Chain Lightning is an album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean.

It was recorded in Nashville between June and August 1978 and featured many of that city's noted session players as well as backing vocals from the Jordanaires.

[1] The lead single "Crying" became a major hit for McLean, reaching No.1 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1980.

The album was subsequently repackaged and released in the US where it also became a success with "Crying" reaching the top five in early 1981.

The Boston Globe panned the "awful, sappy version" of "Your Cheatin' Heart".