Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
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“ Although Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) found the Heartbreakers regaining their strength as a band and discovering a newfound ease at songcraft, it just didn’t sell that well. Perhaps that factor, along with road fatigue, led Tom Petty to record his first solo album, Full Moon Fever. Nevertheless, the distinction between “solo” and “Heartbreakers” is a fuzzy one because Full Moon Fever is essentially in the same style as the Heartbreakers albums; Mike Campbell co-wrote two songs and co-produced the record, and he, along with Benmont Tench and Howie Epstein, all play on the album. However, the album sounds different from any Heartbreakers record due to the presence of former Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne. Petty co-wrote the lion’s share of the album with Lynne, who also is the record’s main producer. In his hands, Petty’s roots rock becomes clean and glossy, layered with shimmering vocal harmonies, keyboards, and acoustic guitars. It’s a friendly, radio-ready sound, and if it has dated somewhat over the years, the craft is still admirable and appealing. But the real reason Full Moon Fever became Petty’s biggest hit is that it boasted a selection of songs that rivaled Damn the Torpedoes. Full Moon Fever didn’t have a weak track; even if a few weren’t quite as strong as others, the album was filled with highlights: “I Won’t Back Down”, the wistful “A Face in the Crowd”, the rockabilly throwaways “Yer So Bad” and “A Mind with a Heart of Its Own”, the Byrds cover “Feel a Whole Lot Better”, the charging “Runnin’ Down a Dream”, and “Free Fallin’”, a coming-of-age ballad that could be Petty’s best song. Full Moon Fever might have been meant as an off-the-cuff detour, but it turned into a minor masterpiece.

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, all media guide

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Tracklist:

01. Free Fallin’
02. I Won’t Back Down
03. Love Is A Long Road
04. A Face In The Crowd
05. Runnin’ Down A Dream
06. Feel A Whole Lot Better
07. Yer So Bad
08. Depending On You
09. The Apartment Song
10. Alright For Now
11. A Mind With A Heart Of Its Own
12. Zombie Zoo

Produced by Jeff Lynne with Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
Engineers include: Mike Cambell, Don Smith, Bill Bottrell
Principally Recorded at M.C. Studios (1988–1989)
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, CA

• Tom Petty – lead & backing vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, keyboards, tambourine, handclapping
• Jeff Lynne – bass, electric guitar, keyboards, sound effects, backing vocals, handclapping
• Mike Campbell – bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, slide guitar
• Phil Jones – percussion, drums

additional personnel:
* George Harrison – acoustic guitar and backing vocals on “I Won’t Back Down”
* Roy Orbison – backing vocals on “Zombie Zoo”
* Howie Epstein – backing vocals on “I Won’t Back Down” and “Love Is a Long Road”
* Benmont Tench – piano on “The Apartment Song”
* Kelsey Campbell – sound effects, vocals
* Jim Keltner – drums, maracas and tambourine on “Love Is a Long Road”

Original Release Date: April 25, 1989
Label: MCA Records
Format: Original Recording
Release Date: ? (bought in 94)
Source: F-2166/MCD 06034A (Sonopress Germany)
Catalog No.: MCD 06034/DMCG 6034

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