "I think there's a duality in that song. I think on one hand, it's saying, 'Hang on, we'll get through this,' but deep down, we know we're not going to get through it at all. I don't know. Damn, that song just kinda says it all, doesn't it?"[2]
Track listing
Credits
Musicians
Ryan Adams — Guitars, vocals, piano & harmonica
Caitlin Cary — Fiddle & backing vocals
Mike Daly — Guitars, pedal steel, lap steel, dulcimer, mandocello, mandolin, keyboards & backing vocals
Brad Rice — Guitars
Jennifer Condos — Bass
Mike Santoro — Bass
Richard Causon — Keyboards
James Iha - Guitars & Backing vocals
Tommy Stinson — Guitar & dobro
James Jumbo Aumonier — Celeste
Ethan Johns — Drums, bass, mandolin, mandocello, keyboards, percussion & guitars
Production credits
Produced by Ethan Johns
Engineered by Trina Shoemaker
Mixed & engineered by Ethan Johns
Recorded at Dreamland Studios & House Of Blues Studios
Mixed at The Sound Factory
Mastered by Doug Sax & Robert Hadley at the Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
References
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