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Prime Time
Studio album by
Don McLean
Released1977
Genre Pop
Label Arista
ProducerJohn Peters
Don McLean chronology
Solo
(1976) 		Prime Time
(1977) 		Chain Lightning
(1978)

Prime Time is an album by the American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in 1977. [1] [2] It was produced by John Peters. [3] Drake sampled "The Wrong Thing to Do" in his song "Doing It Wrong" from 2011's Take Care.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [5]

Record World called the title track "a rock 'n roll song with a honky-tonk flavor and a good deal of strong and ironic social commentary." [6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Don McLean, except where indicated.

  1. "Prime Time"
  2. "The Statue"
  3. "Jump"
  4. "Red Wing"
  5. "The Wrong Thing to Do"
  6. "The Pattern Is Broken"
  7. "When Love Begins"
  8. "Color TV Blues"
  9. "Building My Body"
  10. "Down the Road/Sally Ann"
  11. "When a Good Thing Goes Bad"
  12. " South of the Border" ( Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy)
  13. "If You Can Dream"

Personnel

  • Don McLean - guitar, banjo, vocals, electric bass on "When Love Begins"
  • Rob Stoner - electric bass, backing vocals
  • Howie Wyeth - drums, marimba, piano, harpsichord, backing vocals

with:

  • David Sanborn - saxophone on "Jump"
  • Dom Cortese - accordion on "South of the Border"
  • Kenny Asher - organ, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer, string arrangements
  • Rubens Bassini - percussion
  • Christine Faith, Angela Howell, Rona Wyeth - backing vocals on "Jump"
  • John Farrell - electric guitar on "Prime Time"
  • Ed Freeman - piano on "Building My Body"
  • Gene Orloff and His Strings - strings, concertmaster
  • Pat Rebillot - piano

References

  1. ^ "Don McLean Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ McParland, Robert (2022). Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s: 150+ Profiles. McFarland, Inc. p. 108.
  3. ^ "Top Album Picks: Pop". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 44. Nov 5, 1977. p. 102.
  4. ^ "Prime Time Review by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  6. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 5, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.


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