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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Long After Dark

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On November 2, 1982, “Backstreet” label released “Long After Dark”, the fifth Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Record Plant”, “Wally Heider’s” and “Crystal” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars
  • Mike Campbell – guitars
  • Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals
  • Ron Blair – bass guitar
  • Phil Jones – percussion
  • Don Smith – engineer
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Tommy Steele – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty, except where noted.

  1. A One Story Town
  2. You Got Lucky – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  3. Deliver Me
  4. Change of Heart
  5. Finding Out – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  6. We Stand a Chance
  7. Straight into Darkness
  8. The Same Old You – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  9. Between Two Worlds – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  10. A Wasted Life

Nils Lofgren: Night Fades Away

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On September 30, 1981, “Backstreet” and “MCA” labels released “Night Fades Away”, the fifth Nils Lofgren studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Cherokee” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jeffrey Baxter.

Personnel:

  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar, accordion, synthesizer
  • Del Shannon – vocals
  • Jeffrey Baxter – guitar, guitar synthesizer, mixing
  • Trevor Veitch – acoustic guitar
  • Elliott Randall – electric guitar
  • Nicky Hopkins – Fender Rhodes
  • Greg Mathieson – Fender Rhodes
  • David Hungate – bass
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass
  • Neil Jason – bass
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Ed Greens – drums
  • Ritchie Hayward – drums
  • Jerry Peterson – saxophone
  • The Fabulous Robbs – backing vocals
  • The Mighty Clouds Of Los Scumbos – backing vocals
  • Larold Rebhun – arrangements
  • Dee Robb – recording
  • Daniel Mancini – engineer assistant
  • Krohn McHenry – engineer assistant
  • Steve Fontana – engineer assistant
  • Larold Rebhun – overdubs, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • DJB Barnao – art direction
  • George Osaki – design
  • Annie Leibovitz – photography
  • Jean Luc, Shari Dub – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Nils Lofgren, except where noted.

  1. Night Fades Away
  2. I Go to Pieces – Del Shannon
  3. Empty Heart
  4. Don’t Touch Me
  5. Dirty Money
  6. Sailor Boy
  7. Anytime at All – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  8. Ancient History
  9. Streets Again – Jeffrey Baxter, Nils Lofgren
  10. In Motion – Jeffrey Baxter, Nils Lofgren

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Hard Promises

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Tom Petty - Hard Promises

On May 5, 1981, “Backstreet” label released “Hard Promises”, the fourth Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album. It was recorded 1980–1981, at “Sound City”, “Van Nuys”, “Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty– lead vocals, 6 and 12 string guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, electric piano, bass guitar
  • Mike Campbell– 6 and 12 string guitar, electric guitars, bass guitar, auto-harp, accordion, harmonium
  • Benmont Tench– organ, piano, backing vocals
  • Ron Blair– bass guitar
  • Stan Lynch– drums, backing vocals
  • Phil Jones – percussion
  • Alan “Bugs” Weidel – piano
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass guitar
  • Stevie Nicks– harmony and backing vocal
  • Lori Nicks – backing vocal
  • Sharon Celani – backing vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty, except where noted.

  1. The Waiting
  2. A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  3. Nightwatchman – Tom Petty, Mike Campbel
  4. Something Big
  5. Kings Road
  6. Letting You Go
  7. A Thing About You
  8. Insider
  9. The Criminal Kind
  10. You Can Still Change Your Mind – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell