Editing Don't Tell the Band

{{Infobox album
| name       = Don't Tell the Band
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Widespread Panic]]
| cover      = WidespreadPanicDTTB.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = June 19, 2001
| recorded   = 2000
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[southern rock]], [[jam band|jam]]
| length     = 82:33
| label      = [[Widespread Records]], [[Sanctuary Records]]
| producer   = [[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]], [[Widespread Panic]]
| prev_title = [[Another Joyous Occasion]]
| prev_year  = 2000
| next_title = [[Live in the Classic City]]
| next_year  = 2002
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r553485|first=Tom|last=Semioli}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev2Score = (Not Rated) <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080606011003/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/widespreadpanic/albums/album/4937574/review/6068174/dont_tell_the_band Rolling Stone review]</ref>
}}
'''''Don't Tell the Band''''', is the seventh studio album released by the [[Athens, GA]] based band [[Widespread Panic]]. It was released on June 19, 2001, in two forms, a single disc and a double disc release. It was the second release through the band's own label, '''Widespread Records''', in conjunction with UK-based label [[Sanctuary Records]]. The album covered a wide variety of styles, from rock to Latin and grunge to soul, yet did not depart from this [[jam band]]'s signature sound.

[[Randall Bramblett]], a solo musician and member of [[Steve Winwood]]'s touring band, joined Widespread Panic on the tenor saxophone for a cover of [[Firehose (band)|Firehose]]'s ''Sometimes.'' ''Big Wooly Mammoth,'' a long-time crowd favorite sung by John "JoJo" Herman, was finally brought to the studio for this release. Unknown at the time, this would be [[Michael Houser]]'s last studio album with Widespread Panic, before his cancer-related death in 2002.

Songs from Disc Two comprise the first five tracks of the band's June 2002 release [[Live in the Classic City]] and are from the opening of the band's April 1, 2000 performance at the Classic Center Theater in [[Athens, GA]].  Track 1, "Action Man," appears in its original instrumental form unlike the album version, which contains lyrics. The songs "Action Man" & "Give" also appeared in the [[EA Sports]] video game '''''[[NASCAR 2001]]'''''.

The album reached a peak position of #57 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. The album also reached a peak position of #12 on the [[Billboard magazine|Top Internet Albums]] chart.

== Track listing ==
All songs by Widespread Panic unless otherwise noted.

{{Track listing
| headline=Disc One
| total_length=56:06
| title1=Little Lily
| length1=05:07

| title2=Give
| length2=03:29

| title3=Imitation Leather Shoes
| length3=04:15

| title4=This Part of Town
| length4=05:20

| title5=Sometimes
| writer5=[[Ed Crawford]]
| length5=03:32

| title6=Thought Sausage
| length6=04:39

| title7=Down
| length7=03:52

| title8=Big Wolly Mammoth/Tears of a Woman
| length8=06:45

| title9=Casa del Grillo
| length9=06:30

| title10=Old Joe
| length10=03:50

| title11=Action Man
| length11=04:30

| title12= Don't Tell the Band
| length12=04:11
}}

{{Track listing
| headline=Disc Two
| extra_column=Guest
| total_length=26:27
| title1=Action Man
| length1=04:25

| title2=Chilly Water, Part I
| length2=04:02

| title3=Pleas
| length3=09:34

| title4=Chilly Water, Part II
| length4=02:29

| title5=C. Brown
| extra5=John Keane, [[Pedal Steel Guitar]]
| length5=05:55
}}

==Personnel==
'''Widespread Panic'''
*[[John Bell (musician)|John Bell]] – [[guitar]], [[vocals]]
*[[John Hermann]] –	[[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], vocals
*[[Michael Houser]] – guitars, vocals
*[[Todd Nance]] – [[drum kit|drums]], vocals
*[[Domingo S. Ortiz]] – [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
*[[Dave Schools]] –	[[bass guitar|bass]]

'''Guest Performers'''
*[[Randall Bramblett]] – [[tenor saxophone|tenor sax]] on "Sometimes"
*[[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] – [[pedal steel guitar]] on "This Part of Town", additional guitar noises on "Casa Del Grillo"

'''Production'''
*[[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] – engineer, Mixing
*Ken Love – mastering
*Doug Trantow –	engineer, Mixing
*Flournoy Holmes – artwork, Design

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://widespreadpanic.com/ Widespread Panic website]
*[http://everydaycompanion.com Everyday Companion]
*[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r553485|pure_url=yes}} All Music entry, single disc]
*[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r538121|pure_url=yes}} All Music entry, double disc]

{{Widespread Panic}}

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[[Category:2001 albums]]
[[Category:Widespread Panic albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by John Keane (record producer)]]