Prime Time (Don McLean album)
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Released | 1977 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 40:01 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | John Peters | |||
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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
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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
[edit]All tracks composed by Don McLean, except where indicated.
- "Prime Time" 5:02
- "The Statue" 3:19
- "Jump" 3:38
- "Red Wing" 1:12
- "The Wrong Thing to Do" 3:33
- "The Pattern Is Broken" 2:49
- "When Love Begins" 3:31
- "Color TV Blues" 3:58
- "Building My Body" 3:15
- "Down the Road/Sally Ann" 1:34
- "When a Good Thing Goes Bad" 4:00
- "South of the Border" (Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy) 2:21
- "If You Can Dream" 2:49
Personnel
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Don McLean Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ McParland, Robert (2022). Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s: 150+ Profiles. McFarland, Inc. p. 108.
- ^ "Top Album Picks: Pop". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 44. Nov 5, 1977. p. 102.
- ^ "Prime Time Review by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 5, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.