Favorites and Rarities

~ Release by Don McLean (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Castles in the Air
recording of:
Castles in the Air
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
42:56
2And I Love You So34:18
3American Pie
engineer:
Tom Flye
producer:
Ed Freeman
electric guitar:
David Spinoza
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician)
performer:
Don McLean
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
recording of:
American Pie
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.958:35
4Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
engineer:
Tom Flye
producer:
Ed Freeman
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
recording of:
Vincent (Starry Starry Night)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
44:01
5Babylon
engineer:
Tom Flye
producer:
Ed Freeman
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
recording of:
Babylon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Lee Hays and Don McLean
1:44
6Empty Chairs
engineer:
Tom Flye
producer:
Ed Freeman
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
recording of:
Empty Chairs
composer and arranger:
Don McLean
3:26
7Dreidel
recording of:
Dreidel
writer:
Don McLean (in 1972)
3:46
8If We Try
recording of:
If We Try
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc.
3:34
9Fool's Paradise
cover recording of:
Fool's Paradise
writer:
Sonny LeGlaire, Horace Linsley (real name Horace Linsky) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Inc.
3:51
10Sitting on Top of the World
1:59
11La la Love You
3:46
12Wonderful Baby
recording of:
Wonderful Baby
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
2:06
13Crying in the Chapel
2:21
14Magdalene Lane
recording of:
Magdalene Lane
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
4:06
15Crying
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
53:42
16Since I Don't Have You
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Since I Don’t Have You
composer:
Jimmy Beaumont, Joseph Rock (US songwriter/band manager), Walter Lester, Lennie Martin, John Taylor (Pittsburgh doo-wop vocalist for The Skyliners), Joseph Verscharen and Janet Vogel
publisher:
Bonnyview Music Corp. and Calico Publishing Co.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:36
17Castles in the Air
recording of:
Castles in the Air
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
3:44
18He's Got You
4:51
19Superman's Ghost
4:47
20You Can't Blame the Train
3:05
CD 2

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B00000DRDN [info]

Release Group

Wikidata:Q5438645 [info]