Believers (Don McLean album)
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| Released | October 29, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Millennium | |||
| Producer | Larry Butler | |||
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Believers is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released on October 29, 1981.
The album leads off with a re-recording of "Castles in the Air", a song which originally appeared on McLean's 1970 debut album Tapestry. Released as a single, it reached #7 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #36 on the Hot 100 chart.
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Don McLean, except where indicated.
- "Castles in the Air"
- "Isn't It Strange"
- "Left for Dead on the Road of Love"
- "Believers"
- "Sea Man"
- "I Tune the World Out"
- "Love Hurts" (Boudleaux Bryant)
- "Jerusalem"
- "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young)
- "Crazy Eyes"
- "Sea Cruise" (Huey "Piano" Smith)
- "Dream Lover" (Bobby Darin)
Chart positions
| Chart (1981/82) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report)[1] | 15 |
| Billboard 200 | 156[citation needed] |
Personnel
- Don McLean - vocals, guitar
- Ray Edenton, Billy Sanford, James Capps, Jerry Shook, Steve Chapman - guitars
- Sheldon Kurland - strings
- Dennis Solee - saxophone
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins, David Briggs - piano
- Bob Moore - bass guitar
- Leon Rhodes - six-string bass guitar
- Jerry Carrigan, Gene Chrisman - drums
- Ronald Vaughan - percussion
- The Jordanaires - backing vocals
- Bill Justis - string arrangements
- Larry Butler - producer
References
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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