Search - Don Mclean :: Love Tracks

I'd call it folk music

Valerie J. Grimes | Phoenix, AZ United States | 03/14/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you are only familiar with American Pie, and you're wondering what else Don has done, I think you'll find this album quite unlike what you're expecting. The title Love Tracks is even misleading because these songs aren't really traditional love songs. (Well, a few are.) What we do have here is a collection of 10 songs, well constructed and nicely sung. I would call this a folk album. Instrumentally, there are drums, electric and acoustic guitars, piano, bass, mandolin, dobro/steel guitars, fiddle and percussion. Don composed five of the ten songs. His lyrics are easy to understand and his voice is soothing. It's an album that gets better with each listen."

Underrated Effort

Jerald E. Mills | Santee, CA, USA | 05/28/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This Don McLean album has largely been overlooked and/or forgotten over time. This was a pretty solid effort and I still listen to it periodically. The album opens with the folksy "Love in My Heart", which Don still does in concert, and moves on through several numbers that showcase McLean's vocal abilities. I can't believe "Touch of Her Hand" doesn't show up on the later Don McLean compilations--it's one of the best things he ever recorded. Very pleasant listening if you like Don McLean's stylings."