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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| 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 .
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
All tracks composed by Don McLean, except where indicated.
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