"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), and issued as a single to radio in 2001.
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?"
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
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