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1981 studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Hard Promises Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released on May 5, 1981, on Backstreet Records .
History [ edit ]
Its working title was Benmont's Revenge , referring to keyboard player Benmont Tench .[10] Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac on the duet "Insider". The Heartbreakers also recorded the hit "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around " for Nicks' album Bella Donna Hard Promises was recorded.
This was the second Tom Petty album on the Backstreet Records label. The album's release was delayed while Petty and his distributor MCA Records argued about the list price. The album was slated to be the next MCA release with the new list price of $9.98, following Steely Dan 's Gaucho Olivia Newton-John /Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu superstar pricing " was $1.00 more than the usual list price of $8.98.[11] Eight Ninety-Eight were considered, but eventually MCA decided against the price increase.[12]
The final title comes from a line in the chorus of "Insider".
Hard Promises is the last full album to feature the original Heartbreakers lineup, as bassist Ron Blair left after the album's release. He returned on Mojo Long After Dark Southern Accents The Last DJ Howie Epstein , who continued to play until his removal in 2002 due to deteriorating health.
In 2000 it was voted number 968 in Colin Larkin 's All Time Top 1000 Albums [13]
John Lennon tribute [ edit ]
Album etch tribute to John Lennon
During the recording of the album, John Lennon was scheduled to be in the same studio at the same time. Petty was looking forward to meeting him when he came in. The meeting never occurred, as Lennon was murdered before the date of his planned visit to the studio. Petty and the band paid tribute to the slain former Beatle by etching "WE LOVE YOU J.L." in the runout deadwax on early U.S. and Canadian pressings of Hard Promises .[14]
Track listing [ edit ]
Side two Title 6. "Letting You Go" 3:24 7. "A Thing About You " 3:33 8. "Insider" 4:23 9. "The Criminal Kind" 4:00 10. "You Can Still Change Your Mind" 4:15 Total length: 39:33
Personnel [ edit ]
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty – lead and backing vocals, guitar (acoustic, electric, 12-string, bass on "Something Big"), electric piano on "Something Big"
Mike Campbell – guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, bass), auto-harp, accordion, harmonium
Benmont Tench – organ, piano, backing vocals
Ron Blair – bass guitar
Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
Stevie Nicks – backing vocals on "Insider" and "You Can Still Change Your Mind"
Lori Nicks - backing vocals on "Insider"
Sharon Celani – backing vocals on "You Can Still Change Your Mind"
Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar on "A Woman in Love"
Phil Jones – percussion
Alan "Bugs" Weidel – piano on "Nightwatchman"
Production
Brad Gilderman – assistant engineer
Jimmy Iovine – producer
Tom Petty – producer
Tori Swenson – assistant engineer
Shelly Yakus – engineer
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Kot, Greg (1991-09-01). "Through The Years With Tom Petty" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2014-04-04 .
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: tom petty and the heartbreakers" . www.robertchristgau.com .
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn)ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8
^ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography . Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9
^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide 870 . ISBN 1-57859-061-2
^ "Hard Promises" . rollingstone.com . 23 July 1981.
^ "Tom Petty: Album Guide - Rolling Stone Music" . Rolling Stone the original on 14 July 2011.
^ Goldstein, Patrick. "Pop Eye" Los Angeles Times Sept. 21, 1980: T80.
^ Goldstein, Patrick. "Petty Battling MCA Over Record Price Hike" Los Angeles Times February 1, 1981: N72.
^ Marsh, Dave. "Tom Petty" Musician July 1981: 43.
^ Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums Virgin Books . p. 292. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6
^ Conversations with Tom Petty by Paul Zollo
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 St Ives , N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 35, No. 4" (PHP) . RPM . 1981-07-04. Retrieved 2014-05-01 .
^ "charts.nz — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hard Promises " . Recording Industry Association of New Zealand . Retrieved 2014-05-01 .
^ "swedishcharts.com Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hard Promises " (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 2014-05-01 .
^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Artist: Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved 2014-04-08 .
^ "Allmusic: Hard Promises : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums" . allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01 .
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1981" . RPM . Retrieved 2014-05-01 .
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1981 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart" . Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 1 February 2022 .
^ "Billboard Vol. 94, No. 23: Majors Flight Economics with Quirky Rock Originals" . Billboard . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Tom Petty – Hard Promises" . Music Canada .
^ "American album certifications – Tom Petty – Hard Promises" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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