Playback (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers box set)

Playback is a box set compilation by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty

Thomas 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...

, released in 1995. It contains popular album tracks, B-sides, previously unreleased outtakes, and early songs by Petty's previous band Mudcrutch

Mudcrutch

Mudcrutch is a Southern rock band from Gainesville, Florida best known for being the forerunner of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early Years:Mudcrutch was formed in 1970 by Tom Petty and Tom Leadon, who had been playing together in a band called the Epics...

.

A companion VHS home video, later released on DVD, was also released, featuring the band's most popular music videos to date.

Disc one: The Big Jangle

"Breakdown
Breakdown (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 Girl
American 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...

" – 3:33
"Hometown Blues" – 2:12
"Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll
Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll
"Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" is the second UK single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' self-titled debut album. It was their first UK hit, peaking at #36 the week ending July 2, 1977. It was not released as a single in the United States....

" – 2:24
"I Need to Know
I 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!...

" – 2:24
"Listen to Her Heart" – 3:03
"When the Time Comes" – 2:45
"Too Much Ain't Enough" – 2:57
"No Second Thoughts" – 2:39
"Baby's a Rock 'n' Roller" – 2:52
"Refugee" – 3:22
"Here Comes My Girl" – 4:25
"Even the Losers" – 3:59
"Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)" – 4:25
"Don't Do Me Like That
Don'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...

" – 2:42
"The Waiting
The 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...

" – 3:59
"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:...

" – 4:23
"Something Big" – 4:44
"A Thing About You" – 3:32
"Insider" – 4:23
"You Can Still Change Your Mind" – 4:16

Disc two: Spoiled and Mistreated

"You Got Lucky
You 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:...

" – 3:36
"Change of Heart
Change of Heart (Tom Petty song)
"Change of Heart" is the title of a song recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in February 1983 as the second single from their album Long After Dark. It peaked at number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart....

" – 3:19
"Straight into Darkness" – 3:47
"Same Old You" – 3:30
"Rebels" – 5:19
"Don't Come Around Here No More" – 5:05
"Southern Accents" – 4:44
"Make It Better (Forget About Me)" – 4:23
"The Best of Everything" – 4:03
"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
So 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...

" (Live) – 3:30
"Don't Bring Me Down
Don't Bring Me Down (The Animals song)
"Don't Bring Me Down" is a rock song composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded as a 1966 hit single by The Animals.-History:"Don't Bring Me Down" was the third of The Animals' epic personalisations of Brill Building material, following the 1965 hits "We Gotta Get out of This Place" and...

" (Live) – 3:52
"Jammin' Me" – 4:08
"It'll All Work Out" – 3:11
"Mike's Life/Mike's World" – 0:40
"Think About Me" – 3:45
"A Self-Made Man" – 3:00

Disc three: Good Booty

"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...

" – 4:16
"I Won't Back Down
I 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...

" – 2:57
"Love is a Long Road" – 4:08
"Runnin' Down a Dream
Runnin' 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...

" – 4:23
"Yer So Bad" – 3:06
"Alright for Now" – 2:02
"Learning to Fly
Learning 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...

" – 4:03
"Into the Great Wide Open
Into 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:...

" – 3:43
"All or Nothin'" – 4:07
"Out in the Cold" – 3:40
"Built to Last" – 3:58
"Mary Jane's Last Dance
Mary 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...

" – 4:33
"Christmas All Over Again
Christmas All Over Again
Christmas All Over Again is a Christmas song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was written by Tom Petty and was featured on the Playback box set...

" – 4:15

Disc four: The Other Sides

"Casa Dega" (Petty, Campbell) – 3:37
"Heartbreakers Beach Party" (Petty) – 1:57
"Trailer" (Petty) – 3:15
"Cracking Up" (Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica...

) – 3:34
"Psychotic Reaction
Psychotic Reaction
"Psychotic Reaction" is an early garage rock song released by the American rock band Count Five in 1966, and also the title of their only album. The song Psychotic Reaction was written by the five members of the Count Five, Craig "Butch" Atkinson, John Byrne, Roy Chaney, Kenn Ellner and John...

" (Live) (Ken Ellner, Roy Chaney, Craig Atkinson, John Byrne, John Michalski) – 4:49
"I'm Tired Joey Boy" (Live) (Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...

) – 3:42
"Lonely Weekends" (Live) (Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich
Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver...

) – 2:47
"Gator on the Lawn" (Petty) – 1:35
"Make That Connection" (Petty, Campbell) – 5:04
"Down the Line" (Petty, Lynne, Campbell) – 2:53
"Peace in L.A." (Peace Mix) (Petty) – 4:43
"It's Rainin' Again" (Petty) – 1:32
"Somethin' Else" (Live) (Sharon Sheeley, Eddie Cochran) – 2:05
"I Don't Know What to Say to You" (Petty) – 2:28
"Kings Highway" (Live) (Petty) – 3:30

Disc five: Through the Cracks

"On the Street" (Benmont Tench) – 2:10
"Depot Street" (Petty) – 3:26
"Cry to Me" (Bert Russell) – 3:06
"Don't Do Me Like That" (Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch is a Southern rock band from Gainesville, Florida best known for being the forerunner of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early Years:Mudcrutch was formed in 1970 by Tom Petty and Tom Leadon, who had been playing together in a band called the Epics...

Version) (Petty) – 2:47
"I Can't Fight It" (Petty) – 3:00
"Since You Said You Loved Me" (Petty) – 4:40
"Louisiana Rain" (Original Version) (Petty) – 4:22
"Keeping Me Alive" (Petty) – 2:59
"Turning Point" (Petty) – 2:52
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Stop 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...

" (Demo Version) (Petty, Campbell) – 4:11
"The Apartment Song" (Demo Version) (Petty) – 2:37
"Big Boss Man
Big Boss Man (song)
"Big Boss Man" is a blues song written by Luther Dixon and Al Smith in 1960 and first recorded by Jimmy Reed. The song was a hit for Reed and has been interpreted and recorded by a variety of artists, including Elvis Presley and B.B...

" (Al Smith, Luther Dixon
Luther Dixon
Luther Dixon was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 60s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, B.B. King, Dusty Springfield, and others...

) – 2:41
"The Image of Me" (Wayne Kemp) – 2:33
"Moon Pie" (Petty) – 1:05
"The Damage You've Done" (Country Version) (Petty) – 3:16

Disc six: Nobody's Children

"Got My Mind Made Up" (Original Version) (Petty) – 2:51
"Ways to Be Wicked" (Petty, Campbell) – 3:27
"Can't Get Her Out" (Petty) – 3:11
"Waiting for Tonight" (Petty) – 3:30
"Travelin'" (Petty) – 3:15
"Baby, Let's Play House" (Arthur Gunter
Arthur Gunter
Arthur Gunter was an American blues guitarist and musician. He was best known for his song "Baby Let's Play House", which was later a hit single for Elvis Presley.-Biography:...

) – 2:33
"Wooden Heart
Wooden Heart
"Wooden Heart " is a song best known for its use in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues. The song was a hit for Presley in the United Kingdom, making number one for six weeks, but wasn't released as a single in the United States until November 1964 as the B-side to "Blue Christmas"...

" (Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert was a German orchestra leader and songwriter. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records, and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, such as "Strangers in the Night" and "Spanish Eyes".-Biography:He was born in Hamburg, Germany - where he received his lifelong...

, Kay Twomey, Fred Wise, Ben Weisman) – 2:09
"God's Gift to Man" (Petty) – 4:18
"You Get Me High" (Petty) – 2:48
"Come on Down to My House" (Petty) – 3:05
"You Come Through" (Petty, Campbell) – 5:15
"Up in Mississippi Tonight" (Petty) – 3:28

Musicians

Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Thomas 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...

(all tracks) - lead, backing and harmony vocals, rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...

, keyboards, harmonica
Harmonica
The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...

, percussion, sound effects
Mike Campbell (all tracks) - lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...

, rhythm guitar, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

, slide guitar
Slide guitar
Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...

, mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...

, dulcimer
Dulcimer
Dulcimer may refer to two types of musical instruments:* Appalachian dulcimer, a fretted, plucked musical instrument which is also referred to as a "mountain dulcimer", "lap dulcimer", "hog fiddle", "fretted dulcimer" or simply "dulcimer"...

, accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....

, percussion, keyboards
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Benjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...

(most tracks) - acoustic and electric pianos
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

, Hammond and Vox organs
Organ
-Biology and medicine:*Organ , a collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function*Organ pipe coral, a marine organism native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans*Stenocereus thurberi, the organ pipe cactus plant-Music:...

, accordion, clavinet
Clavinet
A Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...

, backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Stan Lynch
Stan Lynch
Stanley 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 :...

(most tracks) - drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards
Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein
Howard Norman Epstein , was a musician best known for his work with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early life:...

(1982-1995, most tracks on discs 2-6) - bass guitar, backing vocals, guitar
Ron Blair
Ron Blair
Ron 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...

(1975-1981) - bass guitar, sound effects, guitar
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie 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...

- vocals on disc 1 tracks 20 and 21
Duck Dunn – bass guitar (disc 1 tracks 3, 17 and disc 5 track 10)
Phil Jones – percussion (disc 1 tracks 13-21, disc 2 tracks 1-4), drums (disc 2 tracks 1-6)
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Jeffrey "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, percussion, sound effects (disc 3 tracks 1-11)
George Harrison
George Harrison
George 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 Keltner
Jim Keltner
James 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 Stewart
David A. Stewart
David 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
Electric sitar
An electric sitar is a kind of electric guitar designed to mimic the sound of the traditional Indian instrument, the sitar. Depending on the manufacturer and model, these instruments bear varying degrees of resemblance to the traditional sitar...

, synthesizer and background vocals on "Don't Come Around Here No More"
The Bangles
The Bangles
The 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"
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...

– drums, percussion, bass and vocals on "You Come Through"
Scott Thurston
Scott Thurston
Scott 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 disc 4 tracks 5, 6, 7 and 15, baritone guitar
Baritone guitar
The baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm...

and background vocals on disc 3 track 13

VHS/DVD

"Here Comes My Girl" (1979)
"Refugee" (1979)
"The Waiting" (1981)
"A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)" (1981)
"Insider" (1981)
"You Got Lucky" (1982)
"Change of Heart" (1982)
"Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985)
"Jammin' Me" (1987)
"I Won't Back Down" (1989)
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (1989)
"Free Fallin'" (1989)
"A Face in the Crowd" (1990)
"Yer So Bad" (1990)
"Learning to Fly" (1991)
"Into the Great Wide Open" (1991)
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" (1993)

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