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Legendary Songs of Don McLean is basically EMI's repackaging of the 1991 Best of Don McLean with double the tracks. It is a welcome expansion to the collection and serves as a better-defined cross section of McLean's abilities. His beautiful reading of the Hank Williams classic "Your Cheatin' Heart" and the sweet lullaby "Wonderful Baby" sit alongside the flagship "American Pie" and other classics like "Vincent" and "Castles in the Air," quite nicely showcasing what a versatile musician Don McLean really is. The only point where this collection really drags is with a pair of tunes recorded in the early '90s, "Headroom" and "Have You Seen Me," where the production is over the top and too showy to let the songs actually shine. Luckily, these two songs come near the end of the collection, but make the closing cuts -- the unreleased "Just to Hold My Hand" and "Empty Chairs" -- feel lost at sea. Putting these two tracks on the collection was a poor decision on the part of the compilation producers, but the rest of the contents more than make up for this blunder by positioning the lesser-known gems next to the classics in McLean's illustrious career.
© Gregory McIntosh /TiVo
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DON MCLEAN, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Mitch Steele, Producer
℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
David Spinozza, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Griffin, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - DON MCLEAN, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy MArkowitz, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Freeman, Producer - West 44th Street Rhythm And Noise Choir, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Robert David Rothstein, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Joseph Rock, Composer - Janet Vogel, Composer - Larry Butler, Producer - Jack Taylor, Composer - Walter Lester, Composer - DON MCLEAN, MainArtist - Joseph Verscharen, Composer - Jimmy Beaumount, Composer
℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Norman Petty, Composer - DON MCLEAN, Producer, MainArtist - Charles Hardin, Composer - Mitch Steele, Producer
℗ 1986 Capitol Records, LLC
Joe Melson, Composer - Larry Butler, Producer - ROY ORBISON, Composer - DON MCLEAN, MainArtist
℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerry Corbitt, Producer - DON MCLEAN, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Morris, Composer - Arthur Johnston, Composer - DON MCLEAN, Producer, MainArtist - George W. Meyer, Composer - Mitch Steele, Producer
℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Hank Williams, Composer - DON MCLEAN, Producer, MainArtist - Mitch Steele, Producer
℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerry Corbitt, Producer - DON MCLEAN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Warren Bernhardt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hays, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DON MCLEAN, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mainieri, Vibraphone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Roy MArkowitz, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Freeman, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Flye, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Colcord, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robert David Rothstein, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm And Noise Choir, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Warren Bernhardt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hays, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DON MCLEAN, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mainieri, Vibraphone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Roy MArkowitz, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Freeman, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Flye, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Colcord, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robert David Rothstein, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm And Noise Choir, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Glen D. Hardin, ComposerLyricist - Norman Petty, ComposerLyricist - DON MCLEAN, MainArtist - Ed Freeman, Producer
℗ 1973 Capitol Records, LLC
DON MCLEAN, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ed Freeman, Producer - Tom Flye, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Capitol Records, LLC
David Nadien, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Orloff, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - George Ricci, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Dorn, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Carey, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - DON MCLEAN, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Slapin, Clarinet, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Wilder, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Dorn, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Al Brown, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - James Buffington, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Linda November, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Marlene VerPlanck, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Arlene Martell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - helene miles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Wally King, Bassoon, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Capitol Records, LLC
Warren Bernhardt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hays, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DON MCLEAN, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mainieri, Vibraphone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Roy MArkowitz, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Freeman, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Flye, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Colcord, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robert David Rothstein, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm And Noise Choir, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
DON MCLEAN, Composer, MainArtist - Ed Freeman, Producer
℗ 1972 Capitol Records, LLC
DON MCLEAN, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Mitch Steele, Producer
℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
DON MCLEAN, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Mitch Steele, Producer
℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
DON MCLEAN, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Mitch Steele, Producer
℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
DON MCLEAN, Producer, MainArtist - DON ROBEY, Composer - Mitch Steele, Producer
℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Warren Bernhardt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hays, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DON MCLEAN, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mainieri, Vibraphone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Roy MArkowitz, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Freeman, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Flye, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Colcord, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robert David Rothstein, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm And Noise Choir, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Legendary Songs of Don McLean is basically EMI's repackaging of the 1991 Best of Don McLean with double the tracks. It is a welcome expansion to the collection and serves as a better-defined cross section of McLean's abilities. His beautiful reading of the Hank Williams classic "Your Cheatin' Heart" and the sweet lullaby "Wonderful Baby" sit alongside the flagship "American Pie" and other classics like "Vincent" and "Castles in the Air," quite nicely showcasing what a versatile musician Don McLean really is. The only point where this collection really drags is with a pair of tunes recorded in the early '90s, "Headroom" and "Have You Seen Me," where the production is over the top and too showy to let the songs actually shine. Luckily, these two songs come near the end of the collection, but make the closing cuts -- the unreleased "Just to Hold My Hand" and "Empty Chairs" -- feel lost at sea. Putting these two tracks on the collection was a poor decision on the part of the compilation producers, but the rest of the contents more than make up for this blunder by positioning the lesser-known gems next to the classics in McLean's illustrious career.
© Gregory McIntosh /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:41
- Main artists: Don McLean
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2003 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
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