Don't Be Sad
# 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 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?"

## 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
