Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (album)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Released November 9, 1976 (1976-11-09)
Recorded 1974–76
Studio Shelter Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre Rock[1]
Length 30:35
Label Shelter
Producer Denny Cordell
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Singles from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  1. "Breakdown"
    Released: 1976
  2. "American Girl"
    Released: February 1977
  3. "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll"
    Released: April 1977 (UK only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Robert ChristgauB+[5]
The Essential Rock Discography6/10[6]
MusicHound[7]
Pitchfork7.0/10[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is the debut album by the band of the same name, released on November 9, 1976 by Shelter Records.

Initially following its release, the album received little attention in the United States. Following a British tour, it climbed to No. 24 on the UK albums chart and the single "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" became a hit in the UK. After nearly a year and many positive reviews, the album reached the U.S. charts, where it peaked at No. 55 in 1978 and eventually went Gold. The single "Breakdown" cracked the Top 40 in the U.S. and "American Girl" became one of the band's signature songs.[10]

The album was recorded and mixed at the Shelter Studio in Hollywood, California.

Track listing

All tracks written by Tom Petty, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rockin' Around (With You)"Petty, Mike Campbell2:29
2."Breakdown" 2:43
3."Hometown Blues" 2:14
4."The Wild One, Forever" 3:03
5."Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" 2:24
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Strangered in the Night"3:34
7."Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)"3:50
8."Mystery Man"3:03
9."Luna"3:58
10."American Girl"3:34

Personnel

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Additional musicians

References

  1. ↑ Gilmore, Mikal. "Tom Petty's rock fervor" Rolling Stone June 30, 1977: 33 "We ain't no punk band, we ain't folk rock, jazz rock, or any of that bullshit. Just rock, and we don't put no other name on it than that. We'd be stupid if we did."
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2005.
  3. ↑ Blender review Archived June 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Kot, Greg (September 1, 1991). "Through The Years With Tom Petty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
  7. ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 870. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  8. ↑ Kandell, Steve (10 October 2017). "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Tom Petty > Album Guide". The Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  10. ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Rock Tracks (2002): 331


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