Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (album)
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender |  [3] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[5] |
| The Essential Rock Discography | 6/10[6] |
| MusicHound | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is the debut album by the band of the same name, released on November 9, 1976 by Shelter Records.
Initially following its release, the album received little attention in the United States. Following a British tour, it climbed to No. 24 on the UK albums chart and the single "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" became a hit in the UK. After nearly a year and many positive reviews, the album reached the U.S. charts, where it peaked at No. 55 in 1978 and eventually went Gold. The single "Breakdown" cracked the Top 40 in the U.S. and "American Girl" became one of the band's signature songs.[10]
The album was recorded and mixed at the Shelter Studio in Hollywood, California.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tom Petty, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rockin' Around (With You)" | Petty, Mike Campbell | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Breakdown" | 2:43 | |
| 3. | "Hometown Blues" | 2:14 | |
| 4. | "The Wild One, Forever" | 3:03 | |
| 5. | "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" | 2:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Strangered in the Night" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Mystery Man" | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Luna" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "American Girl" | 3:34 |
Personnel
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Tom Petty – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Mike Campbell – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Benmont Tench – piano, Hammond organ, keyboards
- Ron Blair – bass guitar on tracks 1–2, 4–5, 7–10, cello on track 4
- Stan Lynch – drums on tracks 1–2, 4–5, 7–10, keyboards on track 9
Additional musicians
- Jeff Jourard – electric guitar on tracks 2, 6, 7, 8
- Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar on track 3
- Emory Gordy – bass guitar on track 6
- Randall Marsh – drums on track 3
- Jim Gordon – drums on track 6
- Noah Shark – maracas, tambourine, sleigh bells
- Charlie Souza – saxophone on track 3
- Phil Seymour – backing vocals on tracks 2, 10
- Dwight Twilley – backing vocals on track 6
References
- ^ Gilmore, Mikal. "Tom Petty's rock fervor" Rolling Stone June 30, 1977: 33 "We ain't no punk band, we ain't folk rock, jazz rock, or any of that bullshit. Just rock, and we don't put no other name on it than that. We'd be stupid if we did."
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2005.
- ^ Blender review Archived June 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kot, Greg (September 1, 1991). "Through The Years With Tom Petty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 870. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ Kandell, Steve (10 October 2017). "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Tom Petty > Album Guide". The Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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