Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Breakdown
2. American Girl
3. Hometown Blues
4. Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll
5. I Need to Know
6. Listen to Her Heart
7. When the Time Comes
8. Too Much Ain't Enough
9. No Second Thoughts
10. Baby's a Rock N' Roller
11. Refugee
12. Here Comes My Girl
13. Even the Losers
14. Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)
15. Don't Do Me Like That
16. Waiting, The
17. Woman in Love, A
18. Something Big
19. Thing About You, A
20. Insider
21. You Can Still Change Your Mind
DISC 2:
1. You Got Lucky
2. Change of Heart
3. Straight Into Darkness
4. Same Old You, The
5. Rebels
6. Don't Come Around Here No More
7. Southern Accents
8. Make It Better (Forget About Me)
9. Best of Everything, The
10. So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star
11. Don't Bring Me Down
12. Jammin' Me
13. It'll All Work Out
14. Mike's Life, Mike's World
15. Think About Me
16. Self-Made Man, A
DISC 3:
1. Free Fallin'
2. I Won't Back Down
3. Love Is a Long Road
4. Runnin' Down a Dream
5. Yer So Bad
6. Alright For Now
7. Learning to Fly
8. Into the Great Wide Open
9. All or Nothin'
10. Out in the Cold
11. Built to Last
12. Mary Jane's Last Dance
13. Christmas All Over Again
DISC 4:
1. Casa Dega
2. Heartbreaker's Beach Party
3. Trailer
4. Cracking Up
5. Psychotic Reaction
6. I'm Tired Joey Boy
7. Lonely Weekends
8. Gator on the Lawn
9. Make That Connection
10. Down the Line
11. Peace in L.A. - (peace mix)
12. It's Rainin' Again
13. Somethin' Else
14. I Don't Know What to Say to You
15. King's Highway
DISC 5:
1. On the Street
2. Depot Street
3. Cry to Me
4. Don't Do Me Like That - (Mudcrutch Version)
5. I Can't Fight It
6. Since You Said You Loved Me
7. Louisiana Rain
8. Keeping Me Alive
9. Turning Point
10. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - (demo)
11. Apartment Song, The - (demo)
12. Big Boss Man
13. Image of Me, The
14. Moon Pie
15. Damage You've Done, The - (country version)
DISC 6:
1. Got My Mind Made Up - (original version)
2. Ways to Be Wicked
3. Can't Get Her Out
4. Waiting For Tonight
5. Travelin'
6. Baby, Let's Play House
7. Wooden Heart
8. God's Gift to Man
9. You Get Me High
10. Come on Down to My House
11. You Come Through
12. Up in Mississippi Tonight
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Al Kooper, Dave Stewart, George Harrison, Geroge Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Nicks, The Bangles | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
PLAYBACK is a career retrospective spanning Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' stay at MCA Records. It includes a collection of Petty's best-known material, as well as tracks recorded by his first band, Mudcrutch, solo demos, 27 previously unreleased songs, B-sides and live cuts.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Tom Petty (vocals, guitar); Mike Campbell (guitar); Benmont Tench (keyboards); Howie Epstein (bass); Stan Lynch (drums, background vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Lenny Kravitz (vocals, bass, drums); Stevie Nicks (vocals); Jimmy Iovine (spoken vocals); George Harrison (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Jeff Lynne (guitar, synthesizer, bass); Tom Leadon, David A. Stewart (guitar); Scott Thurston (slide guitar); Charlie Sousa, Marty Jourard (saxophone); Lee Thornburg (trumpet); Al Kooper (piano); Ron Blair, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Emory Gordy (bass); Randall Marsh, Jim Gordon (drums); Phil Jones, Chris Trujillo, George Drakoulias (percussion); The Bangles, Marilyn Martin (background vocals).
Producers include: Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Rick Rubin, Jeff Lynne, Jimmy Iovine.
Engineers include: Shelly Yakus, Don Smith, Richard Dodd.
Recorded between 1976 & 1993. Includes liner notes by Bill Flanagan.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
PLAYBACK spans 20 years of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' career, from 1973 to 1993. Disc one, titled "The Big Jangle," features Petty's popular early songs, such as "Breakdown," "Refugee" and "The Waiting," and is as close to rock & roll perfection as you're likely to come.
Packed with more than 90 songs PLAYBACK is the definitive Petty document. In addition to his many hits, PLAYBACK features a few oddball cuts. There's a hilarious live version of The Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction," sung by drummer Stan Lynch, as well as a demo version of Petty's hit "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," sans Fleetwood Mac vocalist, Stevie Nicks. Another bonus to Petty fans is the inclusion of excellent historical liner notes penned by lauded music critic Bill Flanagan.
Editorial Reviews
Tied for #7 on the Reissues list of Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
Village Voice (02/20/1996)
8 - Very Good - ...Petty's pure rock is always there as an option, shining up your backyard when you're sick and tired of trends and experiments....It's the voice of a rock pack-rat into everything from Elvis to Nirvana...
Spin (02/01/1996)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...One of the most intuitively coherent of American heartland rock'n'roll groups....The Heartbreakers' back catalogue has strength, depth and longevity...
Q (01/01/1996)
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