Greatest Hits

~ Release by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1American Girl
recording engineer and mixer:
Max and Noah Shark
producer:
Denny Cordell
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gone Gator Records (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Shelter Studio (Leon Russell's second studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 169)
recording of:
American Girl
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers4.53:33
2Breakdown
recording engineer and mixer:
Max and Noah Shark
producer:
Denny Cordell
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gone Gator Records (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Shelter Studio (Leon Russell's second studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Breakdown
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers4.252:43
3Listen to Her Heart
engineer:
Max Reese and Noah Shark
producer:
Denny Cordell, Tom Petty and Noah Shark
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gone Gator Records (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Shelter Studio (Leon Russell's second studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Listen to Her Heart
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers3.53:03
4I Need to Know
engineer:
Max Reese and Noah Shark
producer:
Denny Cordell, Tom Petty and Noah Shark
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gone Gator Records (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Shelter Studio (Leon Russell's second studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Need to Know (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers song)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers32:23
5Refugee
assistant engineer:
Jon Mathias (engineer), Thom Panunzio, Gray Russell, Skip Saylor and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
12 string guitar and guitar and slide guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist)
12 string guitar, guitar and harmonica and lead vocals:
Tom Petty
bass guitar:
Ron Blair
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stan Lynch
harmonium, organ and piano:
Benmont Tench
background vocals:
Stan Lynch and Benmont Tench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recording of:
Refugee
writer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers4.353:22
6Don’t Do Me Like That
assistant engineer:
John Mathias (engineer), Thom Panunzio, Gray Russell, Skip Saylor and Tori Swenson
engineer and mixer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
12 string guitar and guitar and slide guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist)
12 string guitar, guitar and harmonica and lead vocals:
Tom Petty
bass guitar:
Ron Blair
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stan Lynch
harmonium, organ and piano:
Benmont Tench
background vocals:
Stan Lynch and Benmont Tench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979)
recording of:
Don’t Do Me Like That
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers42:43
7Even the Losers
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recording of:
Even the Losers
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers3.53:39
8Here Comes My Girl
assistant engineer:
Jon Mathias (engineer), Thom Panunzio, Gray Russell, Skip Saylor and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
12 string guitar and guitar and slide guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist)
12 string guitar, guitar and harmonica and lead vocals:
Tom Petty
bass guitar:
Ron Blair
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stan Lynch
harmonium, organ and piano:
Benmont Tench
background vocals:
Stan Lynch and Benmont Tench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recording of:
Here Comes My Girl
writer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers34:25
9The Waiting
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1981)
recording of:
The Waiting
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers53:59
10You Got Lucky
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1982)
recording of:
You Got Lucky
writer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Tom Petty
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers33:36
11Don’t Come Around Here No More
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics), Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
bass guitar [bass]:
Howie Epstein
bass guitar [intro bass]:
Dean Garcia (English multi-instrumentalist; Curve)
cello:
Daniel Rothmuller
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stan Lynch
guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and Benmont Tench
piano:
T. P.
sitar:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
background vocals:
Sharon Celani, Marilyn Martin and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics), Howie Epstein and T. P.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Church Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Gone Gator One in Encino, California, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Gone Gator One in Encino, California, United States
remixed at:
The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Don't Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
recording of:
Don’t Come Around Here No More
writer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and Tom Petty
publisher:
D’n’A Ltd. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers4.355:04
12I Won’t Back Down
engineer:
Bill Bottrell, Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist), Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
12 string guitar, electric guitar, tambourine and lead vocals:
Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
bass, mandolin and slide guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) (from 1988 until 1989)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist) (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar and keyboard:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Howie Epstein (from 1988 until 1989), George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1988 until 1989), Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
recorded at:
M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
recording of:
I Won’t Back Down (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated), 日音 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tom Petty4.452:57
13Runnin’ Down a Dream
producer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist), Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
performer:
Jeff Lynne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Runnin’ Down a Dream
writer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist), Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated) and Wild Gator Music
Tom Petty44:23
14Free Fallin’
engineer:
Bill Bottrell, Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist), Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tambourine and lead vocals:
Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist) (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar and keyboard:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
mandolin and slide guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
recorded at:
M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 177) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 219)
recording of:
Free Fallin’ (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
Tom Petty44:16
15Learning to Fly
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist), Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
bass, guitar and keyboard and background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1991)
guitar, percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Tom Petty (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1991) and Geffen Records (in 2014)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Learning to Fly (in 1991)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers4.64:02
16Into the Great Wide Open
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist), Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Lynne (in 1991)
lead vocals:
Tom Petty (in 1991)
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1991) and Geffen Records (in 2014)
recording of:
Into the Great Wide Open (in 1991)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers3.653:44
17Mary Jane’s Last Dance
producer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist), Tom Petty and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
bass guitar:
Howie Epstein
drums (drum set):
Stan Lynch
electric guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist)
organ and piano:
Benmont Tench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
recording of:
Mary Jane's Last Dance
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers54:34
18Something in the Air
producer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist), Tom Petty and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
cover recording of:
Something in the Air
lyricist and composer:
John Keen ("Speedy")
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Songs of Windswept Pacific
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