Don't Be Happy... Just Worry

Don't Be Happy... Just Worry is the second extended play (EP) by British rock band the Wildhearts. It was released on 23 November 1992 by East West and Bronze Records, it consists of remixed versions of all four tracks from the band's first EP Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go alongside four new tracks recorded at Rockfield Studios in Rockfield, Wales with producer Robert Musso. The EP was the band's first release to chart, reaching number 91 on the UK Albums Chart.

Background

After touring in promotion of their debut EP Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go, the Wildhearts recorded four new tracks at Rockfield Studios in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales in the summer of 1992. For the sessions, the band worked with American producer Robert Musso and mixing engineer Terry Date. In addition to the new songs, ''Don't Be Happy... Just Worry also features all four tracks from Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go'', newly remixed by Date and dubbed the "Anti-Dance Mixes". A single-disc mini album version was issued on 25 April 1994. ==Reception==

Reception

Commercial ''Don't Be Happy... Just Worry'' was the Wildhearts' first release to chart, registering at number 91 on the UK Albums Chart. Critical ''Don't Be Happy... Just Worry received mixed reviews from critics. In a brief feature for Music Week around the time of its initial release, Andy Martin gave the EP a rating of two out of five. Martin later reviewed the EP for Music Week'' upon its 1994 reissue, this time awarding it three out of five and hailing it as being "brimful of topping pop rock songs". ==Track listing==

Personnel

The Wildhearts • Ginger Wildheart – lead vocals, guitar, production • CJ Wildheart – guitar, backing vocals, production • Danny McCormack – bass, production • Bam Ross – drums, production Additional personnel • Dan Priest – production and engineering on tracks 1–4 • Doug Cook – engineering on tracks 1–4 • Robert Musso – production on tracks 5–8 • Paul Cobbold – engineering on tracks 5–8 • Terry Date – mixing on tracks 5–8, remix on tracks 1–4 ==Charts==

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