In December 1977, “Arista” label released “Prime Time” the sixth Don McLean album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by John Peters.
Personnel:
- Don McLean – vocals, guitar, banjo
- John Farrell – guitar
- Ed Freeman – piano
- Kenny Asher – organ, piano, clavinet, arranger
- Pat Rebillot – keyboards
- Dom Cortese – accordion
- Rob Stoner – bass, backing vocals
- Howie Wyeth – drums, marimba, keyboards, backing vocals
- Rubens Bassini – percussion
- David Sanborn – saxophone
- Angela Howell – backing vocals
- Christine Faith – backing vocals
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster
Track listing:
All tracks by Don McLean, except where noted.
- Prime Time
- The Statue
- Jump
- Red Wing
- The Wrong Thing to Do
- The Pattern Is Broken
- When Love Begins
- Color TV Blues
- Building My Body
- Down the Road/Sally Ann
- When a Good Thing Goes Bad
- South of the Border – Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy
- If You Can Dream