Anthology: Through The Years
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Anthology: Through the Years is a double compilation album featuring the best of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
. It contains a new song, "Surrender", written by Petty during the You're Gonna Get It!
sessions, but recorded in 2000 especially for this release. "Surrender" is also the last studio recording of Howie Epstein
before his death.
Anthology: Through the Years was released on October 31, 2000, and would mark the worst chart-positioning on the Billboard 200
for the band at #87. However, in November 2006, the album was certified Gold (equilvalent to 500,000 copies sold) by the RIAA.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers are an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty , Mike Campbell , Benmont Tench , , Ron Blair and Stan Lynch...
. It contains a new song, "Surrender", written by Petty during the You're Gonna Get It!
You're Gonna Get It!
You're Gonna Get It! is the second album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1978. Originally, the album was to be titled Terminal Romance. Like its self-titled predecessor, this album includes tight melodic songs awash in ringing guitars and organ. It reached #23 on Billboard's Top...
sessions, but recorded in 2000 especially for this release. "Surrender" is also the last studio recording of Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein
Howard Norman Epstein , was a musician best known for his work with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early life:...
before his death.
Anthology: Through the Years was released on October 31, 2000, and would mark the worst chart-positioning on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
for the band at #87. However, in November 2006, the album was certified Gold (equilvalent to 500,000 copies sold) by the RIAA.
Disc one
- "BreakdownBreakdown (Tom Petty song)"Breakdown" is the first single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' self-titled debut album. It peaked at #40 in the United States and in Canada.-Single track listings:*"Breakdown" b/w "The Wild One Forever"Shelter 62006...
" – 2:42 - "American GirlAmerican Girl (song)"American Girl" is the second single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' self-titled debut album. The single did not chart in the U.S., but in the UK it peaked at #40 the week ending August 27, 1977...
" – 3:30 - "Hometown Blues" – 2:11
- "The Wild One, Forever" – 3:00
- "I Need to KnowI Need to Know (Tom Petty song)"I Need to Know" is the title of a song written and recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in 1978 as the second single from their second album You're Gonna Get It!...
" – 2:23 - "Listen to Her Heart" – 3:01
- "Too Much Ain't Enough" – 2:56
- "Refugee" (Petty, Mike Campbell) – 3:21
- "Here Comes My GirlHere Comes My Girl"Here Comes My Girl" is the title of a song written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, and recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, their third single from their breakthrough hit 1979 album, Damn the Torpedoes. It peaked at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1980.-Content:Petty remembers...
" (Petty, Campbell) – 4:33 - "Don't Do Me Like ThatDon't Do Me Like That"Don't Do Me Like That" is the title of a song written by Tom Petty and recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in November 1979 as the first single from the album Damn the Torpedoes...
" – 2:40 - "Even the Losers" – 3:35
- "The WaitingThe Waiting (song)"The Waiting" is the lead single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' album Hard Promises released in 1981. The song peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #1 on the magazine's new Rock Tracks chart, where it remained for six consecutive weeks.- Covers :*Linda Ronstadt covered...
" – 3:54 - "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)Woman in Love (It's Not Me)"A Woman in Love " is the title of a song recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in June 1981 as the second single from their album Hard Promises. It peaked at number 79 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Petty, Campbell) – 4:22 - "Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundStop Draggin' My Heart Around"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" was the first single from Stevie Nicks' debut solo album Bella Donna. It was written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell as a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song, but Jimmy Iovine, who was also working Stevie Nicks at the time, arranged for her to sing on it...
" (with Stevie NicksStevie NicksStephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
) (Petty, Campbell) – 4:02 - "You Got LuckyYou Got Lucky"You Got Lucky" is the first single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' album Long After Dark. The song peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart, where it stayed for three weeks at the end of 1982.-Music video:...
" (Petty, Campbell) – 3:37 - "Straight into Darkness" – 3:49
- "Change of Heart" – 3:18
Disc two
- "RebelsRebels (song)"Rebels" is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It appeared on the 1985 album Southern Accents and was released as a single in the same year. Although it only reached #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, it fared much better on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked...
" – 5:20 - "Don't Come Around Here No MoreDon't Come Around Here No More"Don't Come Around Here No More" is the title of a song written by Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and David A. Stewart of the Eurythmics...
" (Petty, David A. StewartDavid A. StewartDavid Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
) – 5:06 - "The Best of Everything" – 3:59
- "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll StarSo You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by Jim McGuinn and Chris Hillman and included on their 1967 album, Younger Than Yesterday. The song was released as a single on January 9, 1967 and reached #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 but failed to...
" (Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinnJames Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
, Chris HillmanChris HillmanChristopher Hillman was one of the original members of The Byrds which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke....
) – 3:30 - "Jammin' MeJammin' Me"Jammin' Me" is the first single off Let Me Up , an 1987 album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It is co-written by Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Mike Campbell.-Background and lyrics:...
" (Petty, Campbell, Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) – 4:08 - "It'll All Work Out" – 3:12
- "Love Is a Long Road" (Petty, Campbell) – 4:06
- "Free Fallin'Free Fallin'"Free Fallin" is the opening track from Tom Petty's 1989 solo album, Full Moon Fever. The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, Jeff Lynne...
" (Petty, Jeff LynneJeff LynneJeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...
) – 4:14 - "Yer So Bad" (Petty, Lynne) – 3:05
- "I Won't Back DownI Won't Back Down"I Won't Back Down" is the first single from Tom Petty's first solo album, Full Moon Fever released in 1989. The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, Jeff Lynne...
" (Petty, Lynne) – 2:56 - "Runnin' Down a DreamRunnin' Down a Dream"Runnin' Down a Dream" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Tom Petty. It was released in July 1989 as the second single from his first solo album Full Moon Fever. "Runnin' Down a Dream" achieved reasonable chart success, reaching number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top of...
" (Petty, Campbell, Lynne) – 4:23 - "Learning to FlyLearning to Fly (Tom Petty song)"Learning To Fly" is a popular track by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was written in 1991 by Tom Petty and his writing partner Jeff Lynne for the album Into the Great Wide Open...
" (Petty, Lynne) – 3:57 - "Into the Great Wide OpenInto the Great Wide Open (song)"Into the Great Wide Open" is the third song on the 1991 album Into the Great Wide Open by the group Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Music video:...
" (Petty, Lynne) – 3:38 - "Two Gunslingers" – 3:10
- "Mary Jane's Last DanceMary Jane's Last Dance"Mary Jane's Last Dance" is the title of a song written by Tom Petty and recorded song by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was recorded on July 22, 1993 while Petty was recording his Wildflowers album, and was produced by Rick Rubin, guitarist Mike Campbell, and Tom Petty...
" – 4:32 - "Waiting for Tonight" – 3:31
- "Surrender" – 2:54
Personnel
- Tom PettyTom PettyThomas Earl "Tom" Petty is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T...
– vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, percussion - Mike Campbell – lead guitar, bass guitar, mandolin
- Benmont TenchBenmont TenchBenjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...
– keyboards, background vocals - Howie EpsteinHowie EpsteinHoward Norman Epstein , was a musician best known for his work with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early life:...
– bass guitar, background vocals (1982-2000) - Stan LynchStan LynchStanley Joseph "Stan" Lynch is an American songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 1994.- Early years :...
– drums, percussion, background vocals - Ron BlairRon BlairRon Blair is the original bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He was the band's bassist from 1976 to 1981. In 2002, he returned to the group after a 21-year hiatus, replacing his own replacement, the late Howie Epstein.His father was a Navy man, so the family relocated every few years...
– bass guitar (1976-1981)
Additional musicians
- Stevie NicksStevie NicksStephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
- lead and background vocals on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - Duck Dunn – bass guitar (disc 1 tracks 3, 13, 14)
- Phil Jones – percussion (disc 1 tracks 9-17), drums (disc 2 tracks 8, 9, 10, 11, 16)
- Jeff LynneJeff LynneJeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...
– bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, background vocals (disc 2 tracks 7-14) - George HarrisonGeorge HarrisonGeorge Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
– rhythm guitar and background vocals on "I Won't Back Down" - Jim KeltnerJim KeltnerJames Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...
– drums and percussion on "Love Is a Long Road", shaker and tambourine on "Refugee" - Dave StewartDavid A. StewartDavid Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
– electric sitar, synthesizer and background vocals on "Don't Come Around Here No More" - Richard TandyRichard TandyRichard Tandy , is best known as the keyboard player in the rock band, Electric Light Orchestra...
- synthesizer or "Two Gunslingers" - The BanglesThe BanglesThe Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.-Formation and early years :...
– background vocals on "Waiting for Tonight" - Steve FerroneSteve FerroneSteven "Steve" Ferrone is a British drummer.He was a member of the Average White Band, and has recorded and performed with numerous other high-profile acts, including Slash, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Scritti Politti...
– drums on "Surrender" - Lenny Castro – percussion on "Surrender"
- Scott ThurstonScott ThurstonScott Troy Thurston is an American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and session musician. He is currently a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, in which he sings harmony vocals and plays guitar, keyboards, and harmonica....
– guitar and background vocals on "Surrender"
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
132 |
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
14 |
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Danish Top 40 Albums | 22 |
| New Zealand Top 40 Albums | 19 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Catalog Albums Top Pop Catalog Albums Top Pop Catalog Albums is a fifty-position weekly albums chart produced by Billboard magazine which ranks the best selling catalog titles, regardless of genre. Billboard defines a catalog title as one that is more than eighteen months old and that has fallen below position 100 on the Billboard 200... |
6 |