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Released on EMI, also Karma Police (Radiohead), Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) and Paranoid Android (Radiohead)
Produced by Larry Butler, also Love the World Away (Kenny Rogers), The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) and Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) (John Denver)
Engineered by Billy Sherrill, also Love the World Away (Kenny Rogers), The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) and She Believes in Me (Kenny Rogers)
Part of Chain Lightning, also Words and Music, It’s a Beautiful Life and Chain Lightning
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Larry Butler produced 4 of Don McLean’s top 10 songs
Billy Sherrill engineered 3 of Don McLean’s top 10 songs
Larry Butler produced 64 songs on fono
Billy Sherrill engineered 41 songs on fono
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Don McLean
- Produced by
- Larry Butler
- Engineered by
- Billy Sherrill
- Part of
- Chain Lightning
- Released on
- EMI
- Written by
- Don McLean
- Produced by
- Larry Butler
- Engineered by
- Billy Sherrill
- Part of
- Chain Lightning
- Released on
- EMI
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Larry Butler
Same label: EMI
Same release: Chain Lightning
Same producer: Larry Butler
Same label: EMI
Same release: Chain Lightning
Same producer: Larry Butler
Same engineer: Billy Sherrill
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz It’s Just the Sun was produced by Larry Butler
It’s Just the Sun was produced by Larry Butler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz It’s Just the Sun was written by Don McLean
It’s Just the Sun was written by Don McLean
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz It’s Just the Sun is part of the release Chain Lightning
It’s Just the Sun is part of the release Chain Lightning
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz EMI is the label of the song It’s Just the Sun
EMI is the label of the song It’s Just the Sun
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz It’s Just the Sun was engineered by Billy Sherrill
It’s Just the Sun was engineered by Billy Sherrill
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz It’s Just the Sun was released on 1978-10-21
It’s Just the Sun was released on 1978-10-21
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026