Legendary Songs of Don McLean
03/25/2003 | Capitol
Lyrics from Legendary Songs of Don McLean
All Music Guide 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, All Music Guide
Legendary Songs of Don McLean Track Listing
Credits of Legendary Songs of Don McLean
- Scott Newton
- Photography
- Doug Schwartz
- Mastering
- David Gahr
- Photography
- Michelle Azzopardi
- Creative Director
- Kevin Flaherty
- A&R
- Adam Varon
- Licensing
- Mitch Steele
- Producer, Compilation, Executive Producer
- Julie Snow
- Photography
- Mark Copeland
- Executive Producer
- Bryan Kelley
- Producer
- Brendan Gormley
- A&R
- Shannon Ward
- Producer
- Sandra Dolson
- Licensing
- Jose Legaspi
- Design
- Marcos Sotelo
- Project Coordinator
- Nat Hentoff
- Author
- Frank Lopez
- Licensing
- Don McLean
- Producer, Compilation



















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