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Believers (Don McLean album)

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Believers
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 29, 1981
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreRock
Length46:39
LabelMillennium
ProducerLarry Butler
Don McLean chronology
Chain Lightning
(1978)
Believers
(1981)
Dominion
(1982)
Singles from Believers
  1. "Castles in the Air"
    Released: October 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Believers is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released on October 29, 1981.

The album leads off with a re-recording of "Castles in the Air", a song which originally appeared on McLean's 1970 debut album Tapestry. Released as a single, it reached #7 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #36 on the Hot 100 chart.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Don McLean, except where indicated.

  1. "Castles in the Air" 3:43
  2. "Isn't It Strange" 4:19
  3. "Left for Dead on the Road of Love" 2:57
  4. "Believers" 6:16
  5. "Sea Man" 4:12
  6. "I Tune the World Out" 3:32
  7. "Love Hurts" (Boudleaux Bryant) 3:08
  8. "Jerusalem" 4:43
  9. "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) 3:59
  10. "Crazy Eyes" 2:56
  11. "Sea Cruise" (Huey "Piano" Smith) 3:06
  12. "Dream Lover" (Bobby Darin) 3:48

Chart positions

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Chart (1981/82) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[2] 15
Billboard 200[3] 156

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Believers Review by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Don McLean". Billboard. Retrieved 25 July 2023.