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s liner notes mistakenly attribute the tune to
William Billings.... The actual source of the version popularized by McLean is quite surprising: a piece titled "The Muses Delight: Catches, Glees, Canzonets and Canons," written in the late eighteenth century by an English composer and Oxford professor
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The album was recorded in Studio A at The Record Plant on West 44th street in New York City. The producer, Ed
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Freeman, has claimed that the choir included
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rented a rehearsal studio and they rehearsed the title song for two weeks before they recorded it. Because McLean rarely phrased his singing the same way twice there were as many as 24 takes for some of the voice parts, but the rhythm tracks are mostly one take.
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Spanish issue delivered by Hispavox was released without "Sister Fatima".
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where Boyd died. The Boyd poem and picture tribute do appear on a special remastered 2003 CD.
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October 1971. The folk rock album reached number one on the
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American singer-songwriter
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giving way to the nihilism and hedonism of the 1970s.
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Lieberman - Killing Me Softly (The Story Behind)
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1230:. London: Octopus Publishing Group. p. 239.
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2072:Rearview Mirror: An American Musical Journey
1770:. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
1758:. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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823:Don McLean – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
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34:1971 studio album by Don McLean
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1224:Dimery, Robert (2009).
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255:Released: February 1972
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449:Professional ratings
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2051:Sings Marty Robbins
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1981:Playin' Favorites
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1434:978-0-19-046683-1
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