Draft:Classics (Don McLean album)

Classics
Classics
Compilation album by Don McLean
Released	February 3, 1992
Genre	Rock, Pop, Folk
Length	46:51
Label	Curb
Don McLean chronology

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Instructions · What links here · Classics (Don McLean album) (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 9 hours ago by Newtatoryd222 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 9 hours ago by Newtatoryd222

Classics is a compilation album by the American singer-songwriter Don McLean released in 1992. The album was certified gold for selling 500,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of America on 23 August 2024.^[1]

Release

The compilation was released in Germany under the title American Superstars – Classics^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	^[4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic states that it is a "ten-track budget-priced collection that features some of his biggest hits" while he suggests that it "isn't a bad budget-priced disc" he does state that "there are better collections available, offering more songs and better sound for not much more money."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"American Pie (Original Version)"	8:34
2.	"Vincent"	5:19
3.	"And I Love You So"	4:47
4.	"Crying"	3:50
5.	"Since I Don't Have You"	2:36
6.	"Castles in the Air"	3:43
7.	"It's Just the Sun"	2:32
8.	"Jerusalem"	4:43
9.	"It's a Beautiful Life"	8:56
11.	"American Pie (Extended Version)"	8:56
Total length:		45:51

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[6]	Gold	40,000^
United States (RIAA)^[1]	Gold	500,000^

References

^ ^a ^b ""American album certifications – Don McLean – CLASSICS". Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ Don McLean - American Superstars - Classics, 1992, retrieved 2024-12-16
^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 943. ISBN 978-0857125958.
^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 737.
^ Classics - Don McLean | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-08-28
^ Canadian album certifications – Don McLean – Classics. Music Canada. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[:0-1] ""American album certifications – Don McLean – CLASSICS". Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

[2] Don McLean - American Superstars - Classics, 1992, retrieved 2024-12-16

[3] Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 943. ISBN 978-0857125958.

[MH-4] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 737.

[5] Classics - Don McLean | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-08-28

[6] Canadian album certifications – Don McLean – Classics. Music Canada. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

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