Demolition (Ryan Adams album)
Demolition is the third studio album by alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on September 24, 2002, on Lost Highway. The album comprises tracks from Adams' unreleased studio albums, The Suicide Handbook, The Pinkheart Sessions and 48 Hours, as well as "You Will Always Be The Same" from The Stockholm Sessions. In 2009, Adams stated: "I don’t much care for this record. The rock songs are plodding and the quiet songs belonged to better records to make Gold as a compromise then to have to watch those records get broken up for Demolition was heartbreaking."
Personnel
- Ryan Adams – Vocals, Guitar, Electric guitar, Harmonica, Bass, Piano, Synth, Drum Machine
- Mikael Nord Andersson – Dobro
- Bucky Baxter – Pedal Steel Guitar, Background vocals, Guitar
- Michael Blair – Djembe Heartbeat
- Sheldon Gomberg – Bass
- Svante Henryson – Cello
- Ethan Johns – Drums, Background vocals, Electric guitar, Ukulele, Bass, B3
- John Paul Keith – Guitar
- Greg Leisz – Steel Guitar, Dobro
- Billy Mercer – Bass
- Brad Pemberton – Drums
- David Rawlings – Guitar
- Julianna Raye – Background vocals
- Brad Rice – Electric guitar
- Chris Stills – Background vocals, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, B3
- Gillian Welch – Background vocals
Charts
Album
| Country | Peak position |
| US | 28 |
| France | 124 |
| Germany | 83 |
| Ireland | 19 |
| Netherlands | 44 |
| New Zealand | 49 |
| Norway | 14 |
| Sweden | 15 |
| UK | 22 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
| 2002 | "Nuclear" | Irish Singles Chart | 45 |
| 2002 | "Nuclear" | UK Singles Chart | 37 |