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Copyright: © 1973 Capitol Records, LLC
℗ 1973 Capitol Records, LLC

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-28 05:40 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Sitting on Top of the World
engineer:
Jim Reeves (engineer)
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
bass:
Rob Rothstein
double bass [bass violin]:
Russ Savakus
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
fiddle:
Frank Orsini
guitar:
Steve Berg (American songwriter and guitarist) and Don McLean
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield
percussion:
Johnny Sandlin (recording engineer, producer and VP at Capricorn Records)
piano:
Chuck Leavell
vocals:
Don McLean, Rob Rothstein and Frank Wakefield
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
1:59
2Living With the Blues
engineer:
Frank Hubach
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
double bass [bass violin]:
Russ
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Steve Berg (American songwriter and guitarist), Buzzy Feiten and Don McLean
percussion:
Danny Manselino
piano:
Chuck Leavell
tambourine:
Buzzy Feiten
background vocals:
Albertine Robinson, Maretha Stewart and Tasha Thomas
vocals:
Don McLean
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
Living With the Blues
writer:
Brownie McGhee and Ruth McGhee
2:19
3Mountains O’Mourne
engineer:
Frank Hubach
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
guitar:
Don McLean
piano:
Neil Larsen
vocals:
Don McLean
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
recording of:
Mountains of Mourne
lyricist:
William Percy French
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 18229)
4:33
4Fool’s Paradise
engineer:
Frank Hubach
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player) and Ronnie Zito
guitar:
Buzzy Feiten and Don McLean
keyboard:
Neil Larsen
marimba:
Mike Mainieri
vocals:
Don McLean
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
Fool’s Paradise
writer:
Sonny LeGlaire, Horace Linsley (songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Inc. and Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd.
4:10
5Love o Love
engineer:
Frank Hubach
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
vocals:
Don McLean
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
0:53
6Bill Cheatham / Old Joe Clark
engineer:
Frank Hubach
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
banjo:
Don McLean
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
medley including a recording of:
Bill Cheatham
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
Old Joe Clark
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3594)
3:51
7Everyday
engineer:
Frank Hubach
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Zito
guitar:
Don McLean
piano:
Neil Larsen
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Dave Bromerg (American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
vocals:
Don McLean
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
recording of:
Everyday (in 1973)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
2:30
8Ancient History
engineer:
Frank Hubach
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Don McLean
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
John Hughey
piano:
Chuck Leavell
vocals:
Don McLean
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
Ancient History
writer:
Irene Stanton and Wayne Walker
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3:22
9Over the Mountains
engineer:
Frank Hubach
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
banjo:
Don McLean
vocals:
Don McLean, Rob Rothstein and Frank Wakefield
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
recording of:
Over the Mountains
arranger:
Don McLean
3:17
10Lovesick Blues (live)
engineer:
Jim Reeves (engineer)
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
bass:
Rob Rothstein
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Steve Berg (American songwriter and guitarist) and Don McLean
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield
piano:
Chuck Leavell
vocals:
Don McLean
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
Lovesick Blues
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
2:48
11New Mule Skinner Blues
engineer:
Jim Reeves (engineer)
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
bass:
Rob Rothstein
double bass [bass violin]:
Russ
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
fiddle:
Frank Orsini
guitar:
Steve Berg (American songwriter and guitarist) and Don McLean
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield
percussion:
Johnny Sandlin (recording engineer, producer and VP at Capricorn Records)
piano:
Chuck Leavell
vocals:
Don McLean, Rob Rothstein and Frank Wakefield
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950)
lyricist:
George Vaughn
composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
version of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
2:55
12Happy Trails
engineer:
Frank Hubach
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
guitar:
Don McLean
mandolin:
Frank Wakefield
vocals:
Don McLean
remixer:
Frank Hubach
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-06 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
Happy Trails
lyricist and composer:
Dale Evans
publisher:
Kaladon Publishing, Paramount Music Corp., Paramount–Roy Rogers Music Co., Inc., Roy Rogers Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
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