In my opinion Don Mclean is one of the most underrated singer-songwriters I have ever heard. Whilst he has admittedly achieved high accolades for the single American Pie , there are so many other beautifully composed and beautifully sung songs on this album alone, not to mention the many other albums he has produced. Most notably on this album the songs "vincent" and "empty chairs" are both incredibly beautiful and moving. Don Mcleans' unique brand of folk-rock I am sure would be enjoyed by so many more people if only they were to have heard the songs on this album, I am often stunned however by the number of people of all ages who can only heard of ..  Read the complete review

American Pie - Don McClean This album was originally released in 1971, this is the 1980 CD version, though I have a confession to make.....I clearly need an eye test, or EMI print too small, as when I reviewed this for another well known site, I thought it said 1988 on the CD sleeve. It IS the 1980 CD, I checked it again, and then checked when CD's first came out in this country as this seemed a bit early to me, and lo and behold, 1980 was the first raft of music Cd's in UK, though apparently they were first invented in 1964, well I never. So, rather than get rid of this CD I am going to keep it, just in case it becomes a collectors item (yeh ...  Read the complete review