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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1972 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Ed Freeman | |||
| Don McLean chronology | ||||
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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, NY.
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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   
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| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
References
- ^ "Don Mclean: Don McLean -- Charts and Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 16, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 17, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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