Long After Dark

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert ChristgauC+[3]
The Essential Rock Discography5/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Long After Dark is the fifth album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in November 1982 on Backstreet Records. Notable for the major MTV hit "You Got Lucky", the album was also the first to feature the late Howie Epstein on bass and harmony vocals. Epstein's vocals are evident throughout the album, most notably on "Change of Heart". From this point on Epstein's vocals became an integral part of the Heartbreakers' sound. In addition, it was the first Heartbreakers album to feature a real synthesizer on record.

There was a song recorded for this album called "Keeping Me Alive", which Petty himself is very fond of but the producer, Jimmy Iovine, disliked. Petty has expressed that he feels the album would have turned out better if the song had been included on the album.[7] "Keeping Me Alive" was eventually released on Petty's 1995 box set compilation Playback.

Track listing

All songs were written by Tom Petty, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "A One Story Town" – 3:06
  2. "You Got Lucky" (Petty, Mike Campbell) – 3:37
  3. "Deliver Me" – 3:28
  4. "Change of Heart" – 3:18
  5. "Finding Out" (Petty, Campbell) – 3:36
Side two
  2. "We Stand a Chance" – 3:38
  3. "Straight into Darkness" – 3:49
  4. "The Same Old You" (Petty, Campbell) – 3:31
  5. "Between Two Worlds" (Petty, Campbell) – 5:12
  6. "A Wasted Life" – 4:35

Musicians

  • Tom Petty – lead vocals, 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars, lead guitar on "We Stand a Chance", Prophet 5 synthesizer
  • Mike Campbell – lead guitar, 12-string guitar, organ on "We Stand a Chance"
  • Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals
  • Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Jones – percussion
  • Ron Blair – bass guitar on "Between Two Worlds"

Charts

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (1991-09-01). "Through The Years With Tom Petty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-04-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: tom petty and the heartbreakers".
  4. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
  5. ^ "Long After Dark".
  6. ^ "Tom Petty: Album Guide - Rolling Stone Music". 14 July 2011.
  7. ^ Zollo, Paul. Conversations With Tom Petty (2005): 81–83.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 37, No. 20" (PHP). RPM. 1983-01-15. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  10. ^ "charts.org.nz — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  11. ^ "swedishcharts.com Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  12. ^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Artist: Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-04-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Allmusic: Long After Dark : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  14. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Music Canada.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of America.
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