American Pie (album)

American Pie (album)
American Pie
Studio album by Don McLean
Released October 1971
Recorded May 1971 - June 1971
Genre Folk
Length 36:24
Label United Artists Records (original)
Liberty Records (reissue)
Capitol Records (2003 reissue)
Producer Ed Freeman
Don McLean chronology
Tapestry
(1970)
American Pie
(1971)
Don McLean
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

American Pie is the title of a 1971 music album by Don McLean, best known for its title track about The Day the Music Died. The third track, "Vincent," is a tribute to the famed artist Vincent Van Gogh.

The original 1971 LP is dedicated to Buddy Holly,[2] and was reissued in 1980 minus the track "Sister Fatima".[3] The original United Artists Records inner sleeve featured a free verse poem written by McLean about the late William Boyd, also known as Hopalong Cassidy, along with a picture of Boyd in full Hopalong regalia. This sleeve was removed within a year of the album's release. The words to this poem appear on a plaque at the hospital where Boyd died. The Boyd poem and picture tribute do appear on a special remastered 2003 CD.[4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Don McLean; except where indicated

The original release (UAS-5535, 1971 United Artists Records)

  1. "American Pie"
  2. "Till Tomorrow"
  3. "Vincent"
  4. "Crossroads"
  5. "Winterwood"
  6. "Empty Chairs"
  7. "Everybody Loves Me, Baby"
  8. "Sister Fatima"
  9. "The Grave"
  10. "Babylon" (Traditional)

The 1980 reissue (LN-10037, 1980 Liberty Records, Inc.) did not include "Sister Fatima" in early releases, but it was eventually added under the same serial number.

  1. "American Pie" - 8:27
  2. "Till Tomorrow" - 2:11
  3. "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" - 3:55
  4. "Crossroads" - 3:34
  5. "Winterwood" - 3:09
  6. "Empty Chairs" - 3:24
  7. "Everybody Loves Me, Baby" - 3:37
  8. "The Grave" - 3:08
  9. "Babylon" - 1:40

The 2003 remaster contains 12 tracks in total [1]:

  1. "American Pie"
  2. "Till Tomorrow"
  3. "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)"
  4. "Crossroads"
  5. "Winterwood"
  6. "Empty Chairs"
  7. "Everybody Loves Me, Baby"
  8. "Sister Fatima"
  9. "The Grave"
  10. "Babylon"
  11. "Mother Nature"
  12. "Aftermath"

Personnel

  • Don McLean - vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Warren Bernhardt - piano ("Crossroads")
  • Ray Colcord - electric piano
  • Tom Flye - drums ("The Grave"), engineering
  • Ed Freeman - string arrangements
  • Paul Griffin - piano ("American Pie")
  • Lee Hays - arranger
  • Mike Mainieri - marimba, vibraphone
  • Roy Markowitz - drums, percussion
  • Gene Orloff - concert master
  • Bob Rothstein - bass, vocals
  • David Spinozza - electric guitar ("American Pie")
  • West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm and Noise Choir - chorus

Chart positions

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Billboard 200 1
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1

Notes

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Back cover of the 1971 United Artists LP (UAS-5535)
  3. ^ Back cover of the 1980, Liberty Records re-issue (LN-10037).
  4. ^ inner sleeve, 2003 Capitol Records CD remaster (72435-84729-2-9)
Preceded by
Music by Carole King
Billboard 200 number-one album
January 22, 1972 – March 10, 1972
Succeeded by
Harvest by Neil Young
Preceded by
Imagine by John Lennon
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
April 3, 1972 – June 18, 1972
Succeeded by
Harvest by Neil Young

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