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A1	American Pie Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – Ed Freeman	8:31
A2	Vincent Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – Ed Freeman	3:59
A3	Castles In The Air Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – Jerry Corbitt	2:54
A4	Dreidel Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – Ed Freeman	3:47
A5	Winterwood Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – Ed Freeman	3:12
A6	Everyday Composed By – G. Hardin*, N. Petty*Producer – Ed Freeman	2:26
A7	Building My Body Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – John Peters	3:14
B1	And I Love You So Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – Jerry Corbitt	4:14
B2	Mountains Of Mourne Composed By – P. French*, H. Collisson*Producer – Ed Freeman	4:28
B3	Fools Paradise Composed By – Linsley*, Petty*, Le Glaire*Producer – Ed Freeman	4:06
B4	Wonderful Baby Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – Joel Dorn	2:03
B5	La La Love You Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – Joel Dorn	3:44
B6	Prime Time Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – John Peters	4:16
B7	Jump Composed By – Don McLeanProducer – John Peters	3:35
B8	Crying Composed By – J. Melson*, Roy OrbisonProducer – Larry Butler	3:40

Credits

• Art Direction – John Pasche
• Artwork By [Hand Colouring] – Corners
• Composed By – Don McLean
• Design – Shoot That Tiger!
• Management – Herbert S. Gart Management Inc.
• Photography [Cover Photo] – David Gahr

Notes

"The Rainbow Collection". Available on Tape TC UAG 30314.

Original sound recordings made by Liberty/United Records Inc. except A7, B6 to B8 original sound recordings made by The Benny Bird Company Inc. and issued by courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

A1 to A3, A5, B1 Intersong Music Ltd. ℗ 1971
A4 Benny Bird Co. (Leosong) ℗ 1972
A6, B3 Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd. ℗ 1973
B3 Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd. ℗ 1973
A7, B6, B7 United Artists Music Ltd. ℗ 1977
B2 (P French / H. Collisson) ℗ 1973
B4, B5 United Artists Music Ltd. ℗ 1974
B8 Acuff Rose Music Ltd. ℗ 1978

Issued in a normal (non-gatefold) sleeve with plain EMI branded inner sleeve. No Barcode shown.
Light Grey Liberty Labels with logo which fades (left to right) red to green.
Label states " Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code (Run-out matrix A-side stamped/etched): UAG 30314 A
• Label Code (Run-out matrix B-side stamped smaller): UAG 30314 B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
UAG 30314	Don McLean	The Very Best Of Don McLean ‎(LP, Comp)	United Artists Records	UAG 30314	UK	1980
10C 064-083089	Don McLean	Lo Mejor De Don McLean ‎(LP, Comp)	EMI-Odeon, S.A.	10C 064-083089	Spain	1981
1C 064-83 000	Don McLean	The Very Best Of Don McLean ‎(LP, Comp)	EMI Electrola	1C 064-83 000	Germany	1980
CD UAG 30314, CDP 7934712, CDP 7 93471 2	Don McLean	The Very Best Of Don McLean ‎(CD, Comp)	Capitol Records, Capitol Records, Capitol Records, Liberty, Liberty, Liberty	CD UAG 30314, CDP 7934712, CDP 7 93471 2	UK	1989
UAG 30314, OLE-355	Don McLean	The Very Best Of Don McLean ‎(LP, Comp)	United Artists Records, Oasis Records	UAG 30314, OLE-355	South Korea	1981