hypersongs

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The debut, UK 24, with Phil Seymour and Dwight Twilley among the guests.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1976

Petty wrote everything but "Rockin' Around (With You)", a co-write with Campbell. Guests included Donald Dunn, Emory Gordy, Jim Gordon, Phil Seymour and Dwight Twilley. It reached 24 in the UK and 55 in the US in 1978 and is gold in the US. AllMusic gave 4.5 stars, Pitchfork 7.0 and Sounds 5 of 5, and Christgau a B-plus. It is in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Singles were "Breakdown", "American Girl", "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" and "Rockin' Around".

Track listing

  1. Rockin' Around (With You)2:28
  2. Breakdown2:42
  3. Hometown Blues2:13
  4. The Wild One, Forever3:01
  5. Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll2:23
  6. Strangered in the Night3:32
  7. Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)3:48
  8. Mystery Man3:01
  9. Luna3:57
  10. American Girl3:33

More from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Heartbreak In New York (1978), You're Gonna Get It! (1978), Damn The Torpedoes (1979), Hard Promises (1981), Long After Dark (1982), Southern Accents (1985), Superstar Concert Series (1985), Into The Great Wide Open (1991), She's The One - Songs And Music From The Motion Picture (1996), Echo (1999), Mojo Tour 2010 (2010)

Sources

  1. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (album), Wikipedia
  2. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Wikipedia