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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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	C−[2]

Don McLean
Studio album by Don McLean
Released	November 1972
Recorded	Fall 1972
Studio	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)

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" (Vivian Ellis, Clifford Grey, Greatrex Newman) - 3:17
9. "Birthday Song" - 2:34
10. "The Pride Parade" - 4:31

Chart positions

Chart (1972/73)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3]	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

External links

• Don McLean at AllMusic

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