Addicted to Black

Addicted to Black
Studio album by Don McLean
Released	May 2009 (2009-05)
Genre	Folk rock
Length	43:54
Label	Don McLean Records
Producer	Don McLean, Pat Severs, Mike Severs
Don McLean chronology
Rearview Mirror: An American Musical Journey (2005) Addicted to Black (2009) Botanical Gardens (2018)

Addicted to Black is an album by singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in May 2009. It is his first album of original material in 14 years.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Don McLean, except "Lovers Love the Spring", poem by William Shakespeare

Addicted to Black

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Addicted to Black"	4:23
2.	"Run, Diana Run"	5:52
3.	"Beside Myself"	2:49
4.	"Mary Lost a Ring"	3:26
5.	"Lovers Love the Spring"	2:45
6.	"Promise to Remember"	3:47
7.	"The Three of Us"	4:10
8.	"Shadowland"	3:46
9.	"I Was Always Young"	5:01
10.	"This Is America (Eisenhower)"	3:41
11.	"In a Museum"	4:14
Total length:		43:54

Personnel

• Don McLean – vocals, acoustic guitar, five-string banjo
• Pat Severs – acoustic, electric, dobro and steel guitars
• Mike Severs – electric and acoustic guitars, ukulele, additional drum and keyboard programming
• Mark Prentice – electric bass
• Hank Singer – fiddle
• Jerry Kroon – drums on "Mary Lost a Ring"

Production

• Don McLean – producer
• Pat Severs – producer, engineering, mastering
• Mike Severs – producer, engineering, mastering
• Phyllis Arnett Dumond – art direction
• Keith Perry – CD disc photo
• Patrisha McLean – back booklet photo

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	May 2009 (2009-05)	Don McLean Records	stereo CD
United States	April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)	Proper Records	stereo CD