Chain Lightning

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

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Length
A1	Words and Music engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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
A2	Crying engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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., Acuff Rose Music, Inc., Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control, MCA Music, 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. (on 1961-08-16) part of: 50/50	3:35
A3	It’s Just the Sun engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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
A4	Lotta Lovin’ engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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
A5	Chain Lightning engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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
B1	Your Cheatin’ Heart engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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 publisher: Acuff Rose Music Ltd., Fred Rose Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (from 2021-01-06 to present)	3:04
B2	Wonderful Night engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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
B3	It Doesn’t Matter Anymore engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Robert Mellin Ltd.	3:02
B4	Since I Don’t Have You engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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, Joe Rock, John Taylor, Joseph Verscharen and Janet Vogel composer: Jimmy Beaumont, Joseph Rock, Walter Lester, Lennie Martin, John Taylor, Joseph Verscharen and Janet Vogel publisher: Bonneyview Music Corp., 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
B5	Genesis (In the Beginning) engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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.	4:48
B6	It’s a Beautiful Life engineer: Billy Sherrill producer: Larry Butler 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
acoustic guitar:	Ray Edenton James D. Capps Don McLean
bass:	Bob "The King" Moore
bass guitar [TicTac Guitar]:	Tommy D. Alsup
electric guitar:	Billy R. Sanford Arlen Roth
electric piano:	Bobby R. Woods
membranophone:	Eddy Anderson Joseph E. Chrisman Jerry K. Carrigan
pedal steel guitar:	Pete Drake
percussion:	Jerry K. Carrigan
piano:	Chuck Cochran Hargus 'Pig' Robbins
strings:	The Nashville Strings
conductor:	Bill Justis
background vocals:	The Jordanaires

mastered at:	Sterling Sound 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]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Crying Since I Don’t Have You

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/88628 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Don-mclean/Chain-lightning [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/don-mclean/chain-lightning-3/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000025409 [info]
Wikidata:	Q5067889 [info]