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Hailing from the state of Florida, singer/songwriter Tom Petty has come to epitomize a new rootsy style of California rock & roll. Rhythmically, the music harkens back to the basic crunch of the Rolling Stones and the dancing pop of the Beatles, while Petty's gravelly vocals and sing-song narrative style suggest roots in the folk-blues Americana of Bob Dylan. Years before R.E.M. returned to the jangly, Rickenbacker-infected timbre of the Byrds, Petty's nasal delivery and bell-like mix of guitars and vocal harmonies gave new life to the atmospheric ballad style of Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, and company. Greatest Hits is evenly divided between material from Petty's mid-'70s and early-'80s breakthrough, and the more mature work he's been doing with producer Jeff Lynne since 1989's Full Moon Fever. The craft and content of his songwriting has grown more relaxed and accomplished with each passing album, whether alone or in tandem with Lynne and longtime lead guitarist Mike Campbell. Thus we move from the hard-churning outsider's anthem of "Refugee" with Benmont Tench's pulsing Hammond organ (from 1979's Damn the Torpedoes), to the moody Southern California metaphors of the transplanted rock exiles and doomed romantics who populate "Free Fallin'" and "Learning to Fly." All are examples of Petty's timeless, evocative songwriting.
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Stan Lynch, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gray Russell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Petty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Campbell, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Skip Saylor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist - John Mathias, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Panunzio, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tori Swenson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Benchmont Tench, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gray Russell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Petty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Skip Saylor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist - John Mathias, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Panunzio, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tori Swenson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Petty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1979 Geffen Records
Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gray Russell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Petty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Skip Saylor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist - John Mathias, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Panunzio, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tori Swenson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brad Gilderman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Petty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist - Tori Swenson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 Geffen Records
David Bianco, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Gilderman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Petty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist - Alan Weidel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hill Swimmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Brewer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Perbil, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Geffen Records
David A. Stewart, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Petty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Geffen Records
GEORGE HARRISON, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Lynne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Petty, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Campbell, Producer
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
Jeff Lynne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Petty, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Campbell, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
Jeff Lynne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Petty, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Campbell, Producer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Lynne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Petty, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Campbell, Producer, Co-Producer - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Jeff Lynne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Petty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Dodd, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Campbell, Producer - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Rick Rubin, Producer - Tom Petty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Campbell, Producer - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Rick Rubin, Producer - Tom Petty, Producer, Co-Producer - Mike Campbell, Producer, Co-Producer - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, MainArtist - John Keene, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Album Description
Hailing from the state of Florida, singer/songwriter Tom Petty has come to epitomize a new rootsy style of California rock & roll. Rhythmically, the music harkens back to the basic crunch of the Rolling Stones and the dancing pop of the Beatles, while Petty's gravelly vocals and sing-song narrative style suggest roots in the folk-blues Americana of Bob Dylan. Years before R.E.M. returned to the jangly, Rickenbacker-infected timbre of the Byrds, Petty's nasal delivery and bell-like mix of guitars and vocal harmonies gave new life to the atmospheric ballad style of Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, and company. Greatest Hits is evenly divided between material from Petty's mid-'70s and early-'80s breakthrough, and the more mature work he's been doing with producer Jeff Lynne since 1989's Full Moon Fever. The craft and content of his songwriting has grown more relaxed and accomplished with each passing album, whether alone or in tandem with Lynne and longtime lead guitarist Mike Campbell. Thus we move from the hard-churning outsider's anthem of "Refugee" with Benmont Tench's pulsing Hammond organ (from 1979's Damn the Torpedoes), to the moody Southern California metaphors of the transplanted rock exiles and doomed romantics who populate "Free Fallin'" and "Learning to Fly." All are examples of Petty's timeless, evocative songwriting.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:21
- Main artists: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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