Playin' Favorites

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A1	Sitting On Top Of The World Written-By – Carter*, Jacobs*	1:57
A2	Living With The Blues Written-By – B. McGhee*	2:21
A3	Mountains O'Mourne Written-By – P. French*	4:27
A4	Fool's Paradise Written-By – Linsley*, Petty*, Le Glaire*	4:12
A5	Love O Love Arranged By, Adapted By – D. McLean*	0:53
A6	Bill Cheatham - Old Joe Clark Arranged By, Adapted By – D. McLean*	4:00
B1	Everyday Written-By – Hardin*, Petty*	2:26
B2	Ancient History Written-By – Stanton*, Walker*	3:19
B3	Over The Mountains Arranged By, Adapted By – D. McLean*	3:20
B4	Lovesick Blues Written-By – Friend*, Mills*	1:55
B5	Mule Skinner Blues Written-By – Vaughn*, Rodgers*	3:53
B6	Happy Trails Written-By – D. Evans*	1:27

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – United Artists Records
• Copyright (c) – UAR, Inc.
• Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
• Remixed At – Record Plant, Sausalito
• Published By – Southern Music
• Published By – United Artists
• Published By – Famous Chappell
• Published By – E. H. Morris
• Published By – Savoy Music
• Published By – Keith Prowse Music Ltd.
• Published By – L. Wright Music
• Manufactured By – Liberty/United Artists Records Ltd.

Credits

• Art Direction – Mike Salisbury
• Backing Vocals – Albertine Robinson (tracks: A2), Maraetha Stewart (tracks: A2), Tasha Thomas (tracks: A2)
• Banjo – Don McLean (tracks: A6, B3)
• Bass – Rob Rothstein (tracks: A1, B4, B5), Ronnie Zito (tracks: A4), Tony Levin (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B2)
• Design [Album] – Lloyd Ziff
• Drums – Rick Marotta (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4, B5), Ronnie Zito (tracks: B1)
• Engineer – Frank Hubach (tracks: A2 to A6b, B1 to B3, B6), Jim Reeves (tracks: A1, B4, B5)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Kurt Kinzel, Rod O'Brien, Tom Flye
• Engineer [Remix] – Frank Hubach
• Featuring [Special Guest] – Frank Wakefield
• Fiddle – Frank Orsini (tracks: A1, B5)
• Guitar – Steve Berg (tracks: A1, A2, B4, B5)
• Guitar, Tambourine – Buzzy Feiten (tracks: A1, A4)
• Guitar, Vocals – Don McLean (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B2, B4 to B6)
• Keyboards – Neil Larsen (tracks: A4)
• Management – Herb Gart
• Mandolin – Frank Wakefield (tracks: A1, A6, B4 to B6)
• Marimba – Mike Mainieri (tracks: A4)
• Pedal Steel Guitar – John Hughey (tracks: B2)
• Percussion – Danny Maseline (tracks: A2), Johnny Sandlin (tracks: A1, B5)
• Photography By – Fred Conrad
• Piano – Chuck Leavell (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4, B5), Neil Larsen (tracks: A3, B1)
• Producer – Ed Freeman
• Resonator Guitar [Dobro] – Dave Bromery (tracks: B1)
• Violin [Bass] – Russ Savakus (tracks: A1, A2, B5)
• Vocals – Don McLean (tracks: A5, B3), Frank Wakefield (tracks: A1, B3, B5), Rob Rothstein (tracks: A1, B3, B5)

Notes

Fully laminated sleeve with card inner.

(Labels)
℗ 1973
Manufactured in England
A product of Liberty-United Artists Records Ltd.
(A1) E.H Morris
(A2) Savoy Music (MCPS)
(A3) Keith Prowse Music
(A4,B1,B2,B5) Southern Music
(A5,A6,B3) United Artists Music
(B4) L. Wright Music
(B6) Famous Chappell

(Inner sleeve)
© UAR Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
Recorded at the Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Remixed at the Record Plant, Sausalito, Summer 1973

(Sleeve)
© United Artists Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side stamped): UAG 29528 A - 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side stamped): UAG 29528 B - 2
• Matrix / Runout (A & B-side label): (UA-LA 161)
• Rights Society: MCPS

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
UA-LA161-F	Don McLean	Playin' Favorites ‎(LP, Album, Club)	United Artists Records	UA-LA161-F	US	1973
UA-LA161-F	Don McLean	Playin' Favorites ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	UA-LA161-F	US	1973
FL-2418	Don McLean	Playin' Favorites ‎(LP, Album, Unofficial)	First Record	FL-2418	Taiwan	1973
UAG 29528	Don McLean	Playin' Favorites ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	UAG 29528	Italy	1973
UAS 29528	Don McLean	Playing Favorites ‎(LP)	United Artists Records	UAS 29528	Italy	1973

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