''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 April 27, 1987. It features the most songwriting collaborations between Petty and lead guitarist Mike Campbell on any Petty album. It is the first album without then-former bassist Ron Blair on any tracks, as well as the first since '' Damn the Torpedoes'' not produced by

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. 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" (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 '' Hard Promises''." 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

Personnel

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers *

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– 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 *

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin M ...

– acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, vibraphone, synthesizer * Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals * Stan Lynch – 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 – mixing * Andy Udoff – assistant engineer * Alan Weidel – assistant engineer * Shelly Yakus – overdub engineer

Charts

Certifications

References

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