Chain Lightning

~ Release by Don McLean (see all versions of this release, 29 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Words and Music
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
produced for:
The Rainbow Collection
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Words and Music
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co.
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 Ltd. (UK), 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), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, 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
publisher:
Benny Bird Co.
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
publisher:
Song Productions
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
publisher:
Benny Bird Co.
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:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), 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
publisher:
Benny Bird Co.
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), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Robert Mellin Ltd.
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., Calico Publishing Co. and Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd.
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
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. and Benny Bird Company, Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
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
publisher:
Benny Bird Co.
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 (American guitarist, performer, recording artist, producer, author)
electric piano:Bobby R. Woods (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
membranophone:Eddy Anderson (American drummer and percussionist)
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]