Don McLean (album)
1972 studio album by Don McLean
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Don McLean is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in 1972, peaking at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1] It was reissued by BGO Records in 1996. The photo on the cover of the album was taken overlooking the village of Cold Spring, New York.
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| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1972 | |||
| Studios | Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Ed Freeman | |||
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Record World said of the single "Dreidel" that the "intelligent lyrics sustain interest."[2]
Record World called the single "If We Try" a "ballad beauty."[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C−[4] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Don McLean, except where indicated.
- "Dreidel" - 3:45
- "Bronco Bill's Lament" - 3:36
- "Oh, My What a Shame" - 3:30
- "If We Try" - 3:30
- "The More You Pay (The More It's Worth)" - 2:51
- "Narcisissima" 3:53
- "Falling Through Time" - 3:44
- "On the Amazon" (Vivian Ellis, Clifford Grey, Greatrex Newman) - 3:17
- "Birthday Song" - 2:34
- "The Pride Parade" - 4:31
Chart positions
| Chart (1972/73) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] | 15 |
| Canada | 15[citation needed] |
| Billboard 200 | 23[citation needed] |
Personnel
- Don McLean - guitar, vocals
- Warren Bernhardt - piano on "Oh My What a Shame"
- Dick Hyman - piano on "On the Amazon"
- Ralph MacDonald - percussion, conga
- Ed Trickett - hammered dulcimer
- Don Brooks - harmonica
- Howard "Buzz" Feiten - guitar
- Neil Larsen - piano
- Tony Levin - bass on "Dreidel" and "Birthday Song"
- Chris Parker - drums
- George Ricci - cello
- Bob Rothstein - bass, vocals
- Russ Savakus - bass, violin, vocals
- Ed Freeman - string arrangements
- West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm and Noise Choir - chorus
- Technical
- Tom Flye, Dennis Ferrante, Ed Sprigg, Rod O'Brien - engineer
- John Olson - cover photography
Releases
- CD Don McLean Beat Goes On / BGO Records 2011
