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| recorded = December 1968
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| studio = [[Elektra Sound Recorders|Elektra]], Los Angeles, California
| genre = {{hlist|[[Psychedelic folk]]<ref>{{cite web|date=July 11, 2019|title=10 Essential Psychedelic Folk Albums|url=https://www.treblezine.com/10-essential-psychedelic-folk-albums/|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Treble}}</ref>|[[jazz fusion]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=Starsailor - Tim Buckley {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000653397|access-date=July 26, 2021|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>|[[folk jazz]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|author-link=Richie Unterberger|title=Gypsy Woman by Tim Buckley - Track Info|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/gypsy-woman-mt0035332095|access-date=April 2, 2023|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>}}
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'''''Happy Sad''''' is the third album by American singer-songwriter [[Tim Buckley]], released in April 1969. It was recorded at [[Elektra Sound Recorders]] in Los Angeles, California and was produced by former [[Lovin' Spoonful]] members [[Zal Yanovsky]] and, coincidentally, his subsequent replacement [[Jerry Yester]]. It marked the beginning of Buckley's experimental period, as it incorporated elements of [[jazz]] that he had never used before. Many of the songs here represent a departure from the [[binary form]] that dominated much of his previous work.
==Composition== The sound of the album is characterized by [[David Friedman (percussionist)|David Friedman]]'s [[vibraphone]], an instrument which gives the album a more relaxed tone than Buckley's earlier work. The songs are much longer than on previous releases and this style continued through to later works. The vocals on the album are more drawn out than earlier performances and this represents the beginning of Buckley using his voice like an instrument. The [[lyrics]] on ''Happy Sad'' represent a change as Buckley stopped working with [[Larry Beckett]], his lyricist on the two previous albums ''[[Tim Buckley (album)|Tim Buckley]]'' and ''[[Goodbye and Hello (Tim Buckley album)|Goodbye and Hello]]'', and began writing the lyrics himself. Buckley's self-penned efforts stand in contrast to Beckett's occasionally [[Political song|political]] and literary-style work.<ref name="TimBuckleyBiography"> ==Inspirations and song analysis==
''Happy Sad'' shares much in common with his later albums, ''[[Lorca (album)|Lorca]]'' and ''[[Blue Afternoon]]''. Much of the material that would appear on those albums was written at the same time as the songs that appear on this album, representing the most productive and prolific period of Buckley's career. Buckley's musical tastes expanded during the period that the album was written
The first track, "Strange Feelin", was
"Buzzin' Fly" was written much earlier than the rest of the work and was originally performed with a group Buckley had during high school, the Harlequin 3, with bassist [[Jim Fielder]] and later lyricist, [[Larry Beckett]].
The third track, "Love from Room 109 at the Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)", is a song composed of various movements and this represents the second time Buckley wrote in this manner, his previous effort being the title track of ''[[Goodbye and Hello (Tim Buckley album)|Goodbye and Hello]]''. The segments of the song were written separately as "Danang" and "
"Dream Letter" is an ode and apology to his ex-wife, Mary Guibert, and his son [[Jeff Buckley]].<ref name=TimBuckleyBiography/> This is the second song Buckley wrote about the pair, the first being "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" on his previous LP, ''[[Goodbye and Hello (Tim Buckley album)|Goodbye and Hello]]''. In comparison to that song "Dream Letter" has a more apologetic tone, the lyrics reveal this with Buckley lamenting "Does he ever ask about me?"
"Gypsy Woman" is a long track highlighting Buckley's vocal acrobatics and on the record has some qualities of a [[jam session]]. Buckley and his band were disappointed with its recording but the song would remain as part of Buckley's live repertoire for the following years.<ref name=TimBuckleyBiography/>
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|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Greenwald|first=Matthew|title=Happy Sad - Tim Buckley {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-sad-mw0000653100|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA2941 2941]}}</ref>
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Released at the height of his popularity, ''Happy Sad'' was his highest charting album, reaching No. 81 in the US Pop albums chart, but Buckley's experimentation on this album would alienate some of the fanbase and his mainstream appeal he gained with ''Goodbye and Hello''. However, this was only the beginning of Buckley's experimentation with sound and genre, and subsequent releases would further reduce his mainstream popularity and see his sales take a downturn.
In 2000 it was voted number 954 in [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]|
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
*Tim Buckley – vocals, [[12-string guitar]]
*[[Lee Underwood]] – lead guitar, keyboards
*John Miller – double bass
*Carter C.C. Collins – [[congas]], conductor
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*[[Bruce Botnick]] – engineer
*[[Ed Caraeff]] – photography
*[[William S. Harvey]] – art direction
*Robert L. Heimall – design
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==Further reading==
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*''[[Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley]]''
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