Don McLean (album)

Don McLean
Studio album by Don McLean
Released	November 1972
Recorded	Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock
Length	35:45
Label	United Artists
Producer	Ed Freeman
Don McLean chronology
American Pie (1971) Don McLean (1972) Playin' Favorites (1973)

Don McLean is an 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. Photo on the cover of the album was taken overlooking the Village of Cold Spring, NY.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	C− link

Track listing

All tracks composed by Don McLean, except where indicated.

1. "Dreidel" - 3:45
2. "Bronco Bill's Lament" - 3:36
3. "Oh, My What a Shame" - 3:30
4. "If We Try" - 3:30
5. "The More You Pay (The More It's Worth)" - 2:51
6. "Narcisissima" 3:53
7. "Falling Through Time" - 3:44
8. "On the Amazon" - 3:17 (Vivian Ellis, Clifford Grey)
9. "Birthday Song" - 2:34
10. "The Pride Parade" - 4:31

Personnel

• Don McLean - guitar, vocals
• Warren Bernhardt - piano
• Dick Hyman - piano
• Ralph MacDonald - percussion, conga
• Ed Trickett - dulcimer
• Don Brooks - harmonica
• Howard "Buzz" Feiten - guitar
• Neil Larsen - piano
• Tony Levin - bass
• Chris Parker - drums
• George Ricci - cello
• Bob Rothstein - bass, vocals
• Russ Savakus - bass, violin, vocals
• West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm and Noise Choir - chorus

Releases

• CD Don McLean Beat Goes On / BGO Records 2011

References

External links

• Don McLean at AllMusic