Don't Be Sad
"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 The Smashing Pumpkins' James Iha,[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