Chain Lightning

~ Release by Don McLean (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Words and Music
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Words and Music
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
3:06
A2Crying
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
33:35
A3It's Just the Sun
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
It's Just the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
2:30
A4Lotta Lovin'
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Lotta Lovin’
lyricist and composer:
Bernice Bedwell
2:07
A5Chain Lightning
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Chain Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
7:48
B1Your Cheatin' Heart
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
3:04
B2Wonderful Night
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Wonderful Night
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
3:01
B3It Doesn't Matter Anymore
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:02
B4Since I Don't Have You
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Since I Don’t Have You
writer:
Jimmy Beaumont, William King III, Walter Lester, Larry Martin (US songwriter), Joe Rock (US songwriter/band manager), John Taylor (Pittsburgh doo-wop vocalist for The Skyliners), Joseph Verscharen and Janet Vogel
composer:
Jimmy Beaumont, Joseph Rock (US songwriter/band manager), Walter Lester, Lennie Martin, John Taylor (Pittsburgh doo-wop vocalist for The Skyliners), Joseph Verscharen and Janet Vogel
publisher:
Bonneyview Music Corp. (Bonneyview, Bonneyview Music), Bonnyview Music Corp. and Calico Publishing Co.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:31
B5Genesis (In the Beginning)
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Genesis (In the Beginning)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
4:48
B6It's a Beautiful Life
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
It's a Beautiful Life
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
2:11

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Herb Gart
photography:Herb Gart
Charles Nesbit
strings arranger:Bill Justis
mastering:George Marino (mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar:Ray Edenton
James D. Capps (guitarist (session), James D. Capps)
Don McLean
bass:Bob "The King" Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
bass guitar [TicTac Guitar]:Tommy D. Alsup
electric guitar:Billy R. Sanford (guitar)
Arlen Roth
electric piano:Bobby R. Woods (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
membranophone:Eddy Anderson
Joseph E. Chrisman
Jerry K. Carrigan (US drummer)
pedal steel guitar:Pete Drake (steel guitar player)
percussion:Jerry K. Carrigan (US drummer)
piano:Chuck Cochran (Nashville session pianist & composer)
Hargus 'Pig' Robbins
strings:The Nashville Strings
conductor:Bill Justis
background vocals:The Jordanaires
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
part of:The Rainbow Collection (order: 9)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1903901 [info]
ASIN:CA: B00Q51R24K [info]