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.

Don McLean
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1972
RecordedFall 1972
StudioRecord Plant Studios, New York City
GenreFolk rock
Length35:45
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerEd Freeman
Don McLean chronology
American Pie
(1971)
Don McLean
(1972)
Playin' Favorites
(1973)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Christgau's Record GuideC−[4]

Track listing

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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

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Chart (1972/73) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] 15
Canada 15[citation needed]
Billboard 200 23[citation needed]

Personnel

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Technical
  • Tom Flye, Dennis Ferrante, Ed Sprigg, Rod O'Brien - engineer
  • John Olson - cover photography

Releases

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  • CD Don McLean Beat Goes On / BGO Records 2011

References

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  1. ^ "Don Mclean: Don McLean -- Charts and Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 16, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 17, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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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