American Pie is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released by United Artists Records on 24 October 1971. The folk rock album reached number one on the Billboard 200, containing the chart-topping singles “American Pie” and “Vincent.” Recorded in May and June 1971 at The Record Plant in New York City, the […]
“American Pie” is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released in 1971 on the album of the same name, the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 starting January 15 after just eight weeks on the US Billboard charts (where it entered at number 69). The […]
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for his 1971 hit song “American Pie”, an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock “cultural touchstone” about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation. His other hit singles include “Vincent” (about Vincent van Gogh), “Dreidel”, and “Wonderful Baby”; […]
Playin’ Favorites is an album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in 1973. It was re-issued by BGO Records in 1995. Tracks 1 Sitting On The Top Of The World (Lonnie Carter; Walter Jacobs) 1:57 2 Living With The Blues (Brownie McGhee) 2:18 3 Mountains O’mourne (Percy French) 4:29 4 Fool’s Paradise (Horace Linsley; Norman […]
Don McLean is an album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in 1972, peaking at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart. 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. Tracks 1 Dreidl (Don McLean) 3:45 2 Branco […]