Starry, Starry Night (album)

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Released2001
Genre Rock
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Starry, Starry Night is a live album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in 2001. The album was recorded in Austin, Texas, at The Paramount Theatre on November 2, 1999, as part of a PBS special called Don McLean, Starry, Starry Night. [2]

Contents

The song "Vincent" is a tribute to the artist Vincent van Gogh and references his masterpiece The Starry Night .

Track listing

  1. "Every Day"
  2. "La La Love You"
  3. "Homeless Brother"
  4. "If We Try"
  5. "Winterwood"
  6. "Crossroads"
  7. "Castles in the Air"
  8. "Tulsa Time/Deep in the Heart of Texas"
  9. "Castles in the Air" [Retake]
  10. "Angry Words"
  11. "My Love Was True"
  12. "Singin' the Blues"
  13. "You Gave Me a Mountain"
  14. "Crying"
  15. "And I Love You So" (duet with Nanci Griffith )
  16. "Raining in My Heart" (duet with Nanci Griffith)
  17. "Jerusalem"
  18. "You're My Little Darlin'"
  19. "American Pie"
  20. "Superman's Ghost"
  21. "Fashion Victim"
  22. "Headroom/Dreidel"
  23. "It Was a Very Good Year"
  24. "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)"

Notes

All other songs by Don McLean [2]

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "Release "Starry, Starry Night" by "Don McLean" - Cover Art". MusicBrainz. Retrieved February 15, 2017.