| Don McLean | ||||
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| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1972 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Ed Freeman | |||
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Don McLean is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in 1972, peaking at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1] 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.
Record World said of the single "Dreidel" that the "intelligent lyrics sustain interest."[2]
Record World called the single "If We Try" a "ballad beauty."[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C−[4] |
- ^ "Don Mclean: Don McLean -- Charts and Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 16, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 17, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.