Tapestry (Don McLean album)

Tapestry
Original cover designed by Norber Jobst.
Studio album by Don McLean
Released	October 1970
Recorded	1970 Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Folk
Length	40:38
Label	Mediarts
Producer	Jerry Corbitt
Don McLean chronology
Tapestry (1970) American Pie (1971)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Tapestry is Don McLean's 1970 debut album. The album was originally released by Mediarts Records but was re-launched in 1971 by United Artists after United Artists' purchase of Mediarts.^[2] The album was also reissued in 1981 on Liberty Records with the song "Three Flights Up" deleted.

The album was produced by Jerry Corbitt of The Youngbloods.

Track listing

All tracks written by Don McLean.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Castles in the Air"	2:50
2.	"General Store"	2:53
3.	"Magdalene Lane"	4:28
4.	"Tapestry"	3:44
5.	"Respectable"	2:29
6.	"Orphans of Wealth"	4:37
Total length:		20:44

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Three Flights Up"	5:48
8.	"And I Love You So"	4:16
9.	"Bad Girl"	3:39
10.	"Circus Song"	5:00
11.	"No Reason for Your Dreams"	2:09
Total length:		19:54

Personnel

• Don McLean – Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
• Rick Turner – Guitar, Bass Guitar
• Peter Childs – Dobro, Bass Guitar
• Jerry Corbitt – Bass Guitar
• Gregory Dewey, Jeff Meyer – Drums
• Scott Lawrence, Edward Bogas – Piano

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1970	Mediarts Records	stereo LP	41-4

References / External links

1. Allmusic review
2. don-mclean.com Accessed 2008 July 28