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One Side
A1	Words And Music	3:06
A2	Crying Written-By – Joe Melson, Roy Orbison	3:50
A3	It's Just The Sun	2:30
A4	Lotta Lovin' Written-By – Bernice Bedwell	2:07
A5	Chain Lightning	7:48
Another Side
B1	Your Cheating Heart Written-By – Hank Williams	3:04
B2	Wonderful Night	3:01
B3	It Doesn't Matter Anymore Written-By – Paul Anka	3:02
B4	Since I Don't Have You Written-By – J. Vogel*, J. Beaumont*, J. Taylor*, J. Verscharen*, Martin*, W. Lester*	2:31
B5	Genesis (In The Beginning)	1:05
B6	It's A Beautiful Life	2:11

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Benny Bird Co., Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Benny Bird Co., Inc.
• Recorded At – Jack Clement Recording Studios
• Mixed At – Jack Clement Recording Studios
• Produced For – The Rainbow Collection Ltd.
• Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Don McLean, James D. Capps*, Ray Edenton
• Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Bill Justis
• Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – The Jordanaires
• Bass – Bob "The King" Moore*
• Design, Photography [Inner Photo], Management – Herb Gart
• Drums – Eddy Anderson, Joseph E. Chrisman
• Drums, Percussion – Jerry K. Carrigan*
• Electric Guitar – Billy R. Sanford*
• Electric Piano – Bobby R. Woods*
• Engineer – Billy Sherrill
• Guitar [Tic Tac] – Tommy D. Allsup*
• Lacquer Cut By – HTM*
• Photography By [Portrait] – Charles Nesbit
• Piano – Chuck Cochran, Hargus "Pig" Robbins*
• Producer – Larry Butler
• Steel Guitar [Pedal Steel] – Pete Drake
• Strings – The Nashville Strings
• Written-By – Don McLean (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2, B5, B6)

Notes

Produced for The Rainbow Collection, Ltd.
Recorded and mixed at Jack Clement Recording Studio, Nashville, Tenn.
This album recorded June 26-29, August 22-23, 1978.

Side A is called "One Side", side B is called "Another Side".

©and℗ 1978 The Benny Bird Co. Inc.
EMI Records Ltd.
Made and printed in Great Britain.
stereo

Packaging: Picture sleeve.
Category INS 3025 appears on both labels, back cover and spine.
Category OC 062-62 280 appears on back cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): INS.3025A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): INS.3025B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout. Variant 1): INS 3025 A-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout. Variant 1): INS 3025-B-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout. Variant 2): INS 3025 A-2 HTM
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout. Variant 2): INS 3025 B-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout. Variant 3): INS 3025 A-1 INA1564 A-1( crossed through ) HTM 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout. Variant 3): INS 3025 B-1 INA1564 B-1 ( crossed through ) C 1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7C 062-62280	Don McLean	Chain Lightning ‎(LP, Album)	EMI	7C 062-62280	Sweden	1978
2001765	Don McLean	Chain Lightning ‎(CD, Album)	CNR Music	2001765	Netherlands	1994
5C 062-62280	Don McLean	Chain Lightning ‎(LP, Album)	EMI	5C 062-62280	Netherlands	1978
1A 262-66280	Don McLean	Chain Lightning ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI	1A 262-66280	Netherlands	1980
1C 064-62 280	Don McLean	Chain Lightning ‎(LP, Album)	EMI Electrola	1C 064-62 280	Germany	1978