On April 24, 1989, “MCA” label released “Full Moon Fever”, the first solo Tom Petty album. It was recorded 1988–1989, at “M.C. Studios”, “Rumbo Studios”, “Sunset Sound”, “Devonshire Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “Sound City Studios”, and was produced by Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell. The album was certified 5× platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and 6× platinum in Canada. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Full Moon River” at number 92 on its list of the “100 best albums of the 1980s”.
Personnel:
- Tom Petty– lead and backing vocals, 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, tambourine, hand claps
- Mike Campbell– lead guitar, bass, mandolin, slide guitar, dobro, keyboards
- George Harrison– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Benmont Tench– piano
- Jeff Lynne– bass, guitar, guitar synthesizer, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, hand claps
- Phil Jones –drums, percussion
- Jim Keltner– drums, maracas and tambourine
- Howie Epstein– backing vocals
- Roy Orbison– backing vocals
- Kelsey Campbell – scream
- Alan Weidel –hand claps
- Del Shannon– barnyard noises
- Mike Campbell, Don Smith,Bill Bottrell, Dennis Kirk – engineer
- Alan “Bugs” Weidel – engineer assistant
- Steve Hall – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, except where noted.
- Free Fallin
- I Won’t Back Down
- Love Is a Long Road – Mike Campbell, Tom Petty
- A Face in the Crowd
- Runnin’ Down a Dream – Mike Campbell, jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
- I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better – Gene Clark
- Yer So Bad
- Depending on You – Tom Petty
- The Apartment Song – Tom Petty
- Alright for Now – Tom Petty
- A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
- Zombie Zoo
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