Greatest Hits (2016 remaster)

~ Release by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

Annotation

First time on vinyl. Mastered in 2016 by Chris Bellman.
Gatefold cover. Made in the Netherlands.

Tracklist

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112" Vinyl
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A1American Girl
recording engineer and mixer:
Max and Noah Shark
producer:
Denny Cordell
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gone Gator Records (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Shelter Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 169)
recording of:
American Girl
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp.
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A2Breakdown
recording engineer and mixer:
Max and Noah Shark
producer:
Denny Cordell
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gone Gator Records (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Shelter Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Breakdown
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc.
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A3Listen to Her Heart
engineer:
Max Reese and Noah Shark
producer:
Denny Cordell, Tom Petty and Noah Shark
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gone Gator Records (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Shelter Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Listen to Her Heart
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
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A4I Need to Know
engineer:
Max Reese and Noah Shark
producer:
Denny Cordell, Tom Petty and Noah Shark
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gone Gator Records (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Shelter Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Need to Know (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers song)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp.
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A5Refugee?:??
B1Don’t Do Me Like That?:??
B2Even the Losers
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
electric bass guitar:
Ron Blair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
Even the Losers
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Almo Music Corp.
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B3Here Comes My Girl?:??
B4The Waiting
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1981)
recording of:
The Waiting
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music
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B5You Got Lucky
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1982)
recording of:
You Got Lucky
writer:
Mike Campbell and Tom Petty
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212" Vinyl
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C1Don’t Come Around Here No More?:??
C2I Won’t Back Down
engineer:
Bill Bottrell, Mike Campbell and Don Smith
producer:
Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
12 string guitar, electric guitar, tambourine and lead vocals:
Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
bass, mandolin and slide guitar:
Mike Campbell (from 1988 until 1989)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Jones (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar and keyboard:
Mike Campbell (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Howie Epstein (from 1988 until 1989), George Harrison (from 1988 until 1989), Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1989)
recorded at:
M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
recording of:
I Won’t Back Down (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Gone Gator Music, SBK April Music Inc., 日音 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
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C3Runnin’ Down a Dream
producer:
Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
performer:
Jeff Lynne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1989)
recording of:
Runnin’ Down a Dream
writer:
Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Gone Gator Music and Wild Gator Music
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C4Free Fallin’
engineer:
Bill Bottrell, Mike Campbell and Don Smith
producer:
Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tambourine and lead vocals:
Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Jones (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar and keyboard:
Mike Campbell (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
mandolin and slide guitar:
Mike Campbell (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1989)
recorded at:
M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 27), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 120), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 177) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 219)
recording of:
Free Fallin’ (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music
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D1Learning to Fly
engineer:
Richard Dodd
producer:
Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
bass, guitar and keyboard and background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1991)
guitar, percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Tom Petty (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1991) and Geffen Records (in 2014)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Learning to Fly (in 1991)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music
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D2Into the Great Wide Open
engineer:
Richard Dodd
producer:
Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Lynne (in 1991)
lead vocals:
Tom Petty (in 1991)
publisher:
Gone Gator Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1991) and Geffen Records (in 2014)
recording of:
Into the Great Wide Open (in 1991)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
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D3Mary Jane’s Last Dance?:??
D4Something in the Air
producer:
Mike Campbell, Tom Petty and Rick Rubin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1993)
cover recording of:
Something in the Air (in 1993)
lyricist and composer:
John Keen
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc., Fabulous Music, Ltd. and Songs of Windswept Pacific
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