1977 Don McLean – Prime Time
Prime Time is an album by the American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in 1977. It was produced by John Peters. Drake sampled “The Wrong Thing to Do” in his song “Doing It Wrong” from 2011’s Take Care.
Tracks
1 Prime Time (Don McLean) 05:02
2 The Statue (Don McLean) 03:18
3 Jump (Don McLean) 03:37
4 Redwing (Don McLean) 01:12
5 The Wrong Thing To Do (Don McLean) 03:31
6 The Pattern Is Broken (Don McLean) 02:48
7 When Love Begins (Don McLean) 03:29
8 Color TV Blues (Don McLean) 03:57
9 Building My Body (Don McLean) 03:14
10 Down The Road / Sally Ann (Don McLean) 01:32
11 When A Good Thing Goes Bad (Don McLean) 03:59
12 South Of The Border (Jimmy Kennedy; Michael Carr) 02:20
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Rob Stoner |
| Drums | Howard Wyeth |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
Other Musicians
1 Prime Time
| Guitar | John Farrell |
| Clavinet | Ken Ascher |
| Organ | Pat Rebillot |
| Piano | Ken Ascher |
| Background Vocals | Howard Wyeth |
| Background Vocals | Rob Stoner |
2 The Statue
| Bass | Rob Stoner |
| Drums | Howard Wyeth |
| Vocals | Don McLean |
3 Jump
| Harpsichord | Howard Wyeth |
| Piano | Howard Wyeth |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Tambourine | Don McLean |
| Background Vocals | Angela Howell |
| Background Vocals | Christine Faith |
| Background Vocals | Rona Wyeth |
4 Redwing
| Banjo | Don McLean |
5 The Wrong Thing To Do
| Electric Piano | Ken Ascher |
| Piano | Pat Rebillot |
| Background Vocals | Rob Stoner |
6 The Pattern Is Broken
| Electric Piano | Ken Ascher |
| Piano | Pat Rebillot |
| Synthesizer | Ken Ascher |
| Background Vocals | Howard Wyeth |
7 When Love Begins
| Bass | Don McLean |
8 Color TV Blues
| Piano | Pat Rebillot |
9 Building My Body
| Organ | Ken Ascher |
| Piano | Fred Freeman |
| Percussion | Rubens Bassini |
| Background Vocals | Howard Wyeth |
| Background Vocals | Rob Stoner |
10 Down The Road / Sally Ann
| Banjo | Don McLean |
11 When A Good Thing Goes Bad
| Guitar | Don McLean |
| Organ | Ken Ascher |
| Piano | Pat Rebillot |
12 South Of The Border
| Acoustic Guitar | Don McLean |
| Accordion | Dominic Cortese |
| Marimba | Howard Wyeth |
| Percussion | Rubens Bassini |
| Background Vocals | Rob Stoner |
Strings – The Orloff Strings (Tracks 2, 7, 9)
Liner Notes
Producer – John Peters
Arranged By – Don McLean
Arranged By (Strings) – Ken Ascher
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
Conductor – Ken Ascher
Engineer – Ed Sprigg, Jesse Henderson
Engineer (Assistant) – Stuart Ervin
Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
Design, Photography – Herb Gart
Mixed At Long View Farm Studios
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Long View Farm Studios
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