Don McLean discography
Don McLean discography | |
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Don McLean performing in 2009 | |
Studio albums | 21 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 9 |
Singles | 16 |
The discography of American singer Don McLean consists of twenty-one studio albums, four live albums, nine compilation albums, and sixteen singles.
Studio albums
Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||
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US | CAN | UK | ||
1970 | TapestryA | 111 | — | 16 |
1971 | American Pie | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1972 | Don McLean | 23 | 15 | — |
1973 | Playin' Favorites | — | — | 42 |
1974 | Homeless Brother | 120 | — | — |
1977 | Prime Time | — | — | — |
1978 | Chain LightningB | 28 | 25 | 19 |
1981 | Believers | 156 | — | — |
1987 | Love Tracks | — | — | — |
1989 | For the Memories Vols I & II | — | — | — |
And I Love You So (UK Release) | — | — | — | |
1990 | Headroom | — | — | — |
1991 | Christmas | — | — | — |
1995 | The River of Love | — | — | — |
1997 | Christmas Dreams | — | — | — |
2001 | Sings Marty Robbins | — | — | — |
2003 | You've Got to Share: Songs for Children | — | — | — |
The Western Album | — | — | — | |
2005 | Rearview Mirror: An American Musical Journey | — | — | — |
2009 | Addicted to Black | — | — | — |
2017 | Botanical GardensC | — | — | — |
- ATapestry did not chart in the UK until 1972 after the success of American Pie.
- BChain Lightning also peaked at #3 on the RPM Country Albums chart in Canada.
- CBotanical Gardens was recorded in 2014-15 but has not yet been released. McLean presented some of the tracks from this album at live concerts prior to release.[1] The title track was digitally released on February 2, 2018, and the album is scheduled to come out on March 23, 2018. [2][3]
Live albums
Year | Album |
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1976 | Solo |
1982 | Dominion |
2001 | Starry Starry Night |
2014 | Don McLean: Live in Manchester (2CD/DVD) |
Compilation albums
Year | Album |
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1980 | The Very Best of Don McLean |
1987 | Don McLean's Greatest Hits · Then & Now |
1991 | The Best of Don McLean |
1992 | Favorites and Rarities |
2000 | American Pie - The Greatest Hits |
2003 | Legendary Songs of Don McLean |
2004 | Christmastime! |
2007 | The Legendary Don McLean |
2008 | American Pie & Other Hits |
2012 | American Troubadour |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4][5] | Album | ||||||
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US | US AC | US Country | CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | UK | |||
1971 | "Castles in the Air"A | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | Tapestry |
"American Pie" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | American Pie | |
1972 | "Vincent" | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | 13 | — | 1 | |
1973 | "Dreidel" | 21 | 7 | — | 16 | 5 | — | — | Don McLean |
"If We Try" | 58 | 12 | — | 82 | 22 | — | — | ||
"Everyday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Playin' Favorites | |
1974 | "Fool's Paradise" | 107 | 25 | — | — | 90 | — | — | |
1975 | "Wonderful Baby" | 93 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Homeless Brother |
1980 | "Crying" | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | Chain Lightning |
1981 | "Since I Don't Have You" | 23 | 6 | 68 | 45 | 2 | — | — | |
"It's Just the Sun" | 83 | 20 | — | — | 12 | — | — | ||
"Castles in the Air" | 36 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 47 | Believers | |
1987 | "He's Got You" | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits Then & Now |
"You Can't Blame the Train" | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | Love Tracks | |
1988 | "Love in My Heart" | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | |
1991 | "American Pie" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | The Best of Don McLean |
- Notes
- AThe original version of "Castles in the Air" was included on the Tapestry album. In February 1971, it was released as the first single from the album and reached #40 on the Billboard Easy Listening / Adult Contemporary chart. After the success of the "American Pie" single, "Castles in the Air" was included as the B-side to its follow-up, "Vincent", and received enough radio airplay to reach the Hot 100 chart as a "flip". McLean's 1981 version of the song, a slower ballad version of the more mid- to up-tempo original, first appeared on his album Believers, and later replaced the original version on some copies of Tapestry.
Rarities
Year | Title | Additional information |
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1982 | "The Flight of Dragons" | This song was recorded for the film The Flight of Dragons in the early 1980s. |
1994 | "Vincent" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III[6] |
References
- ↑ https://don-mclean.com/2016/05/06/new-and-upcoming-for-don-mclean/
- ↑ https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/American-SingerSongwriter-Don-McLean-To-Release-New-Album-BOTANICAL-GARDENS-in-March-20180202
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079F5TSWP/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk1
- ↑ Don McLean US chart info AllMusic.com. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ↑ Don McLean UK chart positions Chartstats.com. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ↑ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume III: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
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