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Songs Written By Tom Petty
This is the discography of Tom Petty, who was an American singer, songwriter and musician. Petty released 13 studio albums as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in addition to three solo albums. Albums Studio albums with the Heartbreakers Solo albums Live and compilation albums Other appearances Studio Live Guest appearances Singles Other charted songs #"Nightwatchman" (1981) No. 21 US Mainstream Rock #"We Stand a Chance" (1982) No. 37 US Mainstream Rock #"Between Two Worlds" (1982) No. 35 US Mainstream Rock #"One Story Town" (1982) No. 15 US Mainstream Rock #"Feel a Whole Lot Better" (1989) No. 18 US Mainstream Rock #"Love Is a Long Road" (1989) No. 7 US Mainstream Rock #" Wildflowers" (1994) No. 16 US Hot Rock Songs, No. 11 on the Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales and No. 3 Billboard Lyric Find. #"Cabin Down Below" (1995) No. 29 US Mainstream Rock #"Waiting for Tonight" (1995) No. 6 US Mainstream Rock, No. 1 US AAA #"High in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Petty
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, was a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, and had success as a solo artist. Petty had many hit records. Hit singles with the Heartbreakers include "American Girl" 1976, "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979), "Refugee" (1980), " The Waiting" (1981), " Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and " Learning to Fly" (1991). Petty's solo hits include " I Won't Back Down" (1989), " Free Fallin'" (1989), and " You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994). Solo or with the Heartbreakers, he had hit albums from the 1970s through the 2010s and sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was honored as Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a private company limited by shares jointly owned by BPI and ERA. The Chart Information Network (CIN) took over as compilers of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Great Wide Open
''Into the Great Wide Open'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in July 1991. The album was the band's last with MCA Records. The album was the second Petty produced with Jeff Lynne after the success of ''Full Moon Fever''. The first single, " Learning to Fly", became the band's joint longest-running No. 1 single (along with " The Waiting" from 1981's ''Hard Promises'') on ''Billboard''s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, spending six weeks at the top spot. The second single, "Out in the Cold", also made No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock chart, albeit for two weeks. The music video for the title song stars Johnny Depp as "Eddie", who moves to Los Angeles as a teenager to seek rock stardom, along with Gabrielle Anwar, Faye Dunaway, Matt LeBlanc, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Chynna Phillips. Critical reception ''Into the Great Wide Open'' was warmly received by critics. Dave DiMartino, reviewing the album for ''Entertainment Weekly'', sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)
''Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)'' (styled on the cover with quotation marks) is the seventh studio album by the American band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on 27 April 1987. It features the most songwriting collaborations between Petty and lead guitarist Mike Campbell of any Petty album. It is also the first album not to feature then-former bassist Ron Blair on any tracks. The Heartbreakers' approach when starting to work on the album in 1986 was to make it sound like a live recording. This technique contrasted with the heavy studio production on the band's previous album, '' Southern Accents'' and was influenced by touring as Bob Dylan's backing band. ''Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)'' is also notable for being the only previous studio album not represented on Petty's 1993 ''Greatest Hits'' album, even though the single " Jammin' Me" (co-written with fellow Traveling Wilbury Bob Dylan) was No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks for four weeks and No. 18 on the Hot 100. "Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 with the purchase of the New York-based US Decca Records (established in 1934), including Coral Records and Brunswick Records. MCA was forced to exit the talent agency business in order to complete the merger. As American Decca owned Universal Pictures, MCA assumed full ownership of Universal and made it into a top film studio, producing several hits. In 1966, MCA formed Uni Records and in 1967, purchased Kapp Records which was placed under Uni Records management. History The early years In 1937, the owner of Decca, E. R. Lewis, chose to split off the UK Decca company from the US company (keeping his US Decca holdings), fearing the financial damage that would arise for UK Companies if the emerging hostilities of Nazi Germany should ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Accents
''Southern Accents'' is the sixth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on March 26, 1985, through MCA Records. The album's lead single, "Don't Come Around Here No More", co-written by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song "Southern Accents" was later covered by Johnny Cash for his '' Unchained'' album in 1996. Background Originally conceived as a concept album, the theme of ''Southern Accents'' became somewhat murky with the inclusion of three songs co-written by Stewart, and several others originally planned for the album left off. Songs cut from the track list include "Trailer", "Crackin' Up" (a Nick Lowe cover), "Big Boss Man" (a Jimmy Reed cover), "The Image of Me" (a Conway Twitty cover), "Walkin' from the Fire", and "The Apartment Song". The first two were released as B-sides, while the two remaining covers (and a demo version of "The Apartment Song") were later released on the '' Playback'' box set. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long After Dark
''Long After Dark'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released November 2, 1982 on Backstreet Records. Notable for the MTV hit " You Got Lucky", the album was also the band's first to feature Howie Epstein on bass and harmony vocals. Epstein's vocals are prevalent throughout the album and from that point on, became an integral part of the Heartbreakers' sound. Two other singles from the album were released, " Change of Heart" and "Straight into Darkness". The first of these joined "You Got Lucky" in the ''Billboard'' top 40. In July 2018, "Keep a Little Soul", an outtake from ''Long After Dark'', was released as the first single to promote Petty's box set ''An American Treasure''. "Keeping Me Alive", another outtake from the sessions for the album, was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set '' Playback'', as well as on ''An American Treasure''. Track listing Personnel Tom Petty & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Promises
''Hard Promises'' is the fourth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released on May 5, 1981 on Backstreet Records. History Its original working title was ''Benmont's Revenge'', referring to the band's keyboard player, Benmont Tench. The album features guest vocals from Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac on the duet "Insider". The Heartbreakers also recorded the hit "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" for Nicks' album '' Bella Donna'' around the time ''Hard Promises'' was recorded. This was the second Tom Petty album on the Backstreet Records label. The album's release was delayed while Petty and his distributor MCA Records argued about the list price. The album was slated to be the next MCA release with the new list price of $9.98, following Steely Dan's ''Gaucho'' and the Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra '' Xanadu'' soundtrack. This so-called "superstar pricing" was $1.00 more than the usual list price of $8.98. Petty voiced his objections to the price hike in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Canada
Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It also offers benefits to some of Canada's leading independent record labels and distributors. History Originally formed as the 10-member Canadian Record Manufacturer's Association, the association changed its name to Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in 1972 and opened membership to other record industry companies. In 2006, the CRIA was in the news when a number of smaller labels resigned their memberships, complaining that the organization wasn't representing their interests. In 2011, it changed its name to Music Canada offering special benefits to some of the leading independent labels and distributors in Canada. Organization Music Canada is governed by a board of directors who are elected annually by association members. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstreet Records
Backstreet Records was an MCA Records subsidiary label founded in 1979 by Danny Bramson, who was executive director of MCA's Universal Amphitheatre. The name was derived from the Bruce Springsteen song "Backstreets". The label's first releases were Robbie Patton's ''Do You Wanna Tonight'' and the self-titled debut album by Tears in August 1979. The first major signing to the label was Tom Petty, ending a legal battle between Petty and MCA over his recording contract which was acquired when MCA purchased ABC Records. The label's roster of artists also included J.J. Cale, Keith Sykes, Nils Lofgren, Men Without Hats, and Walter Egan. The label's last release was in 1983, after which it was absorbed into MCA Records. Backstreet also released rock-oriented soundtrack albums to several films produced by its parent company Universal Studios, including ''Where the Buffalo Roam'', '' Nighthawks'', '' The Border'', '' Cat People'' and ''Doctor Detroit ''Doctor Detroit'' is a 1983 Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damn The Torpedoes (album)
''Damn the Torpedoes'' is the third studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on October 19, 1979. This was the first of three Petty albums originally released by the Backstreet Records label, distributed by MCA Records. It built on the commercial success and critical acclaim of his two previous albums and reached #2 on the ''Billboard'' album chart. The album went on to become certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2003, the album was ranked number 313 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and 231 in a 2020 revised list. Background and recording Petty's recording contract was assigned to MCA when his distributor ABC Records was sold to MCA in 1979. Petty contended that his contract could not be assigned to another record company without his permission and was therefore voided. MCA responded by suing Petty for breach of contract which prompted him to declare bankruptcy as a tac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Gonna Get It!
''You're Gonna Get It!'' is the second album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1978. Design and art direction Kosh. Originally, the album was to be titled ''Terminal Romance''. It peaked at No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tapes chart in 1978. Critical reception Many reviewers rated ''You're Gonna Get It!'' a notch lower than the band's moderately well-received debut album. Some reviews such as in ''Rolling Stone'' at the time noted the "impressive stylistic cohesiveness" between the two. It did chart higher, however, than its predecessor. Track listing Charts Certifications Personnel Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers *Tom Petty – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, rhythm guitar, piano, vocals * Mike Campbell – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, twelve string guitar, lead guitar, accordion *Benmont Tench – piano, Hammond organ, keyboards, backing vocals *Ron Blair – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, sound effects, backin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
