Sad Man Happy Man
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{{Infobox album
| name = Sad Man Happy Man
| type = studio
| artist = Mike Doughty
| cover = File:MDoughty_SadMan.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 6, 2009
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| length = 33:33
| label = ATO Records{{Cite web|url=https://atorecords.com/releases/mike-doughty-sad-man-happy-man/|title=Mike Doughty : Sad Man, Happy Man|date=March 3, 2010}}
| producer = Pat Dillett, Mike Doughty, David Kahne (track 3)
| prev_title = Golden Delicious
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Yes and Also Yes
| next_year = 2011
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1642611|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = Consequence of Sound
}}
Sad Man Happy Man is a studio album by Mike Doughty, released in 2009 on ATO Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2009/10/06/mike-doughty-sad-man-happy-man/|title=Outsider Edge: Mike Doughty, 'Sad Man Happy Man'|website=Washington Post}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/112523-mike-doughty-sad-man-happy-man-2496093365.html|title=Mike Doughty: Sad Man Happy Man|date=October 15, 2009|website=PopMatters}}
Critical reception
The album received positive reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/hc-xpm-2010-12-23-hc-sound-mike-doughty-1223-20101223-story.html|title=Mike Doughty's New CD Well Received|first=Kenneth|last=Partridge|website=courant.com}} The Associated Press wrote that "the subtle folk-rock diversity goes from dark ('I Want To Burn You Down') to soaring ('Year Of The Dog') and is rounded out by tight grooves ('Pleasure On Credit') and jangling love songs ('Diane' and the delightfully offbeat 'Lorna Zauberberg')."{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/review-mike-doughty-keeps-it-simple-on-his-latest/|title=Review: Mike Doughty Keeps It Simple On His Latest|website=www.cbsnews.com}}
Track listing
- "Nectarine (Part Two)" – 2:26
- "(I Keep On) Rising Up" – 3:25
- "(You Should Be) Doubly (Gratified)" – 3:07
- "Lorna Zauberberg" – 3:02
- "(I Want To) Burn You (Down)" – 2:01
- "Pleasure on Credit" – 2:48
- "Lord Lord Help Me Just to Rock Rock On" – 2:57
- "(He’s Got The) Whole World (In His Hands)" – 2:40
- "(When I) Box the Days (Up)" – 2:12
- "Year of the Dog" – 2:30
- "Diane" – 2:02
- "How to Fuck a Republican" – 2:52
- "Casper the Friendly Ghost" (Daniel Johnston cover) – 1:32
=iTunes bonus tracks=
- "Three Is a Magic Number" (from Schoolhouse Rock) – 3:23
- "Night World" – 2:07
- "Firefly" (American Music Club cover) – 2:34
- "Let the Moon Get Into It" (Soft Location cover) – 3:11
- "We Will Not Be Lovers" (The Waterboys cover) – 4:27
References
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