Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

• 1 Rockin' Around (With You) 02:27
• 2 Breakdown 02:42
• 3 Hometown Blues 02:12
• 4 The Wild One, Forever 03:02
• 5 Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll 02:23
• 6 Strangered In The Night 03:33
• 7 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) 03:47
• 8 Mystery Man 03:01
• 9 Luna 03:55
• 10 American Girl 03:33
• Total Runtime 30:35

Info for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

The debut of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers came at a crucial time in American rock & roll history. Punk hadn't hit yet, and bloated rock dinosaurs like Bad Company and their ilk were still making life miserable for real rock & rollers. All the first generation roots-rock bands were gone. Petty's appearance marked the return of pure, unpretentious rock & roll that wasn't afraid to wear its '60s influences on its sleeve.

The band's eponymous first album is full of Byrdsian ringing guitars, Dylan/McGuinn-style drawling vocals and pure pop hooks of the kind that hadn't been heard since the first Big Star album (and how many people heard Big Star at the time?). Petty also proved himself to be a world class pop songsmith on instant classics like 'American Girl' and 'Breakdown.' The band's gold-certified self-titled debut album, originally released in 1976, features such classic rock staples as 'American Girl', 'Breakdown', 'Rockin' Around (With You)' and more!

Tom Petty, vocals, guitar, keyboards
Mike Campbell, guitar
Ron Blair, cello, bass
Benmont Tench, piano, organ
Stan Lynch, drums

'... Innocently infusing Southern psychedelia with a shot of poppy, punkish energy, Petty's debut was one of the 1976/7's ubiquitous LPs... '. (Uncut)

Recorded at the Shelter Studio, Hollywood, California
Engineered by Joe Gastwirt
Produced by Denny Cordell

Digitally remastered

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame inductees TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS released their debut album in 1976. They have since sold more than 60 million records. Between the Heartbreakers' recordings and his solo work, Tom Petty has won two GRAMMY awards and been honored with lifetime achievement awards including induction the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Billboard's Century Award, and MTV's Video Vanguard Award. Tom Petty, with the Heartbreakers at his side, has become a rock and roll icon lauded by fellow musicians and music lovers worldwide. Tom Petty's Sirius/XM radio show, Tom Petty's Buried Treasure, is one of the most beloved and popular shows on satellite radio. It features Tom Petty spinning favorite tunes from his extensive private music collection.

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