Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty & The Hearbreakers

1976

Track Listing                        

1. Rockin' around (with you)                       6. Strangered in the night                                           

2. Breakdown                                             7. Fooled again (I don't like it)                              

3. Hometown blues                                     8. Mystery man                                   

4. The wild one, forever                             9. Luna                                            

5. Anything that's rock 'n' roll                     10. American girl                                                             

Band Members:                                                                                                                

Tom Petty - Vocals, guitars, keyboards         Mike Campbell - Guitars         Benmont Tench - Piano, organ

Stan Lynch - Drums               Ron Blair - Bass, guitar, cello            Produced By: Denny Cordell         

Notes

Though not as popular as future releases, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers is still a solid release.  You can totally see the direction that the band is heading in.  The album also consist of two of their biggest hits, Breakdown and American Girl.  Every time I hear the opening notes of American Girl I can't help but want to throw a roll of toilet paper at a school. (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)

Recommendations

Most of the tracks found here are deep tracks.  If your just a casual fan and are only into the hits you may be better off getting the Greatest Hits album or the Anthology, which includes four tracks from here.  If you're like me and think Tom Petty is one of the coolest dudes in rock, then I would recommend owning this one.

If you plan on purchasing Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

To me there is only one version to own, and that is the 2002 reissued remastered version.  It doesn't contain any alternate tracks like a lot of reissues do, but the sound quality is great and includes all the song lyrics and a nice back story of the band.  You can purchase this at Cdnow.com.

If you don't plan on purchasing Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers but want to hear some tracks from it

If you don't own this or a greatest hits CD then you are missing out on two of Petty's biggest hits.  You must own Breakdown and American Girl.  I also recommend checking out my top 5 as well, you may discover there is something you're missing out on.  You can purchase these tracks at Itunes or Napster.  For more Tom Petty suggestions, you can check out my ideal compilation at my Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Home Page.

My Top 5