Hard Promises

~ Release by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1The Waiting
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1981)
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
The Waiting
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
4.653:56
A2A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)
writer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
34:23
A3Nightwatchman
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
piano [wild dog piano]:
A. Bugs Weidel
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Nightwatchman
writer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated) and Wild Gator Music
34:01
A4Something Big
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
electric piano:
T.P.
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Something Big
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
34:43
A5Kings Road
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Kings Road
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
43:23
B1Letting You Go
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Letting You Go
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
33:25
B2A Thing About You
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
A Thing About You
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
33:32
B3Insider
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
vocals:
Stevie Nicks
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Insider
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
34:24
B4The Criminal Kind
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
The Criminal Kind
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
34:00
B5You Can Still Change Your Mind
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman and Tori Swenson
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist)
background vocals:
Stevie Nicks and Sharon Ceylani
additionally recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
You Can Still Change Your Mind
writer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Tom Petty
34:17

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Tommy Steele (Creative Director (EMI/Capitol, Workbook))
photography:Joel Bernstein (photographer)
Dennis Callahan (photographer)
Henry Diltz
producer:Jimmy Iovine
mastering:Greg Calbi (American mastering engineer)
accordion, autoharp [auto-harp] and harmonium:Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar [bass]:T.P.
bass guitar:Ron Blair
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist)
electric guitar [6 & 12 string electric guitars]:Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist)
T.P.
organ and piano:Benmont Tench
vocals:T.P.
Benmont Tench
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
pressed at:Europadisk in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/412419 [info]