''Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)'' (styled on the cover with quotation marks) is the seventh studio album by the American band

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, 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

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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, ''

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'' and was influenced by touring as

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'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 ''

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'' album, even though the single "

Jammin' Me "Jammin' Me" is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, co-written by Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Mike Campbell. The heartland rock tune first appeared on the band's 1987 album ''Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)'', and was later included on Petty's 'b ...

" (co-written with fellow Traveling Wilbury

) was No. 1 on the

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for four weeks and No. 18 on the

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. "Jammin' Me" was later included on the compilation album '' Anthology: Through the Years''.

Reception

The album received generally positive reviews from critics.

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from

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described the album as "their simplest album since ''

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''." However, he also stated that ''Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)'' was "filled with loose ends, song fragments, and unvarnished productions, it's a defiantly messy album, and it's all the better for it." ''

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'' said that the single "All Mixed Up" "tells a wondering, bittersweet story of life and love in the 80’s."

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Personnel

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers *

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 lat ...

– lead and backing vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, bass) * Mike Campbell – lead guitars (12-string, electric, acoustic, bass, resonator, slide), koto, keyboards, dulcimer, mandolin, ukulele, percussion *

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– acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, vibraphone, synthesizer *

Howie Epstein Howard Norman Epstein (July 21, 1955 – February 23, 2003) was an American musician best known as a bassist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early life Epstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up in a musical household. His ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals *

Stan Lynch Stanley Joseph "Stan" Lynch (born May 21, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 1994. Early years Lynch was born in ...

– drums, percussion Production * Annalisa – photography * Bruce Barris – assistant engineer * Nick Basich – assistant engineer * Mike Campbell - production, engineer * Paul Chinn - photography * Mark Desisto – assistant engineer * Mick Haggerty – design, art *

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– mastering *

- production * Don Smith – engineer *

Mike Shipley Michael Shipley (6 October 1956 – 25 July 2013) was an Australian mixing engineer, audio engineer, and record producer. Shipley's music career spanned more than 30 years – mostly working in Los Angeles. At the Grammy Awards of 2012 he ...

– mixing * Andy Udoff – assistant engineer * Alan Weidel – assistant engineer *

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– overdub engineer

References

{{Authority control 1987 albums Tom Petty albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Tom Petty Albums recorded at Sound City Studios